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Bryson DeChambeau had a tumultuous first round of the Masters.
DeChambeau, 32, who shot 4 over par that day, hit a customer with a tee shot on the sixth hole before fighting his way out of a bunker on the 11th hole, leaving the sand three times before escaping the trap.
On the 180-yard par 3, DeChambeau hit his tee shot to the left and hit a customer in the leg. The ball bounced toward the hole and ended up landing outside the green.
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Bryson DeChambeau watches his tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
DeChambeau put his hand over his mouth when he saw the ball hit the skipper. When he walked to the green, he found the customer, gave him a golf ball and shook his hand.
DeChambeau, who was par at the time, made an outstanding recovery, hitting the ball within three feet of the hole despite being 24 yards away and ultimately saving par by making the next putt.
The Clovis, California, native stayed even until the 11th hole, when he had difficulty escaping a greenside bunker.
DeChambeau’s second shot was from the fairway, onto a green flanked by a pond and a bunker. DeChambeau stayed away from the pond and his ball ended up rolling into the bunker.
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Bryson DeChambeau hits from the bunker on the 11th hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
The LIV Golf star hit his first bunker shot just three yards out, without even getting close to the edge of the bunker. His second shot into the bunker went nowhere and appeared to miss the ball completely.
DeChambeau finally escaped the bunker on his third attempt, hitting the ball just over the lip of the sand trap before letting it roll about 15 feet away. He ended up two-putting for a triple bogey, bringing him to three over par for the day.
His struggles continued on the 16th hole, when he three-putted for a bogey that moved him to four over par for the day. DeChambeau erased the shot with a birdie on the 17th hole after a great iron shot from the gross left him eight feet from the hole.
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Bryson DeChambeau hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
However, DeChambeau made bogey on the 18th hole, finishing with a 4-over 76 for the day.
For DeChambeau, his start to the Masters was similar to last year, when he shot 73 in the first round. DeChambeau bounced back in the second and third rounds, and entered the final round in the final pairing with Rory McIlroy before shooting 75 on Sunday to finish in a tie for fifth place.
DeChambeau will look to turn things around on Friday, when he kicks off at 1:20 p.m. ET.
