Why the odds are against Rory McIlroy after his slow start to the Masters

A fast start has proved to be almost essential in winning the first major of the year

Looking at the other names in the top 10 – Cameron Young, Jason Day, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry, Adam Scott, Gary Woodland, Sam Bennett, Sam Burns – it is clearly a mammoth task giving players of this quality a four to five-shot advantage after the opening round.

In 2020, Dustin Johnson was tied for the lead after the first round and went on to win. In 2021, champion Hideki Matsuyama was tied second after the opening day, last year Scheffler was tied third. What followed was one of the greatest stretches of golf at the Masters as he made an incredible 16 birdies in the space of 30 holes, including seven birdies in a row from the seventh hole in round three, to take charge of the tournament. He eventually ended up in a shootout with DiMarco, a round famous for his chip-in at the 16th on Sunday.

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