Bryson DeChambeau holds a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler after a weather-affected opening day at The Masters, as Rory McIlroy made a mixed start to his latest bid for the career Grand Slam.
DeChambeau posted five birdies in a six-hole stretch to set the clubhouse target with a seven-under 65 at Augusta National, where overnight rain and the threat of thunderstorms saw a two-and-a-half-hour delay to the start of play.
The 2020 US Open champion initially held a three-shot cushion over closest challenger Danny Willett, who marked his first start since September with an opening-round 68, only for Scheffler to grab solo second with a brilliant bogey-free 66.
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Scottie Scheffler shot a stunning bogey-free six-under-par 66 in the opening round of The Masters at Augusta National
Scheffler – looking to win his second Green Jacket in three years – was playing in the same group as McIlroy, who carded his lowest opening round at Augusta National since 2018 but is six back after combining four birdies with three bogeys in a one-under 71.
Defending champion Jon Rahm stuttered to an opening-round 73 as he bids to become the first back-to-back winner of The Masters since Tiger Woods, who was one under with five holes remaining when play was suspended due to darkness at 7.51pm local time (12.51am BST).
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Tiger Woods made the perfect start at The Masters with a birdie on the first hole at Augusta National
The first round will resume on Friday at 7.50am (12.50pm BST), with the final threeball of Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood having eight holes to complete. The second round begins at 8am (1pm BST), with the tournament expected to be back on schedule going into the weekend.
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