Els, Oosthuizen make early charges
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MASTERS leader Jordan Spieth teed off with a two-shot edge in yesterday’s early second round while South African major winners Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen made early charges at Augusta National.
With world No. 1 Rory McIlroy in the afternoon’s penultimate group and Tiger Woods nine off the pace in his comeback after a two-month layoff, the spotlight belonged to Spieth, a runner-up last year in his Masters debut.
The 21-year-old American fired an eight-under par 64, one shot off the Masters and major low-round record, to lead by three strokes after Thursday’s opening 18 holes. Spieth became the youngest first-round leader in Masters history, replacing McIlroy’s 2011 effort a few months older, and served notice with nine birdies that he is a clear threat for his first major crown.
Four-time major winner Els, 2013 US Open champion Justin Rose of England, three-time major runner-up Jason Day of Australia and American Charley Hoffman, Thursday’s first man on the course, all shared second on 67 when the day began with Spain’s Sergio Garcia and American Russell Henley another shot adrift.
Els, seeking the most coveted prize that has eluded him, birdied the par-5 second hole, dropping his approach two feet from the cup, and was six-under through four holes, two back of Spieth.
Els, 45, was second at Augusta National in 2000 and 2004. He won the 2002 and 2012 British Opens and 1994 and 1997 US Opens but has struggled in recent months and slid to 84th in the world rankings.
Also making a morning move was Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open winner. He dropped his approach two feet from the cup at the first to set up a birdie and followed by going over the green at the second but getting up and down with a six-foot birdie putt to reach two-under for the day and event.
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