Golf-87th US Masters: Spaniard Jon Rahm 2023 Champion; Winner Of $3.24M + Complete Leaderboard

Rahm’s run continues at Augusta 🏆@JonRahmPGA moves to World No. 1 with a win at #theMasters pic.twitter.com/bFaqn0ddiX

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 9, 2023

Overview Final Day

Spaniard Jon Rahm is the 2023 U.S. Masters Champion and winner of $3.24 million which is increased from $2.7 million last year. After the heartbreaking double bogey on the very first hole of the tournament, he never really looked back. He is only the second player in Masters’ history, after John Snead, to win the coveted green jacket after starting the tournament with a double bogey. Playing with grit, determination and steely nerves, he never let his resolve waver and won with a difference of four strokes. His final score was 12 – under 276. He is only the fourth Spaniard to become Masters Champion after Steve Ballesteros (1980, 83), Jose Maria Olazabal (1994, 99) and Sergio Garcia (2017).

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The final round also witnessed a superb display form Thrice Masters Champion Phil Mickelson (2004, 06 & 10), who at 52 years became the oldest player in Masters’ history to finish in Top – 5. He played a sensational final round of 7 – under 65 to finish tied 2^nd with Brooks Koepka with a final score of 8 – under. He was not the only former Champion to shine, 2015 winner Jordan Spieth and 2018 winner Patrick Reed also mounted a late charge for the honors. They finished tied 4^th with Russel Henley with a score of 7 – under 281. First round joint leader Viktor Hovland finished tied 7^th with Cameron Young with a score of 6 – under 282. Last year’s winner Scottie Scheffler finished tied 10^th with three others at 4 – under 284. Tournament sensation, Sam Bennet, at 23 years of age became the Amateur with best score in Masters’ history. Though 8 – under after two rounds, he slipped to finish with 2 – under, still sufficient to write his name into the record books. Tiger Woods, after record equaling 23 consecutive Cuts at the Masters, withdrew from further play due to injury.

Completion of Round – 3

Brooks Koepka was the solo leader on Friday by finishing at 12 – under. He remained the half-way leader on completion of second round, which was completed on Saturday under inclement weather conditions. Since the play was halted on Saturday afternoon due to rain, on Sunday, the third round was completed early in the day. Half-way leader Bruce Koepka maintained his top-spot on the leaderboard with 11 – under. He was followed by Jon Rahm at 9 – under, Viktor Hovland at 8 – under and Peter Cantlay at 6 – under.

Round – 4

Under sunny skies and drier conditions, massive crowds at Augusta National were treated by great display of golfing by some of the top names in world golf. Almost all the players in last six flights carded under par rounds, most notably Mickelson, Spieth and Theegala, as mentioned earlier.

As expected at the conclusion of third round, it was a two – horse race in the end; Brooks Koepka who had thus far scored rounds of 65, 67 and 73 to be 11 – under going into the final round, and Jon Rahm at 9 – under who had steadily improved his standing in the tournament.

After making even par at 1^st and 2^nd holes, Rahm birdied with a curving putt to reduce the gap to one stroke. On par – 3 fourth hole, Koepka scored a bogie and both the players were at even score of 10 – under. Koepka bogied par – 3 sixth and Rahm went ahead. They both made birdies at 8^th and bogies at 9^th to finish front-nine at -10 for Rahm and -8 for Koepka. At the back-nine, Koepka scored a see-saw of birdies and bogies to finish the last round at 75 and an overall score of 8 – under 280 for tied 2^nd with veteran Phil Mickelson. Rahm made a bogie and three birdies to finish the last round at 3 – under 69 and overall score of 12 – under 276 to become 2023 Masters Champion. He is the only European to win a Masters and a U.S. Open. He has been playing exceptionally well in the recent months. He won DP World Tour Championship in November last year and three PGA Tour championships in January and February this year. Though he had his share of mediocre displays at some other tournaments as well, the win at Masters has propelled him to Number One ranking in golf world, which he held back in 2020. He has also earned the winner’s purse of $3.24 Million.

