AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership lastly performed like a par-67 course for 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau in Thursday’s opening spherical of the 88th Masters.

In actual fact, it performed like a par-65 course for the captain of the LIV Golf League’s Crushers GC.

DeChambeau carded a 7-under 65 on Thursday to seize a 3-stroke lead when his weather-delayed opening spherical ended. Taking part in most of his spherical in swirling winds, DeChambeau had birdies on every of the primary three holes and added 5 extra on the second 9.

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was 1 stroke again after carding a 6-under 66.

Play was suspended round 8 p.m. ET due to darkness with 27 golfers nonetheless on the course, together with five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods, who was 1 below after 13 holes. The primary spherical will resume Friday at 7:50 a.m. ET (ESPN). The second spherical will start at 8 a.m. ET.

Nicolai Højgaard of Denmark, who’s 5 below after 15 holes, and Max Homa, who’s 4 below by way of 13, are also among the many gamers but to complete the primary spherical.

England’s Danny Willett, the 2016 Masters champion, completed his spherical and was 3 again after carding a 4-under 68. New Zealand’s Ryan Fox posted a 3-under 69.

“I shot 65 immediately, and that was probably the greatest rounds of golf I’ve performed in a very long time,” DeChambeau mentioned. “There’s three extra days to go, and I am not shedding sight of that reality — that it is proper there in entrance of me. Simply received to go execute.”

Thursday’s spherical was redemption for DeChambeau, who had struggled at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership since boasting 4 years in the past that probably the most well-known programs on the planet wasn’t lengthy sufficient for his sport. On the 2020 Masters, DeChambeau famously mentioned his technique can be to play Augusta Nationwide as a par-67 course as a result of he was hitting the ball up to now off the tee.

“I am it as a par-67 for me as a result of I can attain all of the par-5s in two, no downside,” DeChambeau mentioned on the time. “If the circumstances keep the way in which they’re, that is what I really feel like par is for me. That is not me being big-headed. I can hit it so far as I need to.”

The world-famous golf course had since delivered DeChambeau a wholesome dose of humility. He tied for thirty fourth on the 2020 Masters, 18 strokes behind winner Dustin Johnson. The subsequent yr, DeChambeau tied for forty sixth at 5 over. He missed the minimize in every of the previous two tournaments at Augusta Nationwide.

“For me, I’ve a degree of respect for this golf course that is a little bit bit completely different than a pair years in the past,” DeChambeau mentioned Thursday. “And clearly immediately was a terrific check of golf, and I used to be capable of conquer a really tough golf course.

“Concerning the 67 remark, , you mess up. I am not an ideal particular person. Everyone messes up. You study out of your mistake and that was positively one.”

Sluggish begins doomed DeChambeau in every of his previous three Masters begins — he was a mixed 10 over within the first spherical from 2021 to 2023. That wasn’t an issue Thursday.

On the par-5, 585-yard second gap, he smashed a 350-yard drive down the center. He hit his second shot over the inexperienced, however chipped to three ft and made a brief birdie putt. Then DeChambeau almost drove the inexperienced on the par-4, 350-yard third gap and chipped to five ft for an additional birdie.

DeChambeau had drives of 350 yards on No. 8 and 332 yards on No. 9. His solely bogey got here on the par-4 ninth gap. After hitting his tee shot down the best facet, DeChambeau’s second shot was brief and landed 70 ft from the opening. He three-putted from there for a bogey.

After making the flip, DeChambeau made birdie putts of 17 ft on No. 12 and 10 ft on No. 13 to maneuver to 4 below. He had a superb take a look at eagle on the par-5 fifteenth, however left it brief and settled for birdie.

After making a 6-foot birdie on No. 16, DeChambeau caught an enormous break on the par-4 seventeenth. He pulled his tee shot into the pines down the left facet, however his ball bounced again into the golf green. He made a 31-footer for birdie to go to 7 below.

“The factor about Bryson — individuals do not discuss it — [is] he is at all times been probably the greatest putters on the planet,” mentioned 2019 U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland, who performed with DeChambeau on Thursday. “When he drives it like he did immediately. … I imply, he drove it actually good and he makes putts. He is clearly superb.

