Rory McIlroy launched Masters with golf all the greats who supported him to win Augusta National, but again ended the day of the opening with his hope Grand Slam.
Honorary appetizers Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson were asked who thought they would win a green jacket this week, and everyone chose McILroy who had to win the champions to become the sixth in the modern era to finish the Grand Slam.
This season, McIlroy is a double winner of the PGA Tour and a strong start of its 17th. Masters’ performance, which since 2011 has published its best introductory nine sum and added another birdie in Par-Fill, just for his bike to fall apart from the final openings.
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McIlroy dropped two shots to 15. The Par-5 hole in Augusta when he moved from four below them to two under two under two
World No. 2 accumulated two double bogey over its last four holes and found water with a third shot at fifteen. and three-penting from 30 feet to par-four 17th, with level 72 and left him seven strokes at the early PaceTter Justin Rose.
The opening bike, which originally offered so many positives, ended in a well -known way for McILroy, who now enters the seventh consecutive year, when he returned six or more strikes after the opening day of August National.
Late errors stands McIlroy when opening a bike
McIlroy missed Birdie Putts despite his first two holes, but corrected by raising the shot to the third third place, then saved from 12 feet to save par-fourth to continue his permanent start.
The four-time main champion has published from the eighth bird to reach a turn at 33, his best start in Augusta National since 2011, then took advantage of par-bottom to get to four under and three from Rose.
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The most important points from one of the Masters in Augusta National, where Justin Rose built a big lead and Rory McILroy failed to build on a quick start
McILroy’s bike began to crumble at the fifteenth five, where he got a long green in two before he got into the water and back into the water with his next shot.
He went to the Drop zone and eventually released a double bogey seven, while McILroy fallen further when he walked out of the 17th long. Green and collected the three-button double bogey of 30 feet.
McIlroy’s travel ride at the last hit of the tree and bounced back down near Borovice, so he had to hit a low pitch towards the green, with a par, which left him tied 27. Of the 95 -member field.
Rory McIlroy suffered the expensive end of his opening round at Masters
“I think he’ll know he got to four under the second gear – he was just swimming,” Dame Laura Davies said Sky Sports. “The bad thing happened 15. Yes, he supported her with a terrible double bogey 17, but he would know that he could go back to the place.
“You can’t worry about Justin Rose on seven pod. You can’t worry what others do after the first day or second day – on Sunday you can take care of them on the back nine.
“He’s still in a good position and it’s better than his first round diameter here.”
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McIlroy made a birdie to the third third place to start his challenge in Augusta National in Masters
Each of the last six men’s main winners was in the first four and all the last five champions of the champions in the first three after the first round, while the 18 last winners of the green jacket were in four strikes from the 18-disc lead.
“If you give these two doubles early in the round and he comes with four birds, everyone goes” Oh, what comeback “,” Davies added. “It’s just an incorrect way to get out of the course when you leave the course.
“He would like to do (on Friday) exactly what he did when he stood when he stood on 15.
Could Bhatii’s pace of play be a factor?
McIlroy’s late slide began in 15th place where Paul McGinley of Sky Sports Golf suggested disruption of his rhythm and the concentration was behind the mistake that led to his expensive double bogey.
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McIlroy was forced to wait three minutes to hit his chip on 15. Holy because of slow game from his playing partner Akshay Bhatia, designed by Paul McGinley
“There were only a few things when he was preparing to play what was difficult, but not an impossible chip at the age of 15,” McGinley said on Thursday during Sky Sports coverage.
“The first was his playing partner Bhatia, hit his second shot in the water and lasted forever to take a drop, and after almost 10 training fluctuations played by this shot was not a bad shot, but returned to Rory’s line.
“Rory must wait for him, even if he is ready to go and he’s a fast player, one of the fastest tour.
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Justin Rose shot in Augusta Seven-Under-Par 65 to lead Masters after the first round in Georgia
“When Rory is preparing to play again, he has to wait for 16. The box of tees behind and to play people must go there too, so he slowed again.
“Now a little drops of concentration did not get into his routine as he did before, and I think he was distracted there, and therefore the execution was not as we saw there.
“It was a difficult shot, it wasn’t impossible, it was wrong and I think it was more than anything else to concentrate. It could be a factor that these two incidents had become a quick sequence and slowed it down for three minutes after it was a shot when it really played.”
Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland intervened from a navigation track on the 15th hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Augusta, GA. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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.
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.
