Jose Luis Barrester sparked controversy in her Masters debut after admitting to urinating at Rays Creek in the opening round at Augusta National.
The US amateur champion was drawn to his major debut along with defending champion Scotty Scheffler and former World No. 1 Justin Thomas.
Barrester bouncing off two bogeys on the first three holes, then a triple bogey on the par 4 fifth to birdie in the sixth, and cancelling a bogey on the 11th hole on the next par 3.
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In the highlights of Scotty Schaeffler’s opening round at Augusta National, he posted four birdies
The Spaniard noticed that in a par 5 known as Azalea, Barrester chose to complete the par hole before using Ray’s Creek as an alternative toilet spot.
“I completely forgot that there was a toilet on the left side of the tee box,” Barrester admitted to reporters after his round. “In that case, I really need to pee.”
Image: Barrester admitted to urinating at Rays Creek while playing 13th place par 5 at Augusta National
“Where should I go and since JT [Thomas] There was a problem with the green, but “I’m just going to sneak up on the river. People probably won’t look at me that much.”
“Then they applauded for me! It was kind of funny because it was probably one of the applauses I got really loud. That wasn’t embarrassing for me.
Image: Barrester finished the round after running seven times in a row
Schaeffler aims to be the Masters’ first back-to-back winner since Tiger Woods, and has had four birdies carded at a 4-under 68, aiming to win the Green Jacket three times from Jack Nicklaus for the first time in four years.
Each of the last six men’s major champions appeared in the top four after the opening round, while 18 of the past 20 Masters champions were among the top ten after the opening day, Schaeffler showed the importance of a good start.
“I don’t think much about that,” Schaeffler said. “I really don’t care what happened in the last few tournaments.
Image: Schaeffler is looking for the first global victory of the season
“Whenever you get closer to the lead, I think it’s easy to win a golf tournament. That’s a simple fact in question. You have a better chance to get off to a good start and statistically win the tournament.
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“Around the Major Championship Golf Course, I think this is interesting because there are many opportunities for this. There are a lot of opportunities on weekends. There are lots of opportunities for pins on Sundays.
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Schaeffler moved up and down from the front of the green to take advantage of the par 5 seconds, ejecting an astonishing 60-foot birdie on the par 3 sheet.
The eighth great pitch on the par 5 set a 12-foot birdie, moving Schaeffler to 3 under, reaching 33, the same total as the opening day of the 2023 title defense.
Former World No. 1 Justin Rose – Two Masters Ranger Ups took the lead at 7 under 65, and the British now have more first-round leads at Augusta National than any player in history.
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When does Masters live in Sky Sports?
Sky Sports Golf presents record time coverage from the 2025 contest. Wall-to-wall coverage continues on Fridays at 2pm with group actions and regular updates until the global broadcast window begins at 8pm.
With this year’s coverage, the Masters Build-Up Show will be live live and covering all the action until play is over ahead of full coverage on the weekend from 3pm to 5pm.
Sky+, Sky Q, Sky Glass offers plenty of bonus feeds and allows players to follow the progress of various parts of Augusta’s famous layout, including Amen Corner and more.
Who will win the Master? Watch the live show on Sky Sports throughout the week. The second round of live coverage begins with the hottest group on Friday at 2pm at Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports and Streams without a contract.
