Early starters at the Masters take advantage of conditions, wind gusts up to 45 mph expected later
Ryan Fox, Bryson DeChambeau and Byeong Hun An each birdied the first three holes to start the Masters, part of a morning wave that took advantage of better scoring conditions for the opening round. Overnight storms largely missed Augusta National, though the start was delayed by 2 1/2 hours. While the rain was supposed to stay away Thursday, the wind was expected to pick up with gusts up to 45 mph. That should make for considerably more difficult conditions in the afternoon. Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson are among the late starters, and the weather delay means they are unlikely to finish thei...