After the opening round of Masters, Justin Rose grabbed an early lead when Rory McILroy saw his hope Grand Slam suffered from a great failure of the nightmare in Augusta National.
Rose charged the ranking with eight birds in a stunning seven-below 65, with his only shot a shot coming to the last hole, giving the former world a NO 1 commanding three-shot advantage over Scott Scheffer, Ludvig Åberg and Corey Conners.
Scheffler opened his title defense with Bogey without Bogey 68, and Conners lit three of the last four holes to get to four under, while last year’s finalist Åberg made him a three -way tie for a second after the final opening.
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Scottie Scheffler made an impressive beginning of his defense Masters with Bogey without 68 in Augusta National
McIlroy – was looking for the first main victory since 2014 – was on the same score with four holes remaining since its opening round, only on the card two double bogey in three hole sections – on the 15th and 17th. – Stutter to level 72.
World 2 is seven strokes back and outside the TOP 25, seventh year in a row, which was six or more after the start, with the Northern IR now facing the battle uphill to claim the victory needed to complete the career big slam.
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When are masters living on Sky Sports?
Sky Sports Golf It will display record hours of live coverage from the 2025 competition, including other events in the last two rounds than in previous years. The wall coverage continues on Friday from 14:00, with a group event and regular updates until the global broadcast window starts at 20:00.
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Scheffler is thinking about his fast launch Masters and his hope for the third green jacket in four years
The new addition to this year’s coverage sees Master’s construction live from 15:00 at the weekend before full coverage from 17:00 and covers all the action until the end of the game.
Sky+, Sky Q and Sky Glass will provide a lot of bonus channels and allow you to follow the progress of players in different parts of the famous Augusta layout, including the corner of Amen and others.
Who will win the masters? Watch all week live on Sky Sports. Live to cover the second round starts on Friday from 14:00 recommended group Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports or Stream now without a contract.