Final Day – Full Leaderboard

Position	Player	Par	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Jon Rahm	-12	65	69	73	69	276
2=	Brooks Koepka	-8	65	67	73	75	280
2=	Phil Mickelson	-8	71	69	75	65	280
4=	Russell Henley	-7	73	67	71	70	281
4=	Patrick Reed	-7	71	70	72	68	281
4=	Jordan Spieth	-7	69	70	76	66	281
7=	Viktor Hovland	-6	65	73	70	74	282
7=	Cameron Young	-6	67	72	75	68	282
9	Sahith Theegala	-5	73	70	73	67	283
10=	Matt Fitzpatrick	-4	70	72	72	70	284
10=	Collin Morikawa	-4	69	69	74	72	284
10=	Xander Schauffele	-4	68	74	71	71	284
10=	Scottie Scheffler	-4	68	75	71	70	284
14=	Patrick Cantlay	-3	71	71	68	75	285
14=	Gary Woodland	-3	68	72	73	72	285
16=	Samuel Bennett	-2	68	68	76	74	286
16=	Sungjae Im	-2	71	76	67	72	286
16=	Joo-hyung Kim	-2	70	72	74	70	286
16=	Shane Lowry	-2	68	72	73	73	286
16=	Hideki Matsuyama	-2	71	70	70	75	286
16=	Joaquin Niemann	-2	71	69	74	72	286
16=	Justin Rose	-2	69	71	73	73	286
23=	Keegan Bradley	-1	70	72	74	71	287
23=	Chris Kirk	-1	70	74	72	71	287
23=	Kyoung-Hoon Lee	-1	74	67	74	72	287
26=	Tony Finau	E	69	74	73	72	288
26=	Ryan Fox	E	70	71	74	73	288
26=	Scott Stallings	E	70	77	69	72	288
29=	Sam Burns	1	68	71	78	72	289
29=	Mackenzie Hughes	1	76	69	74	70	289
29=	Si Woo Kim	1	73	72	72	72	289
29=	Harold Varner III	1	72	71	76	70	289
33	Tommy Fleetwood	3	72	71	74	74	291
34=	Talor Gooch	4	72	74	73	73	292
34=	Zach Harris Johnson	4	75	70	74	73	292
34=	Tyrrell Hatton	4	71	73	72	76	292
34=	J.T. Poston	4	74	72	76	70	292
34=	Cameron Smith	4	70	72	75	75	292
39=	Abraham Ancer	5	72	71	74	76	293
39=	Jason Day	5	67	72	74	80	293
39=	Taylor Moore	5	73	72	70	78	293
39=	Adam Scott	5	68	74	77	74	293
43=	Harris English	6	71	71	77	75	294
43=	Max Homa	6	71	73	72	78	294
43=	Mito Pereira	6	74	70	77	73	294
46=	Seamus Power	7	73	72	73	77	295
46=	Sepp Straka	7	70	73	74	78	295
48=	Dustin Johnson	8	71	72	78	75	296
48=	Thomas Pieters	8	74	73	72	77	296
50=	Fred Couples	9	71	74	76	76	297
50=	Charl Schwartzel	9	74	73	73	77	297
52	Billy Horschel	12	73	74	74	79	300
53	Keith Mitchell	14	75	71	77	79	302
54	Tiger Woods	9	74	73	34	–	181
55=	Bryson DeChambeau	4	74	74	–	–	148
55=	Tom Hoge	4	74	74	–	–	148
55=	Francesco Molinari	4	72	76	–	–	148
55=	Justin Thomas	4	70	78	–	–	148
55=	Mike Weir	4	72	76	–	–	148
60=	Ben Carr	5	75	74	–	–	149
60=	Kevin Kisner	5	72	77	–	–	149
60=	Bernhard Langer	5	75	74	–	–	149
60=	Rory McIlroy	5	72	77	–	–	149
60=	Adrian Meronk	5	73	76	–	–	149
65=	Cameron Champ	6	76	74	–	–	150
65=	Kazuki Higa	6	76	74	–	–	150
65=	Min Woo Lee	6	75	75	–	–	150
65=	Vijay Singh	6	75	75	–	–	150
65=	Danny Willett	6	75	75	–	–	150
70=	Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira	7	76	75	–	–	151
70=	Sergio Garcia	7	74	77	–	–	151
70=	Brian Harman	7	77	74	–	–	151
70=	Matthew McClean	7	77	74	–	–	151
70=	Louis Oosthuizen	7	76	71	–	–	147
70=	Aldrich Potgieter	7	77	74	–	–	151
76=	Corey Conners	8	73	79	–	–	152
76=	Harrison Crowe	8	75	77	–	–	152
76=	Kurt Kitayama	8	75	77	–	–	152
76=	Jason Kokrak	8	73	79	–	–	152
80=	Alex Noren	9	78	75	–	–	153
80=	Gordon Sargent	9	77	76	–	–	153
80=	Bubba Watson	9	77	76	–	–	153
83	José Maria Olazabal	10	77	77	–	–	154
84	Adam Svensson	11	75	80	–	–	155
85	Larry Mize	15	79	80	–	–	159
86	Sandy Lyle	20	81	83	–	–	164
87	Will Zalatoris	E	–	–	–	–	0
88	Kevin Na	4	40	–	–	–	40

