Masters Rookie David Lynn Stormed his way to an impressive four under par 68 and then revealed he would love to perform a ‘planking’ act on Hogan’s Bridge.

Lynn was the clubhouse leader until Australia’s Marc Leishman posted a six under par 66.

Lynn had raced to five under par after 15 holes but then dropped a shot at the 17th to finish on four under par and in only third major championship.

He recently posted a picture of himself ‘planking’ in the arms of a large wood carved bear at the Bear’s Club in Palm Beach Gardens and was asked by www.golfbytourmiss.com if he were allowed to perform a ‘planking’ act around Augusta National, he responded:  “Hogan’s Bridge would be an obvious choice.”

David Lynn ‘planking’ at the Bear’s Club in Florida.

But on a serious note the 39-year-old Lynn, who is playing his first full season as a PGA Tour, came to Augusta — where he sought out former Masters champions Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam for practice rounds — on the heels of a 14th-place finish at the Valero Texas Open. It was the Stoke golfer’s best performance of the year came when he tied for fourth at The Honda Classic.

Lynn describes himself on his Twitter feed as a “general prankster” and says he “will probably never grow up.” A self-confessed petrol head, the photo on his Twitter page features Lynn stretched out with hi’s feet on the counter and his head in the washing machine.

Lynn earned his Masters invitation after posting a final round 68 albeit a distant second and eight shots behind Rory McIlroy.

But it was that effort along the Atlantic Ocean coastline that laid the groundwork for Thursday’s solid round of six birdies and two bogeys. The Brit has always believed he had the talent but he just hasn’t put it on display consistently enough.

“When I know I’m on my game, I know I can compete at that sort of level,” Lynn said.

“What happened at Kiawah Island was basically confirming it to myself. Certainly it gives you a little bit of extra belief and you know that you’ve been there before and you’ve experienced one of the biggest tournaments at the highest level. …

“I was in an environment that I had not been in before. It was totally different to winning a golf tournament. … It certainly gives you that confidence, that belief; that when you’re there, when you’re feeling good, you can compete.”

The lanky Englishman also feels like he has been given a new lease on life this year. He’s joined the PGA Tourfor the first time and he tied for fourth at The Honda Classic, where Lynn played with Tiger Woods in the third round and nipped the world No. 1 by two strokes.

“It’s given me a second wind at the moment,” Lynn said.

“Obviously everything’s new. … I’m going to a different place every week, a different course, and it’s like I’ve started my career again almost. So I’m having to knuckle down and do my homework when I get to places, and just enjoying what the PGA TOUR has to offer at the moment, which it’s really good.”

Lynn played nine holes with former Masters champions Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam this week as he prepared for the Masters. He says Lyle’s 1988 victory — which was part of dominant stretch for Europeans at Augusta National — helped turn his attention from soccer to golf.

Now that he’s finally at Augusta National, where the abundant azaleas and dogwoods and sprawling antebellum clubhouse are so firmly etched in memory, Lynn says it’s “quite easy” to become a tourist. But he has a job to do — Lynn even swore off the Par 3 Contest after he waited so late to sign up that the only available starting times were after 4 p.m.

“I said to myself I’m not going to play if I get an early tee time Thursday, and sure enough, I got an early tee time Thursday,” said Lynn, who nonetheless described himself as “gutted” he missed the Par 3. “… I’ve just got to hope that there are going to be other opportunities to play it.

“One of the first things Nicolas Colsaerts said to me when he walked past after the Par 3, he was saying the first thing you do is get your name down for the Par 3, because that’s awesome. But I’m not here to play the Par 3; I’m here to prepare myself as best I could for playing the tournament, which I had to be disciplined in doing.”