“It was a clinic. It was spectacular. He did not get out of place hardly in any respect, and he rolled it very, very good.”

As soon as often called the “Mad Scientist” due to his fascination with knowledge and the intricacies of the golf swing, DeChambeau insists he is now a extra affected person golfer who has entered a unique section of his profession.

“I am not attempting new issues, not doing new issues,” DeChambeau mentioned. “I am simply doing extra of the identical. That is what’s been completely different from a pair years in the past to now. I am simply doing the identical factor each single day, day in and day trip. I am not attempting one thing new. I am not attempting to determine one thing out. And that is what I really feel like has gathered into enjoying some actually good golf.”

Scheffler, the 2022 Masters champion, posted a 2-under 34 on the entrance after which had birdies on 4 of the final seven holes. He made birdies on three of the 4 par-3s and three of the 4 par-5s.

“I wasn’t actually pondering an excessive amount of about my rating on the market,” Scheffler mentioned. “I imply, it is the primary day of the match. Like I mentioned, I used to be simply attempting to hit good photographs and keep affected person on the market. You can’t pressure your self into making birdies round this golf course. It simply would not actually lend itself to that, particularly with the excessive winds.

“And so, I imply, I noticed that [DeChambeau] shot 7-under and I assumed to myself, ‘Wow, that is a very good spherical of golf’ and I form of put my head down and centered on what I used to be doing.”

Scheffler arrived at Augusta Nationwide with a boatload of confidence after capturing victories in two of his previous three begins — he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 72nd gap of the Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open and tied for second.

Scheffler’s largest concern this week is that his spouse, Meredith, is pregnant with their first youngster and her due date is later this month. Scheffler has mentioned he’ll go away for dwelling if she goes into labor.

“So far as her going into labor, I would not say I am very involved,” Scheffler mentioned. “We’ve not seen any of the early indicators, however being pregnant is bizarre. It could possibly occur at any time. Yeah, open strains of communication and she will be able to get ahold of me if she must. Yeah, I am able to go at a second’s discover.”

After the controversy and a slew of unfavourable opinions within the run-up to the discharge of the Amy Winehouse biopic Again to Black, Grace and her mum, Jetta, had been apprehensive about coming to see the movie.

“My daughter mentioned to me: ‘Oh, I’ve heard actually dangerous issues about it.’ So I wasn’t certain what it was going to be like, however when it began, I assumed she appears like her, talks like her and he or she had the look,” Jetta says. “It wasn’t good however you possibly can’t count on any person to be Amy.”

Whereas the pair, who described themselves as “Camden born and bred”, had been pleasantly stunned, they thought the movie glossed over dangerous components of Winehouse’s life, notably her relationships with ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil and her father, Mitch Winehouse.

“Her ex-husband had a light-weight journey truly,” Jetta says.

Grace nods in settlement, earlier than including: “All different issues I’ve watched about Amy, just like the documentary, have kind of painted [Mitch] in a extremely unfavourable gentle. I believe they may have carried out extra on his half in pushing her into fame however I imply, it’s onerous to get from each facet, I suppose.

“To get that in depth into the behind the scenes of her complete story, a few of these individuals may have needed to have been part of it and part of writing the script,” she provides. “I believe you must take it with a pinch of salt.”

The movie follows Winehouse’s life from early maturity to her loss of life from alcohol poisoning in 2011. A lot of the movie is ready in Camden, the place she lived out her 20s.

Gopi and Raakhee got here to Camden to look at the movie on the day of its launch in homage to Amy.

“We had been advised the dangerous opinions earlier than we watched it so after we had been watching it, we had been apprehensive we would should stroll out,” Raakhee says, “however truly we thought it was fairly a very good depiction of her.”

Gopi says that Marisa Abela, who performs Amy, was a very good likeness to her. “You take a look at that you must double take as a result of that’s her, that’s Amy there,” she says, pointing to a poster for the movie.

“She will be able to’t look precisely like Amy as a result of she’s too distinctive … and doesn’t have Amy’s edge however she manages to painting her mannerisms and her accent, and the way in which that she talked was the way in which that Amy talked.”