Day 3; Round 2&3 | Storm Kept Disrupting; Brooks Koepka Maintains Lead + Complete Leaderboard

Overview Day 3

True to the forecast and to great dismay of golf lovers, Day three of U.S. Masters was disrupted when play was suspended early into Third Round. Following early stoppage on Friday, which left 2^nd round of 39 competitors incomplete, first order of the day was finishing Round – 2 which would determine the cut and further order of the day. Organizers at Augusta National must have been making and breaking plans in a flurry in view of changing weather situation.

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Completion of Round – 2 fixed the Cut at +3 which allowed Tiger Woods to equal the record of most consecutive Cuts at Masters, 23, with Fred Couples and Gary Player.  The rain abated between the second and third rounds but retuned soon after the players had teed off for the third round. The play was abandoned at 3.15 p.m. finally.

Completion of Round – 2

Brooks Koepka was the solo leader on Friday by finishing at 12 – under. He remained the half-way leader on completion of second round, which was completed on Saturday under inclement weather conditions. However, world no. 3 Jon Rahm closed the gap by posting a score of 10 – under. The Spaniard was pleased with his performance under the challenging conditions. Third spot on the leaderboard was occupied by American amateur Sam Bennet with identical first and second round scores to be 8 – under as he went into the third round. The 23 years old is confident of his chances on his remarkable Masters debut. Other notables included Colin Morikawa of U.S. with 6 – under, first round co-leader also at 6 – under and four others at 5 – under.

The Cut

As in most cases, the bar for Cut kept fluctuating. Despite the usual formality, the biggest point of interest was whether Tiger Woods would make the Cut or not! As it happened, he completed his second round with a decent one-over 73 and as the Cut was fixed at +3, he was helped on his way to continue for final two rounds by inclement weather and shoddy performance by some top golfers. Once again, he wrote his name into the record books by making 23 consecutive Cuts at the U.S. Masters, a feat accomplished by only Gary Player and Fred Couples before him. There were heartbreaks and notable omissions as well; one of the joint pre-tournament favorites and world n0. 2 Rory MicIlroy did not make the Cut after finishing 5 – over. Other notables to miss the Cut are as the play was called off at 5.46 p.m. Justin Thomas, K. Kisner, and B. Dechambeau. A long list of former champions also exited, including Mike Weir, Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh, Danny Willet, Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson, Olazabal and Mize.

Round – 3

Heavy rain forced abandonment of play on the third day as Round – 3 had started late. Overnight leader Koepka has extended his lead by 4 and was at overall 13 – under when the play was halted. Second placed Jon Rahm dropped a stroke to be at 9 – under. Amateur Sam Bennet carded two bogies but steadied to make next four pars to be at solo third spot with 6 – under. Four other players were at 5 – under. Although most of the players have completed nine holes, leaders would have to play a marathon 30 holes on Sunday if the Tournament is not to extend to Monday, first time since 1983 if it so happens.

Better weather is forecast for Sunday, with drier and sunnier conditions expected. Stay Tuned!

