Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy says it is 'embarrassing' that his one-under-par 71 is his best opening round at the Masters since 2018.
Rory McIlroy says it is "sort of embarrassing" that his one-under-par 71 was his best opening round at the Masters since 2018.
"I probably turned a three-under into a one-under. But overall still not a bad score, and obviously a lot of golf left to play."World number one and 2022 Masters winner Scheffler carded a bogey-free round of 66. "If you look at Scottie compared to the rest of the field, the amount of bogey-free rounds he shoots is phenomenal.
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