Floyd's masterful streak -- .rolls on AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) -"- eagled the other, the 468-met- er (520-yar- d) But no one was conceding anything to winner of this, first of the year's four got tooled" bythe wind on at least two Fantastic," Ray Floyd said. 15th where he hit a three-woo- d the reformed playboy, perhaps major professional golf championships, of the parthree holes. "Fantastic," Hubert Green agreed. second shot within 90 centimeters remembering that only one year ago thus matched his worst previous round "The wind was kind of changing Fantastic it was. That was the only (three feet) of the Me. Nicklaus led by five shots after 36 holes in 22 years at the Masters and missed directions a lot of time it left you a word to describe the way Floyd breezed Floyd had two other birdies and a and then had to come from behind to the cut for only the second time. He had little uncertain about the dub yea had 360-met- double-boge- through the first two rounds of the single bogey, at the er (400-yar- d) win on the final day. no chance once he made a y in your hand." Masters Golf Tournament as if a 17th hole where he three-putt-ed "I think you're going to find the next five at the 140-met- er (155-yar- d) 12th, Nicklaus, however, had no problem vacationer only out for a Sunday stroll. from 27 meters (90 feet) to put a "five" two days extremely difficult," Nicklaus where he tried to swipe a short putt into with at least two of the dubs he held in All he did Friday was tack on a six-under-- par on his scorecard for the first time in the predicted. "The greens are getting the hole nonchalantly and missed, and a bis hand. He reached the 499-met- er triple-boge- y 437-met- er 66 to his opening round 65 for tournament. firm, and they're getting fast." eight at the (485-yar- d) (555-yar-d) second hole .with a driver a 131 total that broke the Masters' 36-ho- le "What can I do?" wondered Green, Green, leading moneywinner on the 13th where he hit two shots into and three-iro- n and holed a three-met-er record by four strokes and left who matched Floyd's 66 Friday and pro tour this year and winner of three water hazards. (10-foo- t) putt Cor an eagle. And he holed Jack Nicklaus five shots back with still couldn't gain any ground on the tournaments in a row last month in "It wasn't the wind," said Palmer. a sand wedge from 85.5 meters (SS the rest of the field strung much further leader. "I can't defense Raymond Florida, slipped into third place with a "It was me. I played very, very bad." yards) for another eagle at the 328.5-met- er out. Floyd." 137 total, seven under par. Maurice Bembridge of Great Britain, (365-yar- d) seventh hole. "I really haven't had time to think The previous Masters' record for the Friday was mild and sunny but some one of the four players who share the "That," said Ben Crenshaw, about it, but I'm in a fantastic first 36 holes of 135 was shared by four of the pin placements were difficult. Augusta National Course record of 64, Nicklaus playing partner, "was an position," said Floyd, who won the players, including Nicklaus a year ago. The wind dried out the greens, made had Friday's highest score, an 86. absolute perfect shot It hit and spun Professional Golf Association Two players previously led by five them lightning-quic- k and played havoc There was an 82 for Rod Curl who was right back into thecup." championship and two lesser strokes at this point, including Nicklaus with approach shots. two under par at one point and then Crenshaw, tee young Texan who tournaments in 1969, then went six last year. The result was some scores that went seven over on the next three broke a two-ye- ar slump when he won years before winning again. It was an awesome display Floyd put looked like they were straight out of a holes; an 81 for Andy North who had successive tournaments on the tour his success here has been built on, especially considering the swirling hacker's Sunday outing, and none was a opened with a 66; and an 81 for Fred during the winter, started off as if be around the par-fiv- e holes, which Floyd winds that sent scores soaring into the bigger embarrassment than the 81 shot Ridley, the U. S. Amateur champion. would challenge the leaders when he has played nine under par for two days. 80s and created problems for most of by Arnold Palmer. "It was a reasonably difficult day to opened birdie-eagle-bird- ie, but cooled Ray Floyd He birdied three of them Friday and the field. The 46-year-- old Palmer, a four-tim- e play," said Nicklaus, who conceded he to a 70. Leads tike Blasters.