Sungjae Im leads the Masters as Irish charge stumbles 

Rory McIlroy, playing in the final grouping of the day, making birdies at Nos. 2 and 11 but gave strokes back with bogeys at 6, 14 and 16 to shoot 1-over 73, sharing the mark at T31

Rory McIlroy tees off on the 12th hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Do not adjust your TV sets. This is not a replay of the soggy 2020 Masters. It only seems that way.

On a soft course resembling conditions at the November Masters, the same cast of characters has repopulated the top of the leaderboard at Augusta National through one round of the 2022 Masters. This time Sungjae Im is leading Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson through 18 holes.