13 Defining Images From Round 1 of the 2025 Masters Tournament
Clear skies, low winds, full crowds of patrons. The first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club saw about the most idyllic conditions you could have….
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 10: Nick Dunlap of the United States prepares to play a shot from the trees on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Clear skies, low winds, full crowds of patrons. The first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club saw about the most idyllic conditions you could have.
Those conditions made for some memorable moments at a golf course filled with a history of them.
The biggest story of the day ended up coming from Justin Rose. Twice, the Englishman has finished as a runner-up at The Masters. But he's making a big case for the 2025 Green Jacket to be his. A bogey on the final hole was the only blemish in a remarkable 7-under, 65 round. He had birdies on 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 and threatened the course record before the mistake on 18.
He will enter Round 2 with a three-stroke advantage over Corey Conners and Scottie Scheffler. The defending champion and Conners both had 4-under rounds of 68.
Other big stories on the day included:
- Fred Couples defying his age of 65 to shoot a 1-under, 71;
- Aaron Rai shooting to the top of the leaderboard on his front 9, only to collapse on the second 9. He managed a 2-under 70;
- Nick Dunlap had the worst round of the day in his second Masters appearance. He had seven bogeys, two double-bogeys, and a triple-bogey to stumple to a 18-over, 90;
- Amateur Jose Luis Ballester made news not for his 4-over round, but for his personal relief into Rae's Creek on the 13th hole when he forgot where the bathroom was.
Here's a look at some of the defining moments from Round 1 of the 2025 Masters.
Bernhard Langer of Germany walks off the 13th green during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
A general view as Tom Kim of Korea, Tyrrell Hatton of England and Jordan Spieth of the United States leave the seventh tee during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Nick Dunlap of the United States prepares to play a shot from the trees on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Fred Couples of the United States celebrates holing out for birdie on the first green during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Honorary Starter Gary Player of South Africa reacts after playing his shot from the first tee during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Jordan Spieth of the United States looks for his ball in the flowers on the 13th hole during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela plays his third shot on the first hole from a bunker during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Davis Riley of the United States walks on the first hole during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Justin Rose of England reacts after a birdie on the 16th hole during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Sergio Garcia of Spain looks on as he walks the first green during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Collin Morikawa of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Joaquin Niemann of Chile plays his third shot from Rae's Creek on the 13th hole during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
