McIlroy: 'I held it together well. It was a little scrappy'

Rory McIlroy hung on to red figures in the blustery first-round conditions, carding a 1-under 71 after dropping a shot on the 17th hole and playing the par-5s in only even par.

 MASTERS: Rory McIlroy hung on to red figures in the blustery first-round conditions, carding a 1-under 71 after dropping a shot on the 17th hole and playing the par-5s in only even par. Pic: AP Photo/Ashley Landis

Back in 2020 when the newly crowned U.S. Open champion declared par at Augusta National to be 67 for a golfer of his prodigious length, Bryson DeChambeau has shot his self-professed number once in 12 Masters tournament rounds.

He’s only broken 70 three times in 24 career rounds at Augusta National while posting higher than actual par (72) 14 times.