Day 3 – Full Leaderboard

Position	Players	Score	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Brooks Koepka	-11	65	67	73	205
2	Jon Rahm	-9	65	69	73	207
3	Viktor Hovland	-8	65	73	70	208
4	Patrick Cantlay	-6	71	71	68	210
5	Russell Henley	-5	73	67	71	211
5	Hideki Matsuyama	-5	71	70	70	211
7	Samuel Bennett	-4	68	68	76	212
7	Collin Morikawa	-4	69	69	74	212
9	Jason Day	-3	67	72	74	213
9	Shane Lowry	-3	68	72	73	213
9	Patrick Reed	-3	71	70	72	213
9	Justin Rose	-3	69	71	73	213
9	Xander Schauffele	-3	68	74	71	213
9	Gary Woodland	-3	68	72	73	213
15	Matt Fitzpatrick	-2	70	72	72	214
15	Sungjae Im	-2	71	76	67	214
15	Joaquin Niemann	-2	71	69	74	214
15	Scottie Scheffler	-2	68	75	71	214
15	Jordan Spieth	-2	69	70	76	218
15	Sahith Theegala	-2	73	70	73	223
15	Cameron Young	-2	67	72	75	214
22	Tony Finau	-1	69	74	73	224
22	Ryan Fox	-1	70	71	74	215
22	Kyoung-Hoon Lee	-1	74	67	74	215
22	Phil Mickelson	-1	71	69	75	219
22	Taylor Moore	-1	73	72	70	215
27	Keegan Bradley	E	70	72	74	220
27	Joo-hyung Kim	E	70	72	74	220
27	Chris Kirk	E	70	74	72	220
27	Scott Stallings	E	70	77	69	220
31	Abraham Ancer	1	72	71	74	217
31	Sam Burns	1	68	71	78	217
31	Tommy Fleetwood	1	72	71	74	217
31	Tyrrell Hatton	1	71	73	72	225
31	Si Woo Kim	1	73	72	72	217
31	Cameron Smith	1	70	72	75	217
31	Sepp Straka	1	70	73	74	217
38	Max Homa	2	71	73	72	226
38	Seamus Power	2	73	72	73	218
40	Harris English	3	71	71	77	219
40	Talor Gooch	3	72	74	73	219
40	Zach Harris Johnson	3	75	70	74	219
40	Mackenzie Hughes	3	76	69	74	219
40	Thomas Pieters	3	74	73	72	219
40	Adam Scott	3	68	74	77	219
40	Harold Varner III	3	72	71	76	219
47	Charl Schwartzel	4	74	73	73	220
48	Fred Couples	5	71	74	76	221
48	Billy Horschel	5	73	74	74	221
48	Dustin Johnson	5	71	72	78	221
48	Mito Pereira	5	74	70	77	221
52	J.T. Poston	6	74	72	76	222
53	Keith Mitchell	7	75	71	77	223
CUT	Bryson DeChambeau	4	74	74		148
CUT	Tom Hoge	4	74	74		148
CUT	Francesco Molinari	4	72	76		148
CUT	Justin Thomas	4	70	78		148
CUT	Mike Weir	4	72	76		148
CUT	Ben Carr	5	75	74		149
CUT	Kevin Kisner	5	72	77		149
CUT	Bernhard Langer	5	75	74		149
CUT	Rory McIlroy	5	72	77		149
CUT	Adrian Meronk	5	73	76		149
CUT	Cameron Champ	6	76	74		150
CUT	Kazuki Higa	6	76	74		150
CUT	Min Woo Lee	6	75	75		150
CUT	Vijay Singh	6	75	75		150
CUT	Danny Willett	6	75	75		150
CUT	Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira	7	76	75		151
CUT	Sergio Garcia	7	74	77		151
CUT	Brian Harman	7	77	74		151
CUT	Matthew McClean	7	77	74		151
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	7	77	74		151
CUT	Corey Conners	8	73	79		152
CUT	Harrison Crowe	8	75	77		152
CUT	Kurt Kitayama	8	75	77		152
CUT	Jason Kokrak	8	73	79		152
CUT	Alex Noren	9	78	75		153
CUT	Gordon Sargent	9	77	76		153
CUT	Bubba Watson	9	77	76		153
CUT	José Maria Olazabal	10	77	77		154
CUT	Adam Svensson	11	75	80		155
CUT	Larry Mize	15	79	80		159
CUT	Sandy Lyle	20	81	83		164
WD	Will Zalatoris	E
WD	Kevin Na	4	40			40
WD	Louis Oosthuizen	7	76	71		147
WD	Tiger Woods	9	74	73	34	181

