Texas senior Doug Ghim spectacular in Masters debut
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Texas senior Doug Ghim owned two of the most magical moments in his Masters debut at Augusta National on Thursday.
Bolstered by a pair of eagles on No. 13 and No. 18, Ghim carded an even-par 72 that put him up on Tiger Woods, Hideki Matsuyama, Sergio Garcia and a host of others after Round 1.
Ghim shot a 39 on the front nine, but steaided himself with a 33 on the back, sinking two impressive eagles to go along with a birdie on No. 15 to get back to even. He finished the day with 11 pars, three bogeys and a double bogey on No. 7.
Heading into his first career Masters, Ghim compared his game to former Longhorns and 2015 green jacket winner Jordan Spieth, and after 18 holes, he's making good on that lofty comparison.
"I think a great person to look at for me is Jordan," Ghim said. "He doesn't blow you away with how far he hits it. He's incredibly consistent. He's very smart. He's very prepared. He is hardly ever surprised where his ball ends up. He always seems to know where he can put it on that next shot and see if he can make a par if he's out of position. And if he does look for birdie he ends up capitalizing."
With the majority of the field already through Round 1, Ghim sat in a tie for 20th. He is three strokes up on the next closest amateur, Joaquin Niemann.