Day 1 at the 2025 Masters

Posted on April 11, 2025
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Thursday at The Masters

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The conditions at Augusta National were superb - a bluebird day, with a tricky breeze, that made scoring tougher than normal. Thats true, unless your name is JRose.

Day 1 of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National concluded with JRose leading the field after an impressive round. JRose carded a 65, marking his fifth time leading after the first round at the Masters, a tournament record.



His round included eight birdies and one bogey, showcasing his precision and experience on the course. This performance positions JRose as a strong contender for his first green jacket. ​

Defending champion Scottie also had a strong start, finishing the day tied for second with a four-under-par 68. His round was highlighted by some long putts, keeping him within striking distance of the lead. Could he defend? He has the made the perfect start to do so!



Other notable performances included Corey & Åberg, who also had 68’s to share second place. The MadHatter and BDC followed closely with rounds of 69, placing them at three-under-par.

Rory McIlroy aiming to complete the career Grand Slam, finished the day with an even-par 72, making doubles on 15 and 17. While not the start he hoped for, McIlroy remains within reach and will look to improve in the upcoming rounds.



The tournament began with ceremonial tee shots from legends Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, & Tom Watson, honoring the tradition of The Masters.

There was more to it than the golf. The fairways were lined with patrons, scoffing a Pimento cheese sandwich, sinking beers in their famous green mugs and having a generally stellar time.



Any patron is lucky to have a sniff of a badge and its pleasing to see the general good times and celebrations from them all with their famous green chairs charting their own spaces.



Historical data says the winner is within the top 10 after the first day at Augusta - that creates a small pot at the moment with 10 players at 2 under or better, all within 5 shots of the lead.

Additional data says that 26 of the last 30 winners of The Masters have been within 5 shots of the lead after round 1, that extends further with 90% of men’s major winners within the same 5 shots after round 1.

Round of the Day
Thursday’s opening round was a tough scoring day, but JRose got out the blocks early with 3 birdies from the start and got it to 6 under through 10 holes. Thru 16 he was 8 under, but eventually signed for a 65 and a leader by 3!



Shot of the Day
Freddie Couples is already the oldest player to make the cut and has posted a red number including this HOLE-OUT Eagle on 14.



Performance of the Day
The world number 1 posted a bogey-free 68, with some seriously long putts on no’s 4 and 16. Trending exactly like he wants to.



The Leaders


The Chasers


majorpunter Picks

Top Bucket:
Rory & Scottie dominated the picks with Collin also highly favoured. Rory might be an emotional pick, but seeing a Grand Slam would be special. He looked so good for so long, till a nightmare on 15, chipping from behind the green into the water.

2nd Bucket:
Aberg was the fan’s favourite here and delivered on back 9 to post 68. Jaco was also popular and posted Even par.

Corey is a ball striking machine and a fan favourite too. He finished strong with 3 birdies in the last 4 holes for his 68.

3rd Bucket:
BK & The Hov were popular picks here for punters, with The Hov rewarding that faith late in the day, carding a 71.

Bottom Bucket:
Jordan & Cambo were popular amongst the bottom crew and both had ding dong days before Cambo finished strong for his 71, while Jordan faltered, posting 73.



Stats:
Bucket 1: Rory 37%, Scottie 29%, Collin 9% & BDC 6% (2 under par)
Bucket 2: Abergi 30%, Jaco 18%, Tommy 15% & Corey 10% (2 under par)
Bucket 3: BK 21%, The Hov 21%, MinWoo 15% & Akshay 9% (3 under par)
Bucket 4: Jordan 17%, Cambo 14%, Zala 12% & The Feed 7% (2 under par)

For a full view of the scores head to Masters Leaderboard and majorpunter leaderboard.

majorpunter Leaderboard:

Rank	Team	Punter	Total
1	Fitzmagic2	Wil Harper	-17
2	Golf Cartel	Rudi Van Wyk	-16
T3	Bradthig2	Bradley Thigpen	-13
T3	Foredy	Nick Ford	-13
T5	Boetie	Lourens Hills	-11
T5	Schef’s Viktory	John Orr	-11
T5	HOT DOGS	ZACH RODRIGUES	-11
T8	Down to Perth	Stephen Toich	-10
T8	Couples Therapy	James Bisset	-10
T8	Conquering the Green	Greg Dane	-10

Day 1 is all about keeping yourself in it and not getting too excited in the chase for your first major. There were some good scores for the punters and plenty of scores under par on the LEADERBOARD.

Fitzmagic2 leads by 1 over Golf Cartel who have opened up a small-ish lead at the top of the leaderboard.

Chasing is Bradthig2 & Foredy who will be hoping for a Friday charge on their round 1 numbers.

It’s a very tight leaderboard so anything can happen on Friday.

majorpunter Bottomboard:

Rank	Team	Punter	Total
113	Agh Niemann	James Bisset	+1
T114	Bradthig6	Bradley Thigpen	+2
T114	The 16th	Lara Adams	+2
T114	Klein Lepel	Milan Fourie	+2
T114	GJBAMA	Griffin Jenkins	+2
T114	Wattson 3	Chris Watt	+2
T119	Henri's Heroes	Ian Norden	+3
T119	PokeyAU6	Preston Barnes	+3
121	GOOFY GOLFERS	EMILY RODRIGUES	+5
122	CD	Charlie Dodson	+6

The bottomboard is not as bad on the scoring front, but there are players at the bottom and over par to boot.

CD & GOOFY GOLFERS are sitting at the bottom, slightly ahead of PokeyAU6 & Henri’s Heroes, who are all fuming after a hard and tricky day.

It’s a long road to go and with changing weather in the mix, some players might benefit from a softer course on Friday. With major champions in your team, we know they can flip the switch and turn it around.

For more news and information head over to majorpunter.

Looking forward to a Friday with so much in anticipation. Keep an eye on the cut-line (currently sitting at 1 over) with the top 45 making the weekend at The Masters.