Day & Round 2 | Storm Disrupts Play; Brooks Koepka On Top + Complete Leaderboard

Overview Day 2

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Weather had the final say on Day-2 at Augusta National as the play was called off at 5.46 p.m. local time following two weather-forced breaks. First break came at 3.10 p.m. due to electric storm but the play resumed after 20 minutes. Second stoppage occurred at 4.25 p.m. again due to thunderstorm and strong gusty winds due to which three pine trees fell on the side of the 17^th hole. Luckily, no one got injured. 39 players have yet to finish their 2^nd round play.

Weather forecast for Saturday is ruinous for golf lovers as heavy rain, strong winds and cold temperature has been predicted.

In Masters’ 89 year history, only five Monday finishes have been witnessed. Though better weather is expected on Sunday, the event may extend to Monday, first time since 1983.

Day 2 Leaders

Overnight joint leader Brooks Koepka soared to the top of the leaderboard with five-under 67 to follow his first round seven under 65. He played the par 5s in five-under and remaining 14 holes in even par. The former World no. 1 and 4-time Majors winner has the capability, technique, grit and drive to go all the way. His flight started early and it proved lucky as play was suspended later on. He only needs to overcome his history of bungling up in the final rounds.

Jon Rahm was also a joint leader in Round – 1. Former World no. 1 and 2021 U.S. Open winner was three strokes behind Koepka with – 9 but he has full back-nine to add more to his score and come on top. Winner of three PGA events early in the season, the current World no. 3 has the capability to put on the Green Jacket this time.

Current US Amateur Champion Sam Bennet sits at third position with 8 under par after completing Round – 2. He was relaxed and unruffled, seemingly unfazed by the grand event.  Miracles do happen and he may come to be the First amateur winner in the Masters’ history.

Viktor Hovland and Colin Morikawa  are T – 4 on the leaderboard with six-under. Joint overnight leader Hovland has yet to complete his round with eight holes still to play. Five other players sit on the third slot at minus five. Day three will surely determine the final outcome. Stay tuned.

Day & Round 2 – Full Leaderboard

Position	Players	Round 2	Total
1	B. Koepka	F	-12
2	J. Rahm	9	-9
3	S. Bennett	F	-8
T4	V. Hovland	10	-6
T4	C. Morikawa	F	-6

