If Virginia junior Derek Bard is intimidated at all playing in his first Masters, he sure hasn’t shown it. Bard finished with a (+4) 76 during Thursday's first round at Augusta National. He’ll tee off again at 11:27AM EST in Friday’s second round. At the time of Bard’s finish, he was tied for 60th in the 89-player field.
Bard got off to a steady start during Thursday’s front nine. He played the first eight holes at even par with a birdie on the Par 5 second and a bogey on the Par 4 third. He staggered a bit around the turn with bogeys at nine, ten, and eleven.