Posted April 10, 2015, 6:23 pm
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Larry Mize makes more birdies but misses cut

After carding just one birdie in his opening round, Larry Mize stated a clear goal heading into Friday: Make more.

“I succeeded,” said Mize, laughing. “But even though I made four birdies today, it was still a struggle out there. I’m just not controlling the ball very well right now.”

Mize shot 73 on Friday, improving by five strokes from the day before.

The 1987 Masters champion holed birdie putts on Nos. 12 and 13 but lost momentum with a double bogey on No. 15.

“That one hurt,” Mize said. “You hate to make doubles any time, especially on a par-5. I hit a pitching wedge into 15, thought it was perfect, but it ended up going a little long. From there I hit a poor pitch-and-run and then hit two bad putts.”

The Augusta native said the most disappointing part is letting down the local fans.

“I hate coming here and playing poorly because I really want to play well in front of the hometown fans and everybody,” said Mize, who missed the cut for the fifth time in the past six years. “But still, coming back here and being able to compete – it’s great. It’s just great.”

Despite posting a two-day score of 7-over, Mize was pleased overall with his work around the green, which included just 25 putts Friday. His ball striking, however, drew concerns. In his second round, Mize hit just 7 of 18 greens in regulation.

Larry Mize

SLIDESHOW: Larry Mize

Slideshow: Masters Champions

Hole By Hole Scores
Round 2
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	36	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Rnd	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	5	4	36	4	5	2	4	4	7	3	3	5	37	73
Tot	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	5	5	7	7	6	7	7	+7


Round 1
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	36	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Rnd	4	5	4	3	4	3	5	5	4	37	5	5	3	4	5	5	4	5	5	41	78
Tot	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	+6

Masters Record

Year	Place	Score	Round				Money
Year	Place	Score	1	2	3	4	Money
2014	51	+16	74	72	79	79	$ 22,680
2013	62	+5	73	76			$ 10,000
2012	65	+7	76	75			$ 10,000
2011	82	+6	73	77			$ 10,000
2010	49	+4	76	72			$ 10,000
2009	30	-1	67	76	72	72	$ 46,575
2008	91	+14	77	81			$ 10,000
2007	90	+17	83	78			$ 10,000
2006	42	+8	75	72	77	72	$ 25,900
2005	74	+9	78	75			$ 5,000
2004	58	+6	76	74			$ 5,000
2003	58	+8	78	74			$ 5,000
2002	46	+4	74	74			$ 5,000
2001	59	+4	74	74			$ 5,000
2000	25	+4	78	67	73	74	$ 37,567
1999	23	+2	76	70	72	72	$ 41,600
1998	58	+8	73	79			$ 5,000
1997	30	+6	79	69	74	72	$ 17,145
1996	23	+3	75	71	77	68	$ 25,000
1995	56	+3	76	71			$ 1,500
1994	3	-6	68	71	72	71	$ 136,000
1993	20	E	67	74	74	73	$ 17,000
1992	6	-7	73	69	71	68	$ 43,829
1991	17	-5	72	71	66	74	$ 18,920
1990	14	E	70	76	71	71	$ 20,650
1989	26	+5	72	77	69	75	$ 8,240
1988	45	+16	78	71	76	79	$ 3,400
1987	1	-3	70	72	72	71	$ 162,000
1986	16	-2	75	74	72	65	$ 12,000
1985	47	+10	71	75	76	76	$ 2,115
1984	11	-4	71	70	71	72	$ 13,200

Larry Mize makes more birdies but misses cut

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