Masters rookie Kristoffer Reitan of Norway pushes his way onto leaderboard
Kristoffer Reitan of Norway is among the Masters contenders after the second round. Who is the first-time Masters player?
AUGUSTA, Ga. | Nothing is boring about the way Kristoffer Reitan plays golf. The native of Norway rallied from a tough finish to his first round in the Masters Tournament on April 10 to post a 68 in the second round.
He's at 4-under 140 and tied for sixth at the time he finished. Reitan leads the 22 Masters rookies (16 professionals and six amateurs) through 36 holes. He is one shot clear of Chris Gotterup and Ben Griffin (3-under 141) and three shots ahead of Michael Brennan (1-under 143).
Only eight Masters rookies made the cut. All six amateurs had a short week, as did PGA Tour members Andrew Novak, Johnny Keefer and Sami Valimaki. Reitan qualified for his Masters invitation by being among the top 50 on the World Golf Ranking.
He is only the second player in history from Norway to play at Augusta National, following his old friend from junior golf days, Viktor Hovland . Reitan said becoming the first Masters rookie since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 to win the tournament is not on his radar. "I'm not thinking about that at all," he said.
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