Round 1 review: Sam Burns establishes early lead at Masters

Fore, please! The 90th Masters Tournament is officially underway.

Check back here following Round 1 of the Masters for a full breakdown of the day’s action.

Five-time PGA TOUR winner Sam Burns surged into the early first-round lead at the Masters with a 5-under 67, fueled by a pivotal stretch through Amen Corner. The world No. 33 knocked in a 20-foot birdie putt at the par-3 12th, then followed it by sticking his 50-yard third shot to 11 feet at the par-5 13th and converting again to reach 2-under for the iconic stretch.

Burns added another birdie at the par-5 15th to seize the outright lead, posting his lowest career round at the Masters in his fifth start.

Meanwhile, Patrick Reed, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler find themselves off to strong starts while Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Young fall on the wrong side of a firm opening day in Augusta.

Honorary Starters open the week at Augusta

The first major championship of the season teed off on a picturesque Thursday morning in Augusta, Georgia, with the traditional Honorary Starters ceremony at 7:25 a.m. ET.

The trio of Masters champions of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Gary Player opened up the week of play for the fifth time as a trio. Nicklaus took his place as an Honorary Starter in 2010, joined by Player in 2012 and Watson in 2022.

Following the ceremony, the first tee time of Johnny Keefer and Haotong Li took to the course at 7:40 a.m. ET.