{"id":1243084,"date":"2023-04-06T17:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T17:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/matthew-mcclean-wanted-screenshot-of-leaderboard-after-flying-start-to-masters\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:54:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:54:22","slug":"matthew-mcclean-wanted-screenshot-of-leaderboard-after-flying-start-to-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/matthew-mcclean-wanted-screenshot-of-leaderboard-after-flying-start-to-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McClean wanted screenshot of leaderboard after \u2018flying\u2019 start to Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"
Northern Irish amateur Matthew McClean admitted he wanted to take a picture of the leaderboard after finding his name on top of it on his Masters debut.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old optometrist, who secured his place at Augusta National by winning the US Mid-Amateur Championship, was in the second group out on Thursday morning and enjoyed a dream start with a birdie on the first.<\/p>\n
McClean then parred the second and third before another birdie on the fourth took him to two under par and into a two-shot lead.<\/p>\n
“I probably deep down would have been happy with the start I had, I was flying there,” said McClean, who eventually signed for a 77.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Matthew McClean, amateur from Northern Ireland, birdies the par-3 fourth hole to reach two under. #themasters<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5zTI79vULn<\/a><\/p>\n — The Masters (@TheMasters) April 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n