The 15th hole, a year after it played to a record-high scoring average of 5.137 in the second round, was only slightly easier in Thursday’s opening round of this Masters, yielding a 5.121 clip.
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Sam Burns shot 67 early Thursday while Scottie Scheffler carded 70 in the late afternoon. Both men talked to the media after their opening rounds at the 2026 Masters.
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As expected, rain rolled into the Ponte Vedra Beach area Thursday causing a brief suspension of first-round play in the The Players.
2021 Players champion Justin Thomas started Round 1 of the 2026 tournament with three straight birdies. This is Thomas’ second Tour start of 2026 after missing the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week. Thomas had back surgery in November.
Collin Morikawa withdrew from the 2026 Players Championship halfway through Round 1 on Thursday due to a back injury. Morikawa was grabbing his back and bending over. After the WD, he met with the media, saying, “I don’t know what caused it... It’s awful. I feel terrible.”
Morikawa’s Players Championship ended after one hole Thursday at TPC Sawgrass.