The first round of the Masters was delayed by 2 1/2 hours because of inclement weather, but it packed in a lot of entertainment in the shortened window.
On a blustery day at Augusta National, Bryson DeChambeau shot 7-under 65 to grab the early lead, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler just one back. Check out the highlights from Thursday below:
Listen up!
Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner recap Day 1 on the Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav:
And that’s a wrap:
The opening round will resume at 7:45 a.m. EDT.
23 holes on Friday:
Tiger Woods made par on the 13th and is done for the day. He stands at 1 under (8 back), with five holes remaining in Round 1 and a quick turnaround for Round 2.
The horn has sounded:
At 7:52 p.m. EDT. Players can finish the hole on which they’ve started, if they so choose.
Two great par saves:
Tiger gets up and down on Nos. 11 and 12 to remain at 1 under par. He might have one hole left before darkness descends.
Tiger Woods with an excellent pitch to set up a par save on No. 11. 🐅 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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The new Bryson?
Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard on this version of Bryson DeChambeau:
Tiger check:
Woods makes two birdies and one bogey on the first nine for a 1-under 35.
McIlroy staying positive:
Rory McIlroy said last week he listened to the audiobook of "Outwitting the Devil," a parable by Napoleon Hill that reveals how fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy prevent us from realizing our personal goals.
— Brentley Romine (@BrentleyGC) April 11, 2024
So, how does one outwit the devil?
Rory: "Positivity."
The Super Group:
Scottie Scheffler, 6-under 66
Rory McIlroy, 1-under 71
Xander Schauffele, even-par 72
Bogey-bogey finish:
Defending champion Jon Rahm ends his round 5-5, for a 1-over 73. “I haven’t made it easy on myself,” he told ESPN.
Oh, Rory
McIlroy fails to birdie the par-5 15th after a gravity-defying break, misses a 7-footer for birdie at the 16th and then bogeys the 17th. He’s at 1 under par with one to play.
Scheffler is one back:
Following a birdie at the 15th, the world No. 1 does it again at the par-3 16th.
Scottie Scheffler moves 6-under and one back with a birdie on No. 16. #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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From 1 over to 1 under:
Patrick Cantlay holes out for EAGLE from the fairway on No. 17. 🔥 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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McIlroy needed a good start:
So far, so good.
On No. 14, Rory McIlroy converts a lengthy birdie putt to reach two under par. #themasters pic.twitter.com/vnSYMpB9PY
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2024
A little more filtered than when on LIV:
Tyrrell Hatton holes out for birdie from 196 yards on No. 5. 🎯
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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Things are shaping up nicely:
Scottie Scheffler holes it from the bunker on No. 12 to move 3-under. 👏 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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Par’s a par:
Tiger Woods went lefty on his second shot at the par-5 second. Still made par.
Tiger Woods in the woods. pic.twitter.com/kvlRxyhcFQ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 11, 2024
Full Jordan mode from the start:
Jordan Spieth has hit two shots, and one of them has already settled underneath a patron's chair pic.twitter.com/pdapCCkjcQ
— Brentley Romine (@BrentleyGC) April 11, 2024
Under par, no matter the par:
Bryson DeChambeau once called Augusta National a par 67 for him. He shot 65 on Thursday with eight birdies and one bogey.
One hole, one birdie:
Tiger Woods hits the fairway, finds the green and makes the putt at the par-4 first.
One hole, one-under for Tiger Woods at Augusta. 🐅💪 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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Swing coming together?
Golf Channel’s Ryan Lavner wrote a great feature on Viktor Hovland and his constant quest to get better. Pretty good so far this week.
Three consecutive birdies propel Viktor Hovland into a tie for second. #themasters pic.twitter.com/74RyDTcwxI
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2024
The man’s a menace!
Bryson DeChambeau makes a 30-footer for birdie at the par-4 17th to move to 7 under and take a three-shot lead.
The 2016 champ:
Danny Willett had shoulder surgery late last year and wasn’t sure if he’d be able to compete this week. He birdied the last on Thursday for a 4-under 68.
The early pace setter:
Bryson DeChambeau takes a two-shot lead at Augusta with a birdie on No. 16. #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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Just as the wind is kicking up:
It's almost time 🐅pic.twitter.com/rR9SKSAQtu
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 11, 2024
No. 1 at -2:
Scottie Scheffler moves 2-under at Augusta with a birdie on No. 6. 🐤
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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First scores posted:
Erik van Rooyen and Jake Knapp were first out on Thursday. EVR shot 1-under 71, Knapp a 74.
Something about Augusta:
Phil Mickelson has three top-10s in under three seasons on LIV Golf. Yet, the three-time Masters champ finished T-2 at Augusta last year and is 1 under par through his first nine holes in ’24.
Welcome back, Willy Z:
A year ago, Will Zalatoris missed the Masters and underwent back surgery. Now he’s under par on Day 1 at Augusta.
Will Zalatoris chips in to save par on No. 5. 👏 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 11, 2024
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It’s 2:14 p.m. EDT:
T-minus 100 minutes until Tiger Woods tees off.
Almost too easy. Almost:
Rory McIlroy begins his day: 354-yard tee shot, 87-yard wedge to 10 feet ... two-putt par. He follows that by going wide right off the tee at the par-5 second on his way to a bogey-6.
Closest to an ace so far:
On No. 6, Harris English's tee shot finishes inches from the hole. #themasters pic.twitter.com/RRCokm7VoS
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2024
This year’s Sam Bennett?
Amateur Christo Lamprecht, from Georgia Tech, gets within one of the lead.
Christo Lamprecht birdies hole No. 6 to reach two under par. #themasters pic.twitter.com/65A8fXZQfl
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2024
2-for-2 3-for-3:
Bryson DeChambeau adds birdies at Nos. 2 and 3 to take the early outright lead at 3 under.
DeChambeau tied for the lead:
Sure, he’s only one hole into his opening round but a birdie at the first has him at 1 under (on a par 72) and T-1.
Jack, Gary and Tom get us started:
Verne on Tiger’s 2005 chip:
Verne Lundquist joined the “Live From” team Wednesday night to discuss his distinguished career, as he prepares for his final call at the Masters. Check out his incredible story on the famous Tiger Woods chip-in in 2005:
Hole locations for Round 1:
Hole locations for the first round of the Masters Tournament. #themasters pic.twitter.com/9DguaJDeLl
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2024
New beginning:
Masters officials announced that play will begin at 10:30 a.m. EDT, following a 2 1/2-hour weather delay. Click here for the updated tee times.
He must know something:
Sergio Garcia was originally scheduled to tee off at 9:12 a.m. EDT, and posted social media a new start time for 11:42 a.m. That would mean a 2 1/2-hour delay and possible 10:30 a.m. beginning for the tournament.
Rain delays at @TheMasters, but we’re still going. My tee time - 11:42am EST.
— Sergio Garcia (@TheSergioGarcia) April 11, 2024
While we wait:
Check out the Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav as they size up this year’s Masters:
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