2012 Masters: 25 Years Down the Road, Larry Mize Opens With a 76 April 5, 2012, 5:00 pm AUGUSTA, Ga. - On the silver anniversary of his Masters victory, Larry Mize returned to Augusta National on Thursday and made some good shots in his opening round of four-over-par 76, but none that would qualify as miraculous. Playing in the third grouping of the day, Mize birdied No. 2 to make an early appearance on the leader board. He went bogey-birdie-bogey-birdie on the next four holes, then dropped from the leader board after a double-bogey 7 at No. 15, which was set up by a bad chip on his third shot. "Thank goodness it's been 10 minutes because I have a little perspective," Mize said outside the clubhouse. I really did a lot of good things. I just made a few bad swings. You're going to make bad swings. I just made them at the wrong time. Mize, 52, is known for his perfect swing at the 1987 Masters. He made a 140-foot pitch on the second hole of sudden death to defeat Greg Norman. In all the years that he has returned to play the course, Mize said he has never attempted to recreate the shot, which he described as "a great memory." His thinking is, why try to improve upon perfection? A round at Augusta National is always a nostalgic trip for Mize, an Augusta native who worked the scoreboard on the third hole as a youngster. "I was a little nervous starting out," said Mize, who explained that it was the first test of some swing changes he made this week and also that his putter hasn't been feeling awkward in his hands. He added: "I don't care how old you are. You want to come back and play well. He added, "With it being the 25th anniversary of my win, I'd love to play all four days. That'd be pretty neat.