DeChambeau leads from Scheffler on day one at the Masters

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Masters leaderboard
-7 DeChambeau -6 Scheffler; -5 Hojgaard (15); -4 Willett, Homa (13); -3 Fox, Davis, Hatton (14)
Selected others: -2 Reed (14), Fleetwood (10); -1 McIlroy, Hovland, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Lowry (16), Woods (13); +1 Rahm; +2 Spieth (11)

Bryson DeChambeau leads by one from Scottie Scheffler after a storm-shortened first day at the Masters.

The LIV golfer finished seven under par but world number one Scheffler showed ominous touch in his bogey-free 66.

England's 2016 winner Danny Willett, playing his first tournament since September 2023, is four under par.

Rory McIlroy hit a 71 and defending champion Jon Rahm a one-over 73, while Tiger Woods was one of 27 players whose rounds were curtailed by darkness.

The five-time winner looked in good form at one under par when the hooter sounded to end play. However, having only played 25 holes in a single tournament so far this year, the 48-year-old will have to play 23 on Friday alone to complete rounds one and two.

Play will resume at 07:50 local time (12:50 BST) with the second round beginning at 08:00.

Woods, who said earlier this week he "aches every day" after suffering a catalogue of injuries in recent years, said he expects to have "between 20 and 30 minutes in between rounds".

"It'll be a natural flow from the finish of the first round and [into] the second. The body is OK," he added.

 

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After waiting two and a half hours for thunderstorms to pass so they could start their first round, those out early exploited the conditions which had slowed the notoriously tough Augusta National greens.

DeChambeau opened with three consecutive birdies and accelerated with five more in six holes on the back nine to take a commanding lead into the clubhouse.

 

 

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