Masters Jacket Tale and Calm Golf Rise Near San Antonio
The Masters opening featured Nicklaus and Flager discussing Dan Jenkins and Augusta lore, revealing the saga of Dewey’s green jacket and Nicklaus finally earning his after decades. Corey Conners earned a Valero Texas Open spot, then won, firing a strong 2 under par first day and crediting his surge to high, positive emotions and energy.
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Eisner Stays In Contention With Birdie Run In Wet Round
Eisner navigated a sandy wet front nine and rebounded on the back with a birdie burst. He hit a precise approach over the ridge from 175 yards and saved par on 15 after spinning a difficult shot, keeping his name on the leaderboards.
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Hole of the Day Camellia No 10 at Augusta
The First round at Augusta saw No 38 as one of the day’s toughest holes with only one of the top ten birdying it. Three players posted bogeys or worse, forty nine pars and seven birdies were recorded. Rafa Cabrera Bello and Danny Willett endured late back nine trouble, each posting a triple bogey.
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DeChambeau Surges to Tie Leader After Late Rally
Bryson DeChambeau, co leader after round one, recovered from a bogey at 14 by birdieing the final four holes to catch Brooks Koepka. He carded only two bogeys, and an approach on 18 nearly dropped in for an eagle to claim sole lead.
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Pacer tennis teams sweep Mountain Lions
The USC Aiken Pacers men and women tennis teams dominated Young Harris in league contests. The men won 7-0 behind strong doubles and singles play, improving to 13-2 overall, 6-2 in the PBC. The women also cruised 7-0 to move to 14-2, 6-2 in conference play with key scores from Bonnier and Croda. Both teams prepare to host North Georgia on Monday.
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Albies and Braves Agree to 7-Year $35 Million Contract
Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies signs a seven year deal worth 35 million with two team options that could reach 45 million over nine seasons. The agreement comes amid a wave of NL rookies and reflects Albies focus on family security in Curacao. He notes the contract is team friendly and plans to chase bigger earnings in later years.
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