Reigning Open champion Cameron Smith is well-placed in the 2023 Masters, joining a strong Australian contingent after the opening round at Augusta National. 9News
Day is in a tie for fourth, while Scott is tied for sixth.
Three players, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka, share the lead at seven-under, after opening rounds of 65.CLICK HERE FOR FIRST ROUND SCORES FROM THE MASTERS"So I have to be satisfied with that. But it was ideal conditions, still fairly soft out there with all the humidity and there were going to be low scores. There's no wind. So it was nice to get started in the right direction.
Scott noted it was particularly important to be in a good position early, given the poor weather forecast. Rain is predicted for the latter part of the second round and all of the third round."We just don't know what's going to happen and how the weather might affect the rest of the week," Scott said.Reigning Open champion Cameron Smith is also well placed, after a solid two-under par round of 70.
Lee's round unravelled on the second nine, with a bogey at the par-five 13th followed by a double bogey six at the 14th.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter byMasters champions of this century: Winners at Augusta National 2000-present, from Tiger Woods to Adam Scott and Scottie Scheffler
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