Early pace setter Viktor Hovland of Norway looks over his eagle putt on the second green during the first round of the Masters on Thursday
AUGUSTA (UNITED STATES): Norway’s Viktor Hovland, Spain’s Jon Rahm and American Brooks Koepka shared the first-round lead at the Masters on Thursday, taking advantage of easier-than-usual conditions to card seven-under par 65s.
Rain in recent days has softened Augusta National, making the often rapid and challenging greens much more benign, and the trio seized a two-stroke lead over American Cameron Young and Australian Jason Day.
Favorite, defending champion and world number one Scottie Scheffler was one of seven players sitting three strokes behind the leaders after shooting 68.
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