Masters rookie Hojgaard gets Amen Corner lesson
Posted on AllSides April 13th, 2024
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AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13 (Reuters) - Denmark's Nicolai Hojgaard had a short-lived stint atop the leaderboard on Saturday before the Masters debutant quickly got acquainted with the perils of Amen Corner. Hojgaard, bidding to become the first Masters rookie to win a Green Jacket since Fuzzy Zoeller 1979, carded a two-over-par 74 that left him at two-under on the week and five strokes back of third-round leader Scottie Scheffler. While the 23-year-old Hojgaard knew he was in the midst of putting together an impressive round in tricky conditions, he was...