Britain’s Justin Rose Leads Masters By 3 After First Round

On a beautiful outpouring time astatine Augusta National nan 2025 quest for nan Green Jacket began pinch a ceremonial tee shot. Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Gary Player took immoderate bully swings but what followed was an up and down day for astir of nan field.

Except 1 player. Justin Rose reigns ultimate aft nan first information of nan Masters shooting a 65 including 8 birdies and 1 bogie, which came connected nan 18th hole. The 44-year-old Rose, who won nan 2013 US Open, has led nan Masters aft nan first information 5 times successful his 20 starts. How does he scheme to drawstring together 3 much awesome days together?

“Really effort to beryllium clear retired location really effort to make judge I didn’t deed a changeable until I was afloat committed you cognize those are benignant of nan things we we opportunity often and they’re beautiful boring to perceive changeable for changeable each these types of things but yet location is nary different measurement of doing it’s conscionable really bully you are astatine doing that successful nan infinitesimal right? So, it each comes down to execution. I cognize my measurement astir this play course. I person a awesome strategy astir here.”

As does nan defending champion Scottie Scheffler who is aiming to beryllium nan first back-to-back victor since Tiger Woods successful 2002. Scheffler is conscionable 3 shots backmost on pinch Canadian Corey Conners and Swede Ludvig Aberg. LIV golfer and two-time awesome victor Bryson DeChambeau is correct present too. Experience counts, says Aberg who is successful conscionable his 2nd Masters tournament.

“I felt for illustration we played a very disciplined information of play today. When you execute nan shots, it makes it a full batch easier, evidently but I felt for illustration we managed shots erstwhile we were successful betwixt clubs successful nan correct way, laid up connected a mates of par fives wherever I could person astir apt gone for it if I was a small much aggressive. Proud of nan measurement that I finished.”

Aberg birdied 4 of nan last 7 holes and is besides #1 successful driving accuracy aft nan first round.

Another awesome story, 65-year-old Fred Couples. The 1992 Masters champ changeable 1-under 71, which included a hole-out eagle connected nan 14th from conscionable complete 190 yards out. Couples is nan second-oldest subordinate to break par astatine nan Masters, only a mates months younger than Tom Watson who did it successful 2015.

But it wasn’t each Roses ..and Azaleas Thursday. One of nan biggest favorites connected nan board, Rory McIlroy was cruising done nan first information astatine 4 nether erstwhile he chipped complete nan greenish connected nan 15th and made double bogey. Two holes later, different double dropped him to moreover par and alternatively of being 3 back, he’s 7 disconnected nan pace.

A fewer different large names that will request immoderate scorching 2nd rounds to instrumentality astir for nan play see erstwhile champs Jon Rahm and Jordan Speith, arsenic good arsenic Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas.
The 2nd information gets underway Friday 7:30 a.m. EST