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Masters Debutantes – 8 Rookies Who Made the Cut

By Elizabeth Bethel

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 08: Jordan Spieth of the United States plays his shot from the third tee during the second round of the 2016 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2016 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 08: Jordan Spieth of the United States plays his shot from the third tee during the second round of the 2016 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2016 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 08: Smylie Kaufman of the United States on the first green during the second round of the 2016 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2016 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Round 1 – 73   Round 2 – 71  Leaderboard Status – T20

Smylie Kaufman is enjoying a very solid Masters debut. The double rookie – Kaufman’s also playing his PGA TOUR rookie year – is holding his own with the big dogs this week.

The LSU product started his rookie year with a top-10 finish at the Fry.com Open and followed that debut with a win at the Shriners Hospital for Children Open last October. Is it a pattern? A debut top-10 followed by a win? If so, he needs to play some fancy golf this weekend because he needs to climb over some experienced Masters competitors who know what the weekend will demand at Augusta National.

Kaufman’s just inside the top 50 in the OWGR and 9th in the FedEx Cup rankings. A high finish this week will nudge him up a bit more in both rankings.

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Smylie Kaufman’s 1st & 2nd round scorecards, 2016 Masters Tournament /

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