The opening round of the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, saw Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns leading with a score of 5-under 67. They were closely followed by Patrick Reed, Jason Day, and Kurt Kitayama, who each shot 68. Notably, Jon Rahm struggled, finishing with a 78, marking his highest score at the Masters. Shane Lowry made a remarkable eagle on the par-5 13th hole, while Jacob Bridgeman, in his debut, became the only newcomer to break par with a 71. The 15th hole proved challenging, yielding three quadruple-bogey 9s and four double bogeys. In a significant statistic, McIlroy became the sixth defending champion to share the 18-hole lead, a feat previously achieved by only Jack Nicklaus in 1966, who went on to win. Additionally, none of the ten players from LIV Golf managed to break par, with Sergio Garcia achieving the best score among them at even-par 72.