Masters 2015 Leaderboard: Live Updates and Storylines to Watch on Friday
With the first full day of play of the 2015 Masters in the books, 21-year-old Jordan Spieth looks primed to make the year's first major his introduction to golf's elite class. Spieth shot an eight-under 64 to take a three-shot lead into the second round.
You can keep track of the scores throughout the tournament with the real-time leaderboard below.
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Spieth flirted with the all-time majors record of 62, but a bogey on the 15th hole stopped a streak of three straight birdies. During the post-round wrapup, Brian Wacker, Helen Ross and Mike McAllister of PGATour.com quoted Spieth with the understatement of the year: “I certainly played well. I’m excited how I struck the ball.”
He hasn't run away with the tournament, but his nearly record-setting start surely makes him one of the primary stories to follow heading into Friday's second round.
Where's Tiger?
Tiger Woods' first round could have been better, but it also could have been much worse. He finished the round one over par and nine shots off the pace. He struggled with some wayward tee shots throughout the day, and those were the costliest. He also failed to capitalize on some putts of intermediate difficulty on the seventh and 11th holes.
However, Woods did display some notable scrambling prowess to get himself out of danger on a few occasions. Most notably, his whack on the seventh hole from behind a tree was impressive.
If nothing else, it proved Woods was fit to compete. Considering he battled injuries throughout 2014, that had to be taken as a positive sign. With expectations low for Woods coming in, a one-over round is clearly not the worst possible performance he could have delivered.
He may not win the Masters, but there were some things to build on from the first round.
How About Rory?
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy was barely better than Woods on Thursday. He did manage to finish the day at one under par. The world will be watching to see if McIlroy can make a Woods-like comeback to draw himself closer to the leaders on Friday.
The pressure is on McIlroy to produce. The Masters is still the only major he hasn't won. His best finish at Augusta was an eighth-place performance, and that was in last year's tournament. It'll take a strong effort if he hopes to catch up to Spieth.
There's three more rounds to be played and the top of the leaderboard isn't so far away that McIlroy should lose confidence in working his way back into the hunt. That said, he needs a solid performance on Friday if that is to be a realistic goal.
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