The Masters Day One Highlights

Catch up with all the action from day one at Augusta National

The Masters Day One Highlights
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Catch up with all the action from day one at Augusta National as the 81st Masters Tournament gets underway

The Masters Day One Highlights

Take a look a day one's highlights from day one at the US Masters, where American Charley Hoffman leads after a stunning seven under par round of 65. He's four clear of William McGirt in second.

Lee Westwood, who will pocket £2m if he wins the Green Jacket, is third on his own at two under, with Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson, Andy Sullivan and Sergio Garcia a shot back at one under.

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A brilliant round from Spieth, barring the 9 on the 15th of course...

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Casey on the charge

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Watch the best from Mickelson's 50th under par round at Augusta...

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A round up of the early starters

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Watch Lefty's eagle on the second...

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Martin Kaymer pitches in for eagle at the second!

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Daniel Summerhays almost makes the first ace at the 12th since 1988!

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Valspar Championship winner Adam Hadwin holes from off the green at the par-3 fourth to get back to level par for the tournament

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The Honorary Starters Ceremony - Watch as The Masters pays a touching tribute to The King Arnold Palmer and honorary starters Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus official open the 2017 Masters tournament. Nicklaus outdrove Player by five yards. Video starts at 55 seconds.

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Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV