Leaderboard-5 Burns,\u00a0McIlroy-3\u00a0Day,\u00a0Reed,\u00a0Kitayama-2 Lowry,\u00a0Clark (13), Koepka (6), Schauffele, Rai (8)Other Irish: +7\u00a0McKibbin (14)Day two notable tee times5.56pm Dustin Johnson,\u00a0Shane Lowry\u00a0(Ire), Jason Day (Aus)6.44pm\u00a0Rory McIlroy\u00a0(N Ire), Cameron Young, Mason Howell*<\/p>\n
Full day two tee times<\/a><\/p>\n Another bogey for Scheffler (level) this time on the fifth after a scruffy first putt that came up five and a half feet short. <\/p>\n In 17 of the last 20 Masters, the eventual winner has been in the top 10 after Round 1. If that holds this year, the 2026 champ will be one of the following.<\/p>\n Who are you picking? pic.twitter.com\/bejB4WnAyx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Hatton (-1) dips into red figures with his third birdie in seven holes and with the par five eighth to come. Clark (-2) three-putts the par five, 13th having hit the green in two. <\/p>\n Those missed chances for Scheffler (-1) will hurt a little more now. He missed the green on the par three, fourth, found sand and then watched his par putt slide by the right edge of the hole for bogey. <\/p>\n Back to back birdies for MacIntyre (+8) as he returns to the number the started the day on after the double at the par five, second. <\/p>\n Rai (-2) with a birdie on the par five, eighth. The Englishman is hanging tough. <\/p>\n Koepka (-2) on the charge with his third birdie in four holes after dropping a shot at the first. Pours in a 15-foot putt. <\/p>\n Scheffler (-2) had birdies chances on the second and third but can\u2019t avail of either opportunity. Woodland (level) gets a shot back on three. MacIntyre (+9) picks up a birdie on three. <\/p>\n Rahm (+4) went birdie free yesterday but has picked up two shots in the first five holes today. <\/p>\n Two pretty historic records at stake this weekend.<\/p>\n 1. Rory trying to join Tiger, Jack and Faldo as the only to ever go back to back here. <\/p>\n 2. Scottie trying sneak in ahead of this outrageous list below.<\/p>\n Lot of golf left, but @datagolf<\/a> has the winning odds like this currently\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kajPb6vgcQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kyle Porter (@KylePorterNS) April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Hatton (level) lips out for a third birdie in five holes. Woodland (+1) makes a double on the par five, second. He whiffed his second shot way right, didn\u2019t have a shot to make the green through the trees, chunked the next into a bunker and then took two putts. Rose (-1) watches his birdie put from seven feet drift past the hole. <\/p>\n Clark (-2) makes his first bogey of the round on the treacherous par four, 10th. <\/p>\n Brooks Koepka (-1) made up for a bogey on the first with two quick birdies at two and three. <\/p>\n Scheffler (-2) and Gary Woodland (-1) had a decent look at birdie at the first but neither could convert. It\u2019s probably taking all of what\u2019s left of MacIntyre\u2019s (+10) self control not to eat the grip on his putter. He found the greenside bunker in two and has ended up with a double bogey. <\/p>\n “I’ve played a lot of golf with Scottie here and watched him have a lot of success here… so, trying to borrow a little of that from him.”<\/p>\n Sam Burns, T-1 after a first-round 67, is taking notes from his close friend and two-time Masters champion \u270d\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/c0fR1e6GNd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Corey Connors (+2), birdies three, Tyrell Hatton (level) is off to a flier picking up shots on two and three while Rahm (+5) claws one back on the second. Clark (-3) reaches the turn, just two behind the leaders. <\/p>\n Rose (-1) three-putted the first for bogey. Too much left arm rotation perhaps. <\/p>\n As he warms up for the second round at the Masters, Justin Rose is using a putting training aid to work on reducing the rotation of his left forearm. @Iona_Stephen<\/a> with the story from Augusta. pic.twitter.com\/SJnqiFV6s7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Golf on CBS \u26f3 (@GolfonCBS) April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n You could sell anything to a golfer!<\/p>\n Fore please. The two-time Masters champion and world number one Scottie Scheffler is about to tee off for round two. So too Bob MacIntyre. Can we have an under\/over on swear words?<\/p>\n Former Masters\u2019 champions Jordan Spieth (-1) birdies the first, Sergio Garcia (+1) bogeys the third. <\/p>\n Clark (-3) doesn\u2019t manage to pick up anything at the par five eighth. <\/p>\n Jon Rahm (+6) starts with a par. <\/p>\n McKibbin (+7) makes a welcome birdie on the par five, eighth. There are very few players under par for their second rounds, Clarke (-3) a noteworthy exception. <\/p>\n Scottie will be teeing off shortly. <\/p>\n Jacob Bridgeman (-1) on his Masters\u2019 debut has picked up an early birdie. Earlier this year, he earned his first career PGA Tour win in Los Angeles and finished T-4 in Honolulu, T-5 in the Players Championship and T-8 in Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n England\u2019s Aaron Rai (-2) is making his second Masters start. In November, he won in Abu Dhabi to earn his third career DP World Tour win and add to his victories in the 2018 Hong Kong Open and 2020 Scottish Open. Other high finishes in 2025 included T-3 in the DP World Tour\u2019s flagship event in England, T-4 in the Mexico Open and T-5 in Greensboro.<\/p>\n He\u2019s birdied the par five, second to move to three behind the leaders.<\/p>\n McKibbin (+8) has dropped a further two shots at four and five. That\u2019s five shots gone in his six holes. <\/p>\n Clark (-3) makes it three birdies in four holes. The American is two behind McIlroy and Burns. <\/p>\n Wyndham Clark (-2), the 2023 US Open champion has started with a bang, two birdies in the first three holes. <\/p>\n McKibbin (+6) suffered a horror show on the par five, second, making a double bogey after striping his drive 326 yards down the centre of the fairway. There was definitely a penalty drop in there somewhere.<\/p>\n We like to call this section, THEY SAID IT.<\/p>\n Rory McIlroy, On How He Felt About His First Round<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll probably go to the Champions Locker Room right now and have a little drink, put my Green Jacket on and then call it a day.\u201d<\/p>\n Such is life when you are the defending Masters champion and open with 5-under 67.<\/p>\n Sam Burns, On His Play on the Par 5s<\/p>\n \u201cI think, historically, people who have success here play the par 5s really well, and we were able to do that today. So it\u2019s a good recipe around this golf course.\u201d<\/p>\n Burns eagled the second and birdied Nos. 8, 13 and 15 on his way to a 5-under 67.<\/p>\n Jack Nicklaus, On Being an Honorary Starter<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s such a nice ceremony, and it\u2019s a real honor to be invited. I hope to be able to do it as long as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n Nicklaus was joined on the first tee by Gary Player and Tom Watson to officially open the 2026 Masters.<\/p>\n Justin Rose, On Leader Board Watching<\/p>\n \u201cI think the lead at this point is irrelevant. I think there\u2019s so much golf ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n For the record, Rose is two behind McIlroy and Burns.<\/p>\n Shane Lowry, On His Eagle at No. 13<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest, it\u2019s been a number that I\u2019m not overly comfortable with \u2013 or I haven\u2019t been. I did work on it a lot over the last two weeks. It was nice to pull it off.\u201d<\/p>\n Lowry laid up to 99 yards on the risk-reward par-5, then holed a wedge.<\/p>\n Jose Maria Olazabal, On His Hot Start<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody was in shock.\u201d<\/p>\n Olazabal played his way onto the leader board early in the day, going 2-under through 14 holes. He finished with a 2-over 74.<\/p>\n Xander Schauffele, On Hitting a Ball Into a Patron Shopping Bag<\/p>\n \u201cIt just flew straight into the bag. It was a great break. That bounce would\u2019ve put me in the pine straw and who knows if I would\u2019ve had a shot to hit up the hill. So thanks to the lady on No. 8.\u201d<\/p>\n Schauffele\u2019s ball had to be dug out of the patron\u2019s bag. He made par on No. 8 on his way to 2-under 70.<\/p>\n Mason Howell, On Playing With Rory McIlroy<\/p>\n \u201cI\u00a0definitely could learn a lot from how he played today. When he was in trouble, he took his medicine. Then he was able to go up there and make a lot of putts.\u201d<\/p>\n McIlroy, the defending champion, opened with 5-under 67; Howell shot 5-over 77.<\/p>\n Collin Morikawa, On His Ailing Back<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s probably the toughest round I\u2019ve ever played. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve been able to get comfortable out there and trust the entire body. It\u2019s not painful, but it\u2019s not easy. I think walking has been the hardest part.\u201d<\/p>\n Morikawa, who withdrew from The Players Championship last month after one hole because of a back injury he sustained while taking a practice swing, posted a 2-over 74.<\/p>\n Jon Rahm, On a Tough Start<\/p>\n \u201cTomorrow is a new day.\u201d<\/p>\n Rahm, the 2023 champion, opened with 6-over 78, his highest score in 37 rounds at the Masters.<\/p>\n Only because you asked nicely.<\/p>\n Tom McKibbin (+4) has bogeyed the first. We will keep on eye on his progress. No of the early starters are upwardly mobile at this point. <\/p>\n Now if you thought Bryson was a little chippy, Bob MacIntyre responded with \u2018hold my coat,\u2019 for much of his round. He was incandescent at times, burying a club in a fairway in frustration, de-greening a putt and introducing a few new swear words to the Augusta patrons. He\u2019ll be mad at himself for letting his frustration get the better of him but let\u2019s keep things in perspective. he\u2019s hardly the first person to utter an expletive on a golf course. Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone. <\/p>\n McIntyre had given an interview to Martin Dempster of the Scotsman in the build-up to the Masters unapologetic in tone, as he was picked up on a mic swearing during last week\u2019s Valero Texas Open. He said: \u201cI know I am volatile and I know the bad language and stuff, but that\u2019s just me, ahead of his fourth appearance at the Georgia venue.<\/p>\n MacIntyre added: \u201cEven having a little one myself and knowing there are little ones around, I\u2019m not going to change.\u201d He certainly stayed true to his word. <\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau (76) wasn\u2019t at his effusive best in the post round chat. <\/p>\n After an opening round 4-over par 76 Bryson DeChambeau was about as livid as I’ve ever seen post round. Gone were the charismatic 2 minute responses and replaced with short choppy answers. pic.twitter.com\/ogcUye1MVr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chris McKee (@mrmckee) April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Rory gets to do his interviews indoors. A champion\u2019s prerogative.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfcc\ufe0f\ud83e\udd43\ud83d\udcaa #FLEX<\/a> \u2014 After shooting an opening round 67, Rory McIlroy had this to say in Butler\u2019s Cabin: \u201cI’ll probably go up to the champions locker room right now and have a little drink, put my green jacket on, and then call it a day.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/ssfet9vJMp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n There you were minding your own business having a snack and a beer only for……….<\/p>\n Here is another view of the conditions. World number one Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n Shane Lowry on the conditions.<\/p>\n “This could be the toughest Masters we’ve played in a while.”<\/p>\n Players explain why dry conditions have Augusta playing extraordinarily difficult so far pic.twitter.com\/6Q5yBzi3gq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Here is one is Xander\u2019s supporters Paul McGinley.<\/p>\n Everyone was talking about with the anticipated weather the course is going to get more fiery day by day.<\/p>\n After an opening 3 under par 69 to be T3 at the Masters, Patrick Reed spoke about how firm the greens are:<\/p>\n \u201cIt definitely has the teeth in it to make it really, really tough. I mean, the greens are already getting firm, crusty, and bouncy. 17 is always one of the firmest greens\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/a1mbHAgUpL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019ll start gently with a little look back and the sights and sounds of yesterday. And some trivia.<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to the Masters. John O\u2019Sullivan here and along with David Gorman later we\u2019ll be taking you through all the action from Augusta National. Day one went very well from an Irish perspective. Rory McIlroy, the defending champion, shot a five under, 67 but that doesn\u2019t convey the full extent of an eventful round.<\/p>\n He spent a fair amount of time walking from the teeing ground into the Augusta pine trees, and by the end of his round, provided several feats of escapology that might have had Harry Houdini scratching his head. Seve Ballesteros would have been impressed. And he was a man who knew about playing from the trees.<\/p>\n Shane Lowry started at a gallop, strained a fetlock on the two par threes on the front nine, where he coughed up three shots, accelerated again at the turn, holed a wedge for eagle on the 13th, before eventually signing for a colourful, two under regulation figures, 70.<\/p>\n Tom McKibbin lost his way a little down the stretch, three bogeys in the last four holes, saw him sign for a 75. He\u2019s out early and will be the focal point of our early coverage.<\/p>\n Sam Burns (67) is joint leader alongside McIlroy, Kurt Kitayama and Australian Major winner Jason Day are two back while there\u2019s several green jackets on two under, including world number one Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed and Major champions in Justin Rose, beaten here in a playoff last year and Xander Schauffele, many people\u2019s pre-tournament fancy. <\/p>\n The two friends obliged on an opening round of this 90th Masters in near ideal conditions: Rory McIlroy, the defender, and Shane Lowry, one of the pretenders to his throne, walked the pristine fairways \u2013 with the occasional diversion into the towering Cathedral Pines and their bed of needles \u2013 with some aplomb in navigating their respective routes to the business part of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n Philip Reid reports from Augusta<\/a>.<\/p>\n Defending champion Rory McIlroy<\/a> will start day two of The Masters<\/a> in a tie for the lead with Sam Burns after an opening round of five under par (67).<\/p>\n