A delighted Lee Westwood believes his patience was key to salvaging a two-under 70 in the opening round of the Masters.
The Englishman, twice a runner-up at Augusta, was three over through
12 holes before five consecutive birdies helped him into outright third
on Thursday.
Westwood said the run of birdies was perhaps his best stretch ever at
the Masters, but pointed to pars from 10-12 as vital as his tournament
threatened to slip away.
"It was nice to make five birdies in a row. Really got some momentum
going. Got me back in the tournament," he said, sitting five shots
behind surprise leader Charley Hoffman.
"So, three-over-par, I wasn't really too excited or anything like that, I wasn't too disappointed.
"I was just trying to not make any silly mistakes on 10, 11, 12 and play my way out of the tournament."
Asked what turned it around for him, Westwood said: "I've just been
patient. I rolled a nice one down the green at 13. Didn't make any
mental errors. So, just kept plodding away."
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