Scottie Scheffler was expected to be close to the top of the masters classification after the first round in the Augusta National Golf Club.
But it was Justin Rose, the English playing in his 20th Masters, who entered the Club house with a three-stroke advantage over the 2024 winner in 7 -und after publishing a first miraculous round on Thursday.
Rose, whose only important victory came in 2013 at the US Open, combined her best round in Augusta National, and this marks her fifth time leading after the first round of the tournament.
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Justin Rose reacts in Green 18 during the first round of the Masters. (Michael Madrid/Imagn images)
The 44 -year -old ran out to a low start after he hit the first three holes. After doing the same in holes 8 and 9, finished the first nine in 5 -under. He beat 10 before returning to the earth with four straight pairs before finding more red marks in holes 15 and 16 to sit at 8 bass.
Rose was flirting with the best opening round in the history of Masters, Greg Norman’s 9 in 1996. But Rose could not find the street on the narrow 18th street, and finished her round with a Bogey.
However, it was all smiles after his great beginning. His best ends in the Masters arrived in 2015 and 2017, when he finished second and tied secondly, respectively.
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Scottie just behind
There were some questions about how Scheffler would go this week in Augusta because he lacked some tournaments to start the year with a phenomenon in the hands he suffered while preparing Christmas dinner. And he admitted weeks before the tournament that is still affecting his game.
However, he shot 4 bass to prepare for a good week to defend his Masters 2024 title.
And some theater came with him when he drained a 60-foot Birdie in the fourth hole-3. He also knocked down a long putt in par 3 16 that would be his last Birdie of the day in a ghost -free round to begin his tournament.
However, he is not the only one in the Club house with 4 -und, three blows behind Rose. Corey Conners Canadian, chosen by some as a dark horse candidate to win this week, took three of his last four holes to sit 4 under Friday.
Finally, Ludvig Åberg of Sweden, who finished second in the teachers of last year behind Scheffler, had a strong second nine with four birdies to end up tied in the second place of 4 bass.
Scottie Scheffler leaves T -shirt No. 5 during the first round of the masters. (Kyle Terada/Imagn images)
Rory reckless
It seemed that Rose could have a very close company, if not a draw for leadership, because Rory Mcilroy was sailing in his first round while looking for that elusive Grand Slam of his career. You need a master’s victory to complete that.
He looked good with 4 bass after 14 holes, but an expensive error in 15 15 derailed what would have been a brilliant start for the tournament.
A beautiful trip began the hole, but after his second shot crossed the Green, Mcilroy had to throw the hole, which sat in the front of the green on a descending slope. It was a similar situation that Patrick Cantlay faced early Thursday, and his two attempts left Green and the water below for a disastrous turn of events.
The Mcilroy chip got a difficult second rebound, and observed how his ball rolled in the water. Instead of returning to the same place as Cantlay, he opted for the fall zone and would have to collide again after the Green bounced to the strip. Mcilroy ended with a double bogey to fall to 2 under the day, and worsened from there.
It was possible number 16, but found problems again with a double bogey in 17 to fall to stop in the round. That’s where Mcilroy ended, which is not terrible in any way.
However, after a great beginning of the day, especially with all the expectations for him entering the week after two victories, Mcilroy now needs to generate impulse again on Friday instead of uploading from Thursday.
Rory Mcilroy leaves green number 13 during the first round of masters. (Katie Goodale/Imagn images)
Ageless couples
There is a 65 -year -old player tied within the Top 10 in Augusta National, and it is none other than the 1992 Masters champion Fred Parejas, who registered a first round of 1 below Thursday.
It was a round for masters registration books. 42 years had passed since he broke the pair of Augusta National in 1983. The longest gap before that was Jack Nicklaus, who first broke the pair in 1960 before his last in 2000, a 40 -year -old gap.
Tom Watson also had 40 years between his first and last one, and both he and Nicklaus were fees on Thursday.
The couples, with their always sweet swing on the right side, is draining eagles of the street while doing so hole 14 with a hybrid from less than 200 yards. His neon yellow ball hit the green perfectly in the row, and quickly changed the course for the couples, who shook two of his last three holes before that to go 1 for the day.
Couples generally aim to make the cut every year so they can play until the weekend. This was a beginning to give him that opportunity.
Justin Rose appears in number 5 during the first round of the masters. (Grace Smith/Imagn images)
Classification Table
Here are the 10 best in the masters classification table after round 1:
1. Justin Rose: -7
T2. Corey Conners: -4
T2. Scottie Scheffler: -4
T2. Ludvig Åberg: -4
T5. Tyrell Hatton: -3
T5. Bryson Dechambeau: -3
T7. Aaron Rai: -2
T7. English Harris: -2
T7. Jason Day: -2
T7. Akshay Bhatia: -2
