Rory McIlroy manages to avoid big numbers and finishes the first round of the Masters Tournament with a score of 71, six shots behind leader Bryson DeChambeau. Scottie Scheffler impresses with a bogey-free 66.
McIlroy’s round – four birdies, three bogeys – was one where he got a couple of lucky ricochets off trees on wayward drivesBryson DeChambeau waves to the patrons on the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images
“If you look at Scottie compared to the rest of the field, the amount of bogey-free rounds he plays and he shoots is phenomenal, and that’s the secret to winning Major championships and winning big-time golf tournaments is more limiting the mistakes rather than making a ton of birdies. I made three bogeys, which is fine out there in these conditions, but I just need to tidy it up a little bit to try to keep up with him.
Defending champion Jon Rahm cut a frustrated figure, with some untypical wild driving, as he opened his defence with a 73. And European Ryder Cup player Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark was five-under through 15 holes. “But days like today, I mean, it’s very easy to say, ‘hey, stay patient, don’t make too many mistakes out there’, all that stuff, yada yada yada. But all it comes down is hitting good shots and manage your way around the golf course, and I think it’s a lot easier said than done for sure.”
We did a lot of pre-stuff before the surgery so we were as strong as possible after the surgery, and that kind of means that you don’t fall too far offDeChambeau’s beautifully-crafted round of eight birdies and one lone bogey, on the ninth, enabled the 30-year-old American to inveigle a way to the top of the leaderboard. From the get-go, the 2020 US Open champion was on song when, following a 5-wood opening tee-shot, he hit a 145 yards approach to two feet for an opening birdie.
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