Masters Champ Fred Couples, 65, make Eagle from 191 meters out

Peace couples still do.

Couples, 65, got its 40 masters to start on Thursday and continued to impress during the first round of the big tournament.

On the 14th hole, pairs were in the middle of Fairway, 191 meters away from the hole. Couples gave the ball for a walk and it jumped on the green and then started rolling against the hole and fell in for an eagle.

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Peace Couples respond to the first hole in Masters, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Augusta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The audience broke out and couple pumped the fist in the air before kissing his club.

Couple eagle on the 14th was not the only dazzling shot he had on the day.

On the par-four first hole, couples found themselves away from the green and 16 feet away from the hole.

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Fred couple waves after making a putt on the sixth hole during the first round of Masters, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Despite not being on the green and down a hill, pairs decided to use his putter. He rolled the ball up the hill and out onto the green and gave it enough speed for it to continue right into the hole for a birdie.

The 1992 Masters champion ended with 1-under couple and gave himself a chance to make the cut on Friday.

He is the second best player who broke a couple at Masters at 65. Tom Watson did it at 66 in 2015.

Couples became the oldest player to ever cut at Masters in 2023, and achieved the bang of 63 years, 6 months and five days of age. Only Jack Nicklaus has made more cuts at Augusta National (37) than couples (31).

Fred couple waves after making a putt under the masters, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Couples have 11 top-10 and 20 top-25 finishes in their Masters career and have completed 72 holes on the major in five different decades.

With his start in Masters this year he became the 15th player in Masters History with at least 40 starts.

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