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Justin Hastings begins US Masters over par
Caymanian golfer Justin Hastings finished the first round at the Augusta National Golf Course for the US Masters at four over par.
Hastings, only the second person from Cayman to compete at the prestigious golfing event, held his own with the professionals today.
Now, Hastings has just wrapped up on the greens, finishing his 18 holes at four over, positioned in a tie for 74th. He made a birdie on hole eight and finished par on all the holes except five, 15 and 16.
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Cayman contingent cheers on Hastings on tough day at US Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia – The smile on his face could not be erased by the score on his card. Justin Hastings was looking more at the big picture, and shooting 76 in his first round at the Masters was not in any way going to diminish such an occasion.
With considerable support from his small, island nation, Hastings teed off Thursday alongside two-time major champion Dustin Johnson and Canada’s Nick Taylor, holding his own through much of the round before a couple of late missteps.
“It was solid,” said Hastings, 21, who is from Grand Cayman. “I feel like I did a lot of things good. The driver just held me back a little bit. Then we stumbled a little bit on 16, which killed a little bit of momentum. But overall did a lot of things good, and I feel good about tomorrow.”
