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Only three players have won the Masters on debut. Horton Smith in the very first tournament in 1934; well, someone had to. Gene Sarazen in the second Masters the following year, when there was a pretty good chance something like that would happen. And then Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, when it was much less of a statistical shoo-in. So unlike the great trouser debate, we’ve got plenty of data to work with here: it doesn’t happen too often. But could it happen this year? Nicolai Hojgaard spent yesterday afternoon firing darts at the par fives, and he’s sent another laser iron into 17. He doesn’t quite make the 15-footer for birdie he leaves himself, but if he keeps playing like this, he’ll have plenty more chances coming his way. He remains at -5, and while there’s an awfully long way to go, looks to have the game to prosper around this place.
TROUSER NEWS: After breaking the internet yesterday with his 1990s baggy breeks, Jason Day sports a straighter leg today. The 2011 runner-up is level par through 14. Kurt Kitayama favours a more tapered fit, and he’s just birdied 16 to move to -2. What does this mean? Not sure. Tiger won the 1997 Masters by a record-breaking 12 strokes in what was effectively a chino. When someone couples their Green Jacket with jeggings or a tennis skirt, then we’ll have more data to work with.
