Charley Hoffman went low on a tough day at Augusta National to grab the first-round lead at the Masters. Here are the key stats from Day 1 provided by the Golf Channel editorial research unit.
Charley Hoffman
• 7-under 65; lowest career round in major championship
• Four-shot lead; ties second-largest 18-hole lead in Masters history
• First player to lead by four or more shots after first round since 1955
• Jack Burke Jr. also led by four shots that year (finished T-13)
• First career lead/co-lead after any major championship round
• One top-10 finish in 22 major starts (T-9 at ’15 Masters)
• Played in final pairing Saturday in 2015 Masters with Jordan Spieth
• Third player in Masters history to birdie all four par 3s in round
William McGirt
• 3-under 69 in first career round in the Masters
• First career opening round under par in any major
• 10 under in last four major rounds dating to 2016 PGA
• Fourth major start; one made cut (T-10 at ’16 PGA)
Lee Westwood
• 2-under 70; fourth time in career inside top-3 after first round of Masters
• 17th time inside top 10 after round in Masters since 2010
• Six more such rounds than any other player during that span
• Finished T-2 at Masters last year (second runner-up finish)
• Seventh time opening Masters with round under par since 2008
• Missed cut last week in Houston (77-74, 7 over)
Phil Mickelson
• 1-under 71; played holes 13-18 in 2 under today
• Third time to be fourth or better after first round in last 15 Masters
• Went on to win previous two instances (2006 and 2010)
• Eagle on second hole; first eagle on No. 2 since 1998
• 14th time in career to open Masters with round under par
• 50th career round under par in Masters (most of any player since debut)
• 82nd worldwide start since last win (2013 Open)
• Would be oldest Masters champion all-time with win this week
Justin Rose
• 1-under 71; finished bogey-bogey-birdie in first round
• 93 birdies/eagles in Masters since 2012 (most of anyone in span)
• Fourth time in last five years to open Masters with round under par
• Hit 14/18 GIR today, 13th career Masters round hitting 14 or more greens
Rory McIlroy
• Even-par 72; birdied three of last six holes to finish round
• Played first eight holes in 3 over (did not make bogey after that)
• Seventh straight year opening Masters with round of par/better
• One of last 18 Masters winners opened with round over par (Tiger Woods in 2005)
Jordan Spieth
• 3-over 75; fourth consecutive round over par at Augusta National
• Quadruple-bogey 9 on 15th hole (highest score of PGA Tour career)
• Third career quad/worse on PGA Tour (two in last two Masters rounds)
• No player has ever made worse than 7 on any hole and won Masters that week
• Combined 7 over in last four rounds played in Masters
• Five doubles/worse in last four Masters rounds (one in first nine of career)