2019 Masters Tournament Round 1

Bryson DeChambeau’s nine birdies matched his career best

Brooks Koepka’s quest for fourth major championship title and first Masters victory begins with first-round 66

Phil Mickelson shoots 67 in his 99^th round at Augusta National

Tiger Woods opens with 2-under 70, his ninth under-par opening round in 22 starts at Augusta National

Only grouping where all players shot under par; Dustin Johnson (68), Bryson DeChambeau (66), Jason Day (70)

Winner of the Masters has held first-round lead/co-lead 16 times, most recently Jordan Spieth (2015)

Through 23 stroke play events this season, five first-round leaders/co-leaders have gone on to win, most recently J.B. Holmes/Genesis Open

Birdied six of the last seven holes, including the final four, for a 5-under second nine

Round included nine birdies, matching his career-best (R3/2018 THE NORTHERN TRUST)

Marks first 18-hole lead/co-lead in PGA TOUR career

Owns five TOUR titles, including a three-win season in 2017-18, when he finished third in the FedExCup

Making 81^st career PGA TOUR start and 11^th major championship appearance; best major result is T15/2016 U.S. Open

Finished T21 as an amateur in Masters debut in 2016. Added a T38 result in 2018

Made six birdies, including four in-a-row (Nos. 12-15) for career low at Masters; only player with a bogey free round

Marks fourth 18-hole lead/co-lead on PGA TOUR. Failed to convert previous three into victory (2017 WGC-HSBC Champions/T2, 2017 The Open/T6, 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic/T3)

Has won three of the last seven majors (2017 U.S. Open, 2018 U.S. Open, 2018 PGA Championship)

Last reigning U.S. Open winner to win the Masters was Tiger Woods in 2001

Last reigning PGA Championship winner to win the Masters was Phil Mickelson in 2006

After missed cuts in his first two major championships (2012 U.S. Open, 2013 The Open), has not missed a cut in 18 such starts since

Has a win (THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES) and a runner-up (T2/The Honda Classic) in eight starts during the 2018-19 season

Does not have a top-10 in three starts at the Masters (best result: T11/2017) and missed the event in 2018 due to a wrist injury

Three-time winner of the event (2004, 2006, 2010) played last seven holes 5-under to post 67

In 99 rounds at Augusta National, has just three rounds better than 67 (65/R1/1996, 66/R1/1995, 66/R3/2012)

Ranks No. 1 in career earnings at Augusta National ($7,857,037/26 starts)

Earned 44^th career PGA TOUR victory at the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Mixed five birdies with one bogey (No. 9) for 68, matching his low opening round at Augusta National (2010)

Ranked No. 1 in Greens in Regulation with 16/18 and Proximity to the Hole with 28’ 8”

Making 14^th appearance at Masters and 60^th major championship start with runner-up at The Open in 2008 his best result

Made cut in 12 of 13 previous starts at Augusta National, posting three top-10s (T6/2015, 7^th/2012, T10/2010)

Last of three PGA TOUR titles came at 2018 Houston Open the week prior to the Masters, earning him an invitation

Posted five birdies and one bogey (No. 10) en route to 4-under 68

Captured his 20^th PGA TOUR title at the 2019 WGC-Mexico Championship

Owns one major championship victory (2016 U.S. Open)

Finished T10 in 2018, his third consecutive top-10 at Augusta National (T6/2015, T4/2016, T10/2018; DNP/2017); closed with 71-69, his best combined score in rounds three and four at the event

33-year-old South African played college golf at Lamar University

Won in each of his first three seasons on Sunshine Tour after qualifying in first attempt. Owns seven wins on Sunshine Tour

In 2018, won two events on the Asian Tour in a three-week stretch

Won the 2019 Qatar Masters on the European Tour by two strokes over nine players who finished T2

Failed to advance out of group play at 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, but at No. 48 in OWGR at the end of that week earned invitation to the Masters

One of six South African players in the field and one of 17 first-time participants at the Masters

Sits No. 7 in Presidents Cup International Team standings

Has opened with a sub-70 score at Augusta just once in 22 rounds (68/2010; finished T4)

Owns 13 top-10 finishes, including four victories, at Augusta National in 21 previous starts (most recent: T4/2013)

At No. 12 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the highest-ranked former champion in the field

20 past champions competing this week: Angel Cabrera (82), Fred Couples (78), Sergio Garcia (73), Trevor Immelman (74), Zach Johnson (74), Bernhard Langer (71), Sandy Lyle (73), Phil Mickelson (67), Larry Mize (77), Jose Maria Olazabal (78), Patrick Reed (73), Charl Schwartzel (77), Adam Scott (69), Vijay Singh (80), Jordan Spieth (75), Bubba Watson (72), Mike Weir (72), Danny Willett (75), Tiger Woods (70), Ian Woosnam (80)

2013 Masters winner Adam Scott (T6/-3) equaled his low opening-round score (2018, 2014, 2013, 2010) in 18 starts at Augusta National

John Rahm (T6/-3) recorded his best opening-round score/position in three appearances. Rahm sat T55 after first-round 3-over 75 before finishing fourth at Augusta National in 2018. He was T19 after first-round 73 en route to T27 in 2017

Corey Conners (T11/-2) seeks to become the first player since Phil Mickelson (2006 Bellsouth Classic) to win the week prior to the Masters then go on to win in Augusta. Conners claimed his first PGA TOUR title at last week’s Valero Texas Open, earning the final spot in the field at Augusta National with the win

Two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer’s 1-under 71 marked his third consecutive round of par-or-better at Augusta National. The 61-year-old closed the 2018 Masters with weekend rounds of 71-72

FedExCup leader Matt Kuchar sits T21 at 1-under while seeking his third win this season

While looking to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as winners of the career Grand Slam, Rory McIlroy finished bogey, bogey to post 1-over 73 to sit T44