McIlroy Takes early Masters lead as some of golf’s biggest names line up behind
TL;DR
Rory McIlroy fired a 67 to sit atop the Masters leaderboard after the opening round, with Scottie Scheffler and Justin Rose among two shots back as a strong chase group begins to take shape at Augusta.
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- Rory's defense, disappointing first rounds and looking ahead to the rest of the Masters ESPN
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