T6	C. Young	E	-5
T6	J. Day	E	-5
T6	S. Burns	-1	-5
T6	J. Spieth	-2	-5
T10	R. Henley	-5	-4
T10	P. Reed	-3	-4
T10	S. Lowry	E	-4
T10	A. Scott	E	-4
T10	G. Woodland	E	-4
T10	P. Mickelson	-3	-4
T10	J. Niemann	-3	-4
T10	J. Rose	-1	-4
T18	C. Kirk	-1	-3
T18	H. Matsuyama	-2	-3
T18	K.H. Lee	-5	-3
T18	R. Fox	-1	-3
T22	S. Theegala	-3	-2
T22	K. Bradley	E	-2
T22	J. Thomas	E	-2
T22	C. Smith	E	-2
T22	H. English	-1	-2
T22	M. Fitzpatrick	E	-2
T22	T. Kim	E	-2
T29	A. Ancer	-1	-1
T29	X. Schauffele	+3	-1
T29	S.J. Im	E	-1
T29	H. Varner III	-1	-1
T29	S. Straka	+1	-1
T29	D. Johnson	E	-1
T29	S. Scheffler	+3	-1
T29	T. Fleetwood	-1	-1
T29	T. Finau	+2	-1
T38	F. Couples	+1	E
T38	M. Hughes	-4	E
T38	P. Cantlay	+1	E
T38	Mito Pereira	-2	E
T38	T. Hatton	+1	E
T38	M. Homa	+1	E
T44	T. Gooch	+1	+1
T44	K. Mitchell	-2	+1
T44	S. Power	E	+1
T44	T. Moore	E	+1
T44	S.W. Kim	E	+1
T44	Z. Johnson	-2	+1
T50	T. Woods	E	+2
T50	J. T. Poston	E	+2
T52	S. Stallings	+5	+3
T52	T. Pieters	+1	+3
T52	C. Schwartzel	+1	+3
T52	B. Horschel	+2	+3
T56	M. Weir	+4	+4
T56	K. Higa	E	+4
T56	B. DeChambeau	+2	+4
T56	F. Molinari	+4	+4
T56	T. Hoge	+2	+4
T61	A. Meronk	+4	+5
T61	K. Kisner	+5	+5
T61	H. Crowe	+2	+5
T61	S. García	+3	+5
T61	M. Fernandez de Oliveira	+1	+5
T61	K. Kitayama	+2	+5
T61	B. Carr	+2	+5
T61	B. Langer	+2	+5
T61	R. McIlroy	+5	+5
T70	V. Singh	+3	+6
T70	M.W. Lee	+3	+6
T70	C. Champ	+2	+6
T70	D. Willett	+3	+6
T74	M. McClean	+2	+7
T74	J. Kokrak	+6	+7
T74	L. Oosthuizen	+3	+7
T74	Bubba Watson	+2	+7
T74	A. Potgieter	+2	+7
T74	B. Harman	+2	+7
T80	A. Norén	+2	+8
T80	A. Svensson	+5	+8
T80	C. Conners	+7	+8
83	G. Sargent	+4	+9
84	J. Olazábal	+5	+10
85	L. Mize	+5	+12
86	S. Lyle	+10	+19
WD	K. Na	–

Day & Round 1 | Viktor; Jon & Brooks Share Lead + Complete Leaderboard

Overview Day 1

$15 Million US Masters, scheduled from 6th till 9th April, commenced with massive crowds of golf enthusiasts gathered at Augusta National to witness world’s best golfers vying for the honors. 88 top golfers on the PGA and LIV Tours as well as top amateurs made up the list, including former Masters winners. Widely considered to be the most prestigious trophy in the world golf, Masters is always played at the same venue unlike other Majors. It is always scheduled to conclude on the second Sunday of April.

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Day-One produced quite predictable results with few exceptions. Mostly top ranked players occupied top slots.

Day 1 Leaders

Viktor Hovland of Norway was the early leader. The 26 years old 2018 U.S. Amateur champion is the first Norwegian ever to win a title on PGA Tour. World no. 9 Hovland started with a birdie on the front-nine and followed it up with an eagle on par-5 second. Playing in the group with 5-time winner Tiger Woods and 7^th ranked Xander Schauffele, he played confidently for five-under 67 on front-nine. He remained more sedate on back-nine but made a bogey-free two-under 70 to share the lead with a score of seven-under.

Jon Rahm, the World no. 3 from Spain overcame early setback of a double bogey on the very first hole to finish at seven under par and share the lead on day-one. Former World no. 1 and 2021 U.S. Open champion Rahm played with confidence and aggression, scoring an eagle and nine birdies which will surely boost his confidence in next rounds.

Brooks Koepka is the third participant to share the honors on the leaderboard after Round – 1. Currently a member of LIV Series, the 4-time Majors champion played steadily and birdied three of his last four holes to score seven under par 65 and with same form would surely fancy his chances for the title.

Second Slot (T – 4)

Two players occupy the 2^nd slot with five-under 67; Jason Day of Australia and World no. 14 Cameron Young. Former World no. 1 and 2015 PGA Champion Day though played bogie-free, made his advance at the back-nine when he rattled off consecutive birdies. Young missed some easy chances and settled to share second position on the leaderboard.

Third Slot (T – 6)

There are currently seven players in the 3^rd slot with score of  four-under 68. S. Lowry, Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, G. Woodland, S. Burns, defending champion and World no. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Bennet. While all of them played mixed game, losing mostly putting chances, current U.S. Amateur champion 23 years old Sam Bennet played confidently to share the honors with world’s top-ranked golfers. In fact, his score of four-under is the best for an amateur in the first-round Master’s history.

