Liv Miami: Patrick Reed leads while Liv players tune in to Masters

It was a day to score difficult for Trump National Doral, with a strong wind that made the path a “beast” according to Reed, who won a worldwide event of golf championships in Doral in 2014.

“I know how much this place can get,” added the 34 -year -old who is the solo leader in a LIV event after any round for the first time in 37 departures.

“When the wind blows here, it is unnerving. There is a reason why it’s called Blue Monster.”

Mickelson, who won the last of his three green jackets in 2010, defined the “exceptional” round of reed given the conditions.

The average score was two and a half shots on par, while 19 of the 54 players shot 76 or higher.

Joaquin Niemann of Chile, who won two of the four opening events of the Liv season and should do well in Augusta next week, was opened with a 78 over-par.

England Tyrrell Hatton, who will also head to Georgia after the Liv at 54 holes ends on Sunday, has also taken 78 shots. Hatton plays in the same team of Legion XIII as the 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm, who shot a 73.