With bold displays of talent and youth on a postcard day of spring, Rory McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros claimed the first-round lead at the Masters by shooting 7-under-par 65s. Together, they headed an onslaught of international talent at the top of the leader board. Nine of the highest 13 finishers were non-Americans.
McIlroy is relying on his growing database of knowledge in golf's major championships, and in Thursday's opening round of the Masters, he dialed the right number again and again.
The conditions at Augusta National Golf Club were superb, and the play of McIlroy and Quiros matched the pristine setting. In a flawless performance that brought to mind his first-round 63 in last year's British Open, McIlroy made seven birdies and no bogeys to shoot a 7-under-par 65. Quiros, playing in the final group of the day, birdied the 17th and 18th holes in fading light to join McIlroy atop the leader board. It was Quiros' best round at the Masters by 10 shots.
"I'll take 65 all day long," McIlroy said.
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