Vala Magnadóttir, who has lived in Camden for the previous 20 years, additionally says she thought the movie precisely portrayed the borough on the time. “I actually loved it, I actually did,” she says. “I actually solely knew the music on the time. I had some concept of what was occurring, however seeing journalists, a bunch of males, that was fairly stunning.

“I dwell fairly shut and noticed the landmarks however you assume ‘oh, wow, all that was occurring simply so near my residence’ and also you weren’t conscious, it was fairly a shock.”

Magnadóttir says she was satisfied by Abela’s efficiency as Winehouse and was stunned by how effectively she captured the singer’s voice. “The singing was stunning, completely attractive.

“I knew there was some controversy, however I didn’t actually comply with it … I imply, she’s clearly not Amy as a result of she’s an actress. Give individuals a break,” she says.

“I assumed it was a extremely, very nice, stunning movie.”

Comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont have introduced they’re divorcing after 9 years of marriage.

In a press release, the couple mentioned that they had “collectively and amicably made the troublesome resolution to divorce and go our separate methods”.

They added: “As our solely precedence is managing this troublesome transition for our daughter, we might ask that our privateness is revered at this delicate time to guard her well-being.

“We might be making no additional remark.”

The couple have starred collectively within the mockumentary Meet The Richardsons – by which they play “exaggerated variations of themselves” – since 2020.

The duo, who’ve a daughter, additionally starred collectively on Movie star Gogglebox.

Beaumont was nominated in 2023 for a BAFTA TV award in the very best feminine efficiency in a comedy programme class for her half in Meet The Richardsons.

Nevertheless, in an interview final 12 months, Beaumont mentioned their on-screen personas for the present, by which they typically bicker, weren’t a real reflection of their real-life relationship.

“It has been nice, however I see feedback on social media and other people do not appear to understand it is not actual,” she advised the Sunday Put up.

“I do not henpeck – we would not have lasted this lengthy if I used to be as imply to him in actual life.”

On the idea for the present, she added: “You do not need to see a smug couple in love, in a pleasant home, with a steady profession and a beautiful little little one. Who needs to see that?”

In a separate interview with The Guardian final 12 months, Richardson mentioned: “Each couple argues, however we’ve an finish product for our arguments.

“We hone them, then put them on TV. After which it is like: ‘Oh, maybe we weren’t arguing – maybe we have been simply engaged on a routine.'”

Beaumont, a stand-up comedian from Hull, whose routines typically function anecdotes about her residence metropolis, has appeared on panel exhibits comparable to Have I Received Information For You.

She additionally appeared as a contestant on the sixteenth collection of the comedy recreation present, Taskmaster, which was broadcast final 12 months.

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Richardson, additionally a stand-up star, identified for his dry humour, was beforehand a staff captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

In 2018, the Lancaster-born comic launched the panel present Jon Richardson: Final Worrier, which ran on Dave for 2 collection.

He beforehand co-hosted with Russell Howard on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Raphinha scored twice to assist Barcelona safe a 3-2 win at Paris Saint-Germain of their Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Barca dominated proceedings early on towards the French facet nonetheless searching for a primary Champions League crown and led by a Raphinha strike within the thirty seventh minute.

Nevertheless, PSG piled on the stress after the break and levelled within the forty eighth minute by a shocking Ousmane Dembele strike into the highest nook earlier than going forward when Vitinha stroked the ball in two minutes later.

However Raphinha’s deft volley within the 62nd minute introduced the match stage once more, earlier than Andreas Christensen headed in from a nook 13 minutes from time to offer the Spanish facet a slender benefit going into subsequent week’s second leg.

Comply with dwell updates in tonight’s match weblog, under, and get the most recent odds and ideas, right here.

RONAOKE, Va. (WFXR)– The Nationwide Climate Service has issued a twister watch in areas of Central and Southwest Virginia.

A watch means circumstances are favorable for the event of tornadoes. Listed here are the counties and cities in our area underneath the twister watch:

• Campbell County
• Bedford County
• Charlotte County
• Pittslyvania County
• Henry County
• Halifax County
• Henry County
• Carroll County
• Floyd County
• Montgomery County
• Franklin County
• Roanoke County
• Metropolis of Martinsville
• Metropolis of Lynchburg
• Metropolis of Galax
• Metropolis of Radford
• Metropolis of Roanoke
• Metropolis of Salem

The Nationwide Climate Service has put this into impact till 11 p.m. on April 11.

