McIlroy content with "decent" opening round at Masters
Friday, 12 April 2024 () Rory McIlroy says it is "sort of embarrassing" that his opening 71 at the Masters is his best first round at Augusta since 2018.
Rory McIlroy six back at The Masters as he looks to complete the career Grand Slam; Tiger Woods also on one under with five holes to play when the opening round was suspended due to darkness; watch day two live on Friday from 1pm on Sky Sports Golf
This Day in History:, Tiger Woods Wins the Masters
Tournament for the First Time.
April 13, 1997.
The 21-year-old won
the tournament by a
record-setting 12 strokes.
Woods had debuted at
the Masters only two years before.
He was the youngest player
ever to win the tournament.
His performance at the Masters was also
the greatest of any golfer in a century.
Woods would be ranked
number one in the world by June.
He would eventually go on a winning streak
that would tie the second-longest in PGA history.
His most recent major win
was again at the Masters in 2019
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