Scottie Scheffler has picked up the place he left off at the Masters.
Scheffler, 28, received the Masters in 2022 and 2024 and began his quest to win the main event for the second straight yr strongly on Thursday.
Scheffler was 1-under par going into the par 3-fourth gap. Scheffler hit his tee shot within the middle of the inexperienced, however 60 ft away from the outlet.
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Scottie Scheffler reacts after placing on the second inexperienced throughout the first spherical of the Masters Event on April 10, 2025. (Michael Madrid-Imagn Photos)
The defending champion was unfazed. Scheffler hammered the putt up the hill and into the again of the cup with some velocity for the birdie.
The birdie put him 2-under par by way of 4 holes to start his first spherical.
On the time of this writing, Scheffler is 3-under par by way of 12 holes, and is tied for second as he trails Tyrell Hatton by one stroke.
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Scottie Scheffler watches his tee shot on the fourth gap throughout the first spherical on the Masters, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Augusta, Georgia. (AP Picture/David J. Phillip)
Scheffler seeks to be the fourth golfer ever to win the Masters in consecutive years. Jack Nicklaus received in 1965-66, Nick Faldo in 1989-90, and Tiger Woods, the final to do it, in 2001-02.
Together with his win final yr, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the one two golfers to earn his first two Masters wins in 5 or fewer begins. Scheffler has by no means completed exterior the highest 20 in his 5 Masters begins.
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Scottie Scheffler and his caddy, Ted Scott, stroll alongside on the primary fairway throughout the first spherical of the Masters on April 10, 2025. (Peter Casey-Imagn Photos)
After a traditionally good 2024 season, Scheffler has but to document a win to date on the PGA Tour this yr. Regardless of that, he has three prime 10 finishes, considered one of which was a tie for second in his most up-to-date event on the Texas Kids’s Houston Open.
Scheffler did miss a couple of tournaments to start out the season as a consequence of a freak hand damage he suffered whereas getting ready Christmas dinner.
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