Other Notables Tiger Woods was not fully physically fit and it showed. The 5-times Masters winner and holder of 15 Major crowns mixed pars, bogies and birdies to post a score of +2 and finished the first round tied-54. Though his long shots mostly found fairways but his short games and putting let him down. World no. 2 and 5-times Majors winner Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland finished tied-37 with even-par score. Considered a serious contender to win the title and complete his career grand slam, McIlroy could not hit the golf ball into right spots. He also missed some easy chances in putting. Some of the past winners like Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, H. Matsuyama, Mike Weir and Patrick Reed also finished in the upper half of the competitors

Day & Round 1 – Full Leaderboard

Position	Players	Round 1	Total
T1	V. Hovland	-7	-7
T1	J. Rahm	-7	-7
T1	B. Koepka	-7	-7
T4	C. Young	-5	-5
T4	J. Day	-5	-5

T6	S. Lowry	-4	-4
T6	X. Schauffele	-4	-4
T6	A. Scott	-4	-4
T6	G. Woodland	-4	-4
T6	S. Bennett	-4	-4
T6	S. Scheffler	-4	-4
T6	S. Burns	-4	-4
T13	J. Rose	-3	-3
T13	C. Morikawa	-3	-3
T13	J. Spieth	-3	-3
T13	T. Finau	-3	-3
T17	S. Stallings	-2	-2
T17	C. Kirk	-2	-2
T17	K. Bradley	-2	-2
T17	J. Thomas	-2	-2
T17	C. Smith	-2	-2
T17	S. Straka	-2	-2
T17	R. Fox	-2	-2
T17	M. Fitzpatrick	-2	-2
T17	T. Kim	-2	-2
T26	F. Couples	-1	-1
T26	P. Reed	-1	-1
T26	P. Cantlay	-1	-1
T26	S.J. Im	-1	-1
T26	H. Matsuyama	-1	-1
T26	P. Mickelson	-1	-1
T26	H. English	-1	-1
T26	J. Niemann	-1	-1
T26	T. Hatton	-1	-1
T26	D. Johnson	-1	-1
T26	M. Homa	-1	-1
T37	M. Weir	E	E
T37	T. Gooch	E	E
T37	K. Kisner	E	E
T37	A. Ancer	E	E
T37	F. Molinari	E	E
T37	H. Varner III	E	E
T37	R. McIlroy	E	E
T37	T. Fleetwood	E	E
T45	J. Kokrak	+1	+1
T45	R. Henley	+1	+1
T45	A. Meronk	+1	+1
T45	S. Theegala	+1	+1
T45	S. Power	+1	+1
T45	T. Moore	+1	+1
T45	S.W. Kim	+1	+1
T45	B. Horschel	+1	+1
T45	C. Conners	+1	+1
T54	S. García	+2	+2
T54	T. Pieters	+2	+2
T54	T. Woods	+2	+2
T54	C. Schwartzel	+2	+2
T54	B. DeChambeau	+2	+2
T54	J. T. Poston	+2	+2
T54	Mito Pereira	+2	+2
T54	K.H. Lee	+2	+2
T54	T. Hoge	+2	+2
T63	V. Singh	+3	+3
T63	M.W. Lee	+3	+3
T63	H. Crowe	+3	+3
T63	K. Mitchell	+3	+3
T63	A. Svensson	+3	+3
T63	K. Kitayama	+3	+3
T63	B. Carr	+3	+3
T63	B. Langer	+3	+3
T63	D. Willett	+3	+3
T63	Z. Johnson	+3	+3
T73	L. Oosthuizen	+4	+4
T73	K. Higa	+4	+4
T73	M. Hughes	+4	+4
T73		+4	+4
T73	C. Champ	+4	+4
T78	M. McClean	+5	+5
T78	Bubba Watson	+5	+5
T78	J. Olazábal	+5	+5
T78	A. Potgieter	+5	+5
T78	G. Sargent	+5	+5
T78	B. Harman	+5	+5
84	A. Norén	+6	+6
85	L. Mize	+7	+7
86	S. Lyle	+9	+9
WD	K. Na	–

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