eld face a struggle to make the cut after poor first rounds and the expected windy condition in round two.

Johannesburg-born Englishman Justin Rose is the clubhouse leader after shooting a magnificent seven-under-par 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead, three strokes clear of defending champion Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners and Ludvig Aberg.

However, none of the South Africans could manage under-par rounds. Charl Schwartzel finished with a two-over-par 74, while Christiaan Bezuidenhout shot a four-over-par 76. Thriston Lawrence, who had a top 2024, had a nightmare first ever round at Augusta National when he came in with a seven-over-par 79.

The projected cut is likely to be a round three- or four-over-par, which means that Schwartzel and Bezuidenhout, especially, will likely have to shoot under-par on Friday to make the cut.

1a:T44d,The three South Africans in the Masters (https://www.iol.co.za/tags/masters) field face a struggle to make the cut after poor first rounds and the expected windy condition in round two. Johannesburg-born Englishman Justin Rose is the clubhouse leader (https://www.iol.co.za/sport/golf/us-masters/justin-rose-lights-up-augusta-national-to-take-masters-lead-as-rory-mcilroy-stumbles-dd3a30e0-124b-4cf3-80cc-e471a27bc09c) after shooting a magnificent seven-under-par 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead, three strokes clear of defending champion Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners and Ludvig Aberg. However, none of the South Africans could manage under-par rounds. Charl Schwartzel finished with a two-over-par 74, while Christiaan Bezuidenhout shot a four-over-par 76. Thriston Lawrence, who had a top 2024, had a nightmare first ever round at Augusta National when he ca

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Schwartzel, Bezuidenhout, Lawrence struggle at the Masters: Can they make the cut?