The best of the best from Thursday at the Masters, courtesy of golfweek.com.

SHOT OF THE DAY

With the early-morning winds gusting, Daniel Summerhays nearly aced the 155-yard, par-3 12th hole, the same Golden Bell that foiled Jordan Spieth a year ago. Summerhays knocked an 8-iron over Rae’s Creek within a foot and tapped in for birdie. It would have been the first ace on No. 12 since 1988.

HOLE OF THE DAY

The 530-yard, par-5 15th

Firethorn and the blustery conditions wreaked havoc on a couple of players, most notably Spieth (3-over 75 in Round 1) and Billy Hurley III (75). Spieth made a quadruple-bogey nine while Hurley took a triple-bogey 8. For the day, No. 15 yielded 14 birdies, 57 pars, 15 bogeys, three double bogeys and four of the dreaded others.Glasgow Times:

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I’m surprised. He must have bruised himself pretty badly. He hasn’t got a big bum like me. He would have been all right, you see.”

– 1988 Masters champion Sandy Lyle after hearing World No. 1 Dustin Johnson withdrew from the tournament with a back injury after falling down stairs Wednesday.