After one round of play, casual golf fans will recognize nearly every golfer sitting in the Top-10 at the 2019 Masters
Brooks Koepka, winner of three majors, shot a 6-under 66 to put himself in a tie with RBC Heritage commit Bryson DeChambeau.
Phil Mickelson, seeking his fourth green jacket, birdied five of his last seven holes on his way to a 5-under 67.
The morning crowds had their eyes on Tiger Woods who, at age 43, found himself tied atop the leaderboard before the afternoon groups teed off. Woods avoided disaster throughout the round and carded four birdies as he finished the day tied for 11th at 2-under.
“The whole idea is to peak four times a year. I feel like my body is good and my game is good and sharp,” Woods told reporters. “I have to go out there and execute and do the proper things. If I do miss I have to miss the proper spots.”
The second round starts Friday morning, when the first grouping tees off at 8:30 a.m.
Start times and groupings for Friday’s round are as follows:
8:30 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Michael Kim, Patton Kizzire
8:41 a.m. — Trevor Immelman, Martin Kaymer, Devon Bling
8:52 a.m. — Larry Mize, Jimmy Walker, Stewart Cink
9:03 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Kevin Na, Thorbjorn Olesen
9:14 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Matt Wallace, Alvaro Ortiz
9:25 a.m. — Alex Noren, Keegan Bradley, Matthew Fitzpatrick
9:36 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Billy Horschel, Jovan Rebula
9:47 a.m. — Kevin Kisner, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Shugo Imahira
9:58 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter, Matt Kuchar
10:09 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Rafael Cabrera Bello, Tyrrell Hatton
10:31 a.m. — Bubba Watson, Patrick Cantlay, Satoshi Kodaira
10:42 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jason Day
10:53 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas
11:04 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka
11:15 a.m. — Andrew Landry, Adam Long, Corey Conners
11:26 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, Keith Mitchell, Kevin Tway
11:37 a.m. — Mike Weir, Shane Lowry, Kevin O’Connell
11:48 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Aaron Wise, Justin Harding
11:59 a.m. — Danny Willett, Brandt Snedeker, Takumi Kanaya
12:10 p.m. — Fred Couples, Si Woo Kim, J.B. Holmes
12:32 p.m. — Branden Grace, Emiliano Grillo, Lucas Bjerregaard
12:43 p.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Charles Howell III, Eddie Pepperell
12:54 p.m. — Sergio Garcia, Tony Finau, Henrik Stenson
1:05 p.m. — Adam Scott, Hidiki Matsuyama, Kyle Stanley
1:16 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Viktor Hovland
1:27 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Louis Oosthuizen, Marc Leishman
1:38 p.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele, Gary Woodland
1:49 p.m. — Tiger Woods, Haotong Li, Jon Rahm
2 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, Cameron Smith
