Couples keeps Tiger at bay

Posted on April 9, 2010 by godadnet

Former champion Fred Couples said he would not give up on his “pipe dream” of winning the Masters again after he outshone Tiger Woods to top the leaderboard at Augusta (18/1 Couples The Masters – In-Play).

The 50-year-old, winner of the green jacket in 1992, carded an opening round of six-under-par 66 to steal the show from world number one Woods on his eagerly-awaited return to the sport.

“To win Augusta at age 50 would be a pipe-dream,” Couples said.

“Can I still win? Of course. It would be a nice dream, that’s for sure, but I’ve got a lot of golf left to even think about being in contention.”

The Presidents Cup captain carded his best-ever round in 25 appearances at Augusta to lead by one from Lee Westwood, Tom Watson, Phil Mickelson, YE Yang and KJ Choi and two shots from Woods.

However, Couples said he would not be getting carried away by his stunning start to the first Major of 2010 (5/4 Couples - Couples/Garcia/Katayama – 2nd Round 3 Balls).

He added: “I’m leading the tournament at the moment but there’s a bunch of five-unders up there.

“It’s a lot of pressure to be leading and we’ll see what happens.”