Choi chuffed at his masterful performance

TIGER WOODS will always be remembered for shooting nines of 40 and 30 in an opening round of 70 on his way to winning the 1997 Masters by a record margin.

Yesterday, 33-year-old Korean KJ Choi, who now resides in Woodlands, Texas, decided to do it the other way around and while there's nothing ever wrong with a 70 at Augusta National, there was still a sense of keen disappointment that he hadn't been able to maintain the remarkable momentum he built up over the outward journey.

Choi birdied the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th to get to seven under overall, but then discovered this course can jump up and bite when you least expect it. He went on to bogey each of the next three holes and dropped another stroke at the 16th to finish four under for the tournament, a position with which he appears to be perfectly happy.