WFXR Information will replace this story as additional info is launched.

Temperatures tonight will shortly fall behind the passage of a stout chilly entrance – which is the supply of our extreme climate risk together with a robust low strain system – we’ll find yourself dropping into the low 40s in a single day with windy circumstances as soon as once more anticipated. Gusts in extra of 30 mph will proceed to be doable tonight. 

Friday sees our chilly entrance lastly cross the area however behind that entrance will likely be one more impulse of power within the type of a trough. With a stout northwest breeze that may often gust to over 30 mph, count on a lot colder temperatures for the day, as excessive temperatures stay caught within the 40s after briefly being within the 50s at midnight, which is 20 to 25 levels cooler than we noticed for this afternoon. It is going to be a dismal day with scattered mild bathe exercise all through the day, particularly through the afternoon when the trough crosses.

Saturday gives our mountain counties the danger for an remoted bathe or snowflake early however we’ll see clearing skies with excessive strain taking management by mid-morning area-wide. We are going to see our temperatures reply properly as nicely, with highs within the low 60s. It’ll nonetheless be breezy, with wind gusts in extra of 30 mph doable.

Sunday begins on a dry be aware however by the afternoon, a heat entrance will cross from southwest to northeast, which is able to give us the possibility for a number of late day showers. In case you’re needing to mow the grass, try to be dry earlier than the mid-afternoon. With many of the day being dry and a stout southerly breeze in place, we’ll see excessive temperatures leap into the mid 70s.

Monday gives the danger for an remoted bathe or two with a weak stationary entrance stalled close by however we should always see loads of dry time as soon as once more, particularly through the afternoon with highs within the low 70s.

Tuesday will likely be VERY heat! We’ll see that stationary entrance carry again as much as the north as a heat entrance – a stout southerly breeze will kick in out forward of our subsequent storm system. Consequently, we’ll make a run at 80 levels! The final time we reached 80 levels in Beckley was over six months in the past again on September seventh! 

Wednesday options a rise in cloud cowl, with a number of showers doable late within the day as our subsequent system approaches. With the considerable clouds, it gained’t be fairly as heat, with excessive temperatures dipping again to round 70 levels – nonetheless nicely above common for this time of yr!

Thursday will convey one other heat entrance by means of the area, so apart from a quick remoted sprinkle, we needs to be dry. We can even be very heat! Excessive temperatures will as soon as once more leap again up into the higher 70s, with a number of areas hovering close to 80 levels being a very good wager. A number of showers with a chilly entrance passing will likely be doable Thursday evening.

Wanting forward, it’s nonetheless a gentle sample forward. Temperatures on Friday will likely be barely cooler behind a chilly entrance that may move Thursday evening. Excessive temperatures on Friday will dip again into the 60s with temperatures doubtless dropping again into the 50s by the afternoon as excessive strain units in. Saturday will function excessive strain in management and a barely cooler day on the best way with loads of solar and highs within the mid 50s. By Sunday, we’ll see our southerly breeze return, which ought to push us again into the 60s underneath loads of solar.

Assist us with our rising neighborhood of climate pictures with #weathertogether. Head to our web site and seek for the ‘Climate collectively’ tab and add your pictures of climate happening round our area. Sunday additionally seems very good with loads of solar and highs within the 60s.

We’re in spring forest hearth season in West Virginia – this implies don’t burn between 7 AM and 5 PM by means of Could thirty first. Low humidity values through the daytime, together with breezier and hotter circumstances will at instances enhance the fireplace risk, therefore the burn ban throughout many of the daytime. Comply with all rules or be confronted with potential penalties, corresponding to fines! In Virginia, the spring hearth season continues by means of April thirtieth – don’t burn earlier than 4 PM.

