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Justin Rose makes eight first-round birdies to take early lead at Masters

By Editorial Board Published April 10, 2025 4 Min Read
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Justin Rose makes eight first-round birdies to take early lead at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose was runner-up on the Masters in 2015 and ’17.

Thursday, he was second to none.

Rose was as pristine at Augusta Nationwide because the postcard day, making birdie on his first three holes earlier than accumulating 5 extra on his technique to a seven-under-par 65 that put him atop the leaderboard.

Rose has completed among the many high 25 in 14 of his first 18 appearances on the Masters.

Historical past signifies ending the primary spherical in purple numbers is necessary, because the final 19 Masters champions had been below par of their Thursday rounds. Rose received to eight below earlier than closing with a bogey on 18.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler, seeking to turn into the primary participant since Tiger Woods in 2002 to win inexperienced jackets in consecutive years, shot 68.

Rain early within the week gave technique to sunny skies, and Augusta responded accordingly.

“I had a feeling the golf course was going to get pretty firm,” Scheffler mentioned. “The areas to hit your irons out here are pretty small and they get even smaller when the greens are firm, so there’s definitely some challenge to the golf course today, and I’m sure that’ll continue as the week goes on.”

Scottie Scheffler hits off the ninth tee in the course of the first spherical of the Masters on Thursday.

(Ashley Landis / Related Press)

Two-time champion Bernhard Langer, taking part in in his forty first and closing Masters, shot 74 and was notably happy as a result of he was hitting hybrids and lengthy irons into holes the place youthful gamers had been hitting 8 and 9 irons.

“The atmosphere was fantastic,” mentioned Langer, 67. “I got lots of standing ovations all over the place, starting on No. 1 and many other holes. People seem to really appreciate that I’ve been here for 40-odd years and what I’ve achieved, not just here, but in my golf career. The patrons appreciate that, and it was nice to see.”

The shot of the day got here on 14, when Fred {Couples} used a rescue membership on his strategy from 186 yards and watched it land softly and roll down a ridge in the midst of the inexperienced and into the cup.

“I thought I had enough to get over there and then they went crazy,” mentioned {Couples}, 65, who shot a one-under par 71 to turn into the second-oldest man to shoot below par on the Masters.

Nick Dunlap had a awful day. The 2024 PGA Tour rookie of the yr made a triple-bogey seven on No. 5, and had double-bogeys on holes 11, 12, 16 and 18. He completed with a 90, the worst spherical on the Masters since Ben Crenshaw shot a 91 in 2015.

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