At -4, Scheffler and Conners are currently tied for second as Justin Rose continues to hold at -6 after 11. Tyrrell Hatton, who at one point held the lead, hit a bogey on the 17th and is now in fourth at -3 with one remaining.

Full leaderboard can be found on Masters.com. Rose shot in the 60s for the fourth time in the last six first rounds at Augusta. The opening-round 65 matched Rose's best Thursday score from 2021. The Englishman has to hope his weekend at Augusta goes much better than it did in 2021, when he shot the next three rounds in the 70s.

That’s more like it. For all the handwringing and second-guessing that Scottie Scheffler faced heading into the year’s first major, his opening 68 was a reminder that he’s still the player to beat at Augusta National.

The first men's major championship gets underway Thursday morning at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Scottie Scheffler, world No. 1 who has won two of the past three Masters, comes into the week as the favorite, but Rory McIlroy is trying to take the title from him after a stellar start to the season.

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and the rest of golf's best players have gathered again at Augusta National for the Masters.

The grounds are filled to capacity with patrons, and they are undoubtedly keen to see how the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa play this week.