TONIGHT
Scattered robust thunderstorms early. Few showers after midnight. Windy. Lows within the low 40s.
FRIDAY
Showers doubtless. Principally cloudy, breezy and cooler. Highs round 50.
SATURDAY
Remoted bathe early. Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs within the low 60s.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny to start with, showers return late within the afternoon. Very heat! Highs within the mid 70s.
MONDAY
Remoted showers. Partly cloudy. Highs within the low 70s.
TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Very heat! Highs close to 80.
WEDNESDAY
Few afternoon showers. Highs close to 70.
THURSDAY
Remoted sprinkle or two. Very heat! Highs close to 80.
FRIDAY
Morning clouds. Afternoon solar. Highs within the 60s.
SATURDAY
Principally sunny. Cooler. Highs within the 50s.
SUNDAY
Principally sunny. Highs within the 60s.

Swansea Metropolis eased their relegation considerations with a 3-0 cruise previous Stoke Metropolis which leaves the Potters nonetheless scrapping for Championship survival.

Matt Grimes drilled in from the spot to offer Swansea respiratory area early within the second half earlier than Josh Key’s high-quality counter-attack aim sealed what was finally a complete victory.

Swansea’s first win in 4 video games might effectively show to be the end result which ensures they are going to nonetheless be within the second tier subsequent season.

Luke Williams’ facet are actually seven factors away from Twenty second-place Sheffield Wednesday with simply 4 league video games remaining on this marketing campaign.

However whereas Swansea look near security, Stoke have a lot work to do to safe their Championship standing after their three-game unbeaten run got here to an abrupt finish.

Steven Schumacher’s facet are simply three factors above the drop zone with a doubtlessly pivotal recreation in opposition to the Owls to return at Hillsborough on Saturday.

This was a gathering of two golf equipment who, having begun 2023-24 with a point of optimism, have spent the vast majority of the season licking wounds.

Swansea responded to their newest painful day, at Middlesbrough final weekend, by exhibiting rather more objective in opposition to Stoke.

They must have gone forward when Jamie Paterson spun away from Ki-Jana Hoever and pulled again for Jay Fulton, however a giant likelihood went begging because the Scot’s shot hit the submit.

The opener got here from a free-kick close to midway, Paterson exchanging passes with Grimes earlier than crossing invitingly for Cullen to information house.

The aim prompted an enchancment from Stoke, who thought that they had equalised on the half-hour after Ennis inadvertently knocked the ball from Rushworth’s grasp.

Ennis rolled the ball into the empty web – however noticed his strike disallowed for a foul although the contact with Rushworth had been unintentional.

Stoke got here once more, Million Manhoef twice firing huge because the guests discovered some momentum earlier than half-time.

But Swansea have been gifted the prospect to reassert management because of Luke McNally’s clumsy problem on Ollie Cooper.

The preliminary contact might have occurred outdoors the field, however Cooper tumbled into the world and referee Keith Stroud pointed to the spot.

There was no signal of nerves from Swansea captain Grimes, who drove his penalty excessive into the web.

A Stoke comeback by no means appeared seemingly after that, notably when Josh Laurent dragged huge, and Swansea wrapped up victory in fashion when Paterson’s move despatched Jamal Lowe breaking down the left.

After a intelligent dummy flummoxed McNally, Lowe squared for the onrushing Key to burst past Michael Rose and smash in his first house aim in a Swansea shirt.

Swansea head coach Luke Williams:

“Once we sit and overview video games, with out the emotion on the day, we’re controlling the sport [in] the final three video games we performed.

“We get in there and we fizzle out a bit. We gave not an excessive amount of to the opposition however one thing was lacking as a result of we’re getting there and never fairly scoring, we’re conserving the opposition out however then they rating from nothing.

“There was one thing lacking however tonight the depth and aggression, all of that beautiful stuff, we put again in and received a extremely nice end result.”

Stoke head coach Steven Schumacher:

“I felt we received overwhelmed by the higher group on the evening. Swansea in all departments have been higher than us.

“They received the entire battles, the 50-50s, they usually additionally handed the ball higher and have been brighter from set-piece moments.

“It was a poor efficiency from us and it is one which we weren’t anticipating as a result of we have been enjoying very well.

“There’s additionally just a few key choices that is gone in opposition to us. In any recreation within the Championship you want these large choices to go for you, tonight sadly they did not go our manner.”