Golf: Hovland and Rahm Share First Round Lead at Masters; GSU' Carr Shoots 75
AUGUSTA (Florida Sports Wire) World No. 9 Viktor Hovland, FedExCup leader Jon Rahm and four-time major champion Brooks Koepka share the 18-hole lead at the Masters Tournament. Defending champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler cards a 4-under 68 (T6), his seventh consecutive under-par score at the Masters (longest active streak). Georgia Southern fifth-year senior Ben Carr made his Masters Tournament debut and shot a 75 in the first round Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. Carr Hopes to mmake Friday's cut. "I learned that I'm a good enough ball striker to hit a decent amount of greens and have some looks. My speed wasn't very good on the greens, and I just never really got comfortable on the green," Carr said. "So that's the goal for tomorrow is to hopefully roll in a few more putts, and I would love the chance coming down the stretch to make the cut." Carr got off to a solid start and made par on his first three holes. His first birdie came...