
Scottie Scheffler made an ominous start to his bid for a third Masters title in four years after honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson had backed Rory McIlroy to finally triumph at Augusta National.
Aiming to become the fourth player after Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods to win back-to-back Masters, Scheffler carded a bogey-free 68 to share the early clubhouse lead with Canada’s Corey Conners.