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2021 Masters gets underway with ceremonial tee shots

Justin Rose and his caddie David Clark react to his second shot on the eighteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Shane Lowry, left, gives Justin Rose a fist bump as they finish their first round on the eighteenth hole during the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Rose hits his tee shot on the fifteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Adam Scott reacts to missing his birdie putt on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Kevin Na hits out of the bunker on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Charles Osborne reacts to his tee shot on the eleventh hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Fred Couples stretches before he hits his tee shot on the eleventh hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Marc Leishman hits his second shot on the tenth fairway during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Bubba Watson tees off on the eighteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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April 8, 2021, Augusta: Hideki Matsuyama hits his tee shot on the eleventh hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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April 8, 2021, Augusta: Hideki Matsuyama chips from off of the twelfth green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Hideki Matsuyama hits his tee shot on the eleventh hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Cameron Champ hits on the tenth fairway during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Hideki Matsuyama reacts to his tee shot on the eleventh hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Webb Simpson reacts to his birdie putt on the thirteenth green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Webb Simpson, left, and Christiaan Bezuidenhout walk up to the thirteenth green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Bubba Watson tees off on the fourteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Bubba Watson prepares to putt on the thirteenth green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Brooks Koepka takes a drop after hitting into the tributary to Rae’s Creek on the thirteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Only a few patrons watch as Hideki Matsuyama tees on the eighteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Hideki Matsuyama tees off on the sixteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Christiaan Bezuidenhout tees off on the fourteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Marc Leishman tees off on the eleventh hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Patrick Reed reacts to missing his par putt on the eighteenth green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Patrick Reed reacts to missing his par putt on the eighteenth green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Matt Kuchar hits out of the bunker on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Rose practices his swing as he walks to the eleventh tee during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Sungjae Im reacts to missing his par putt on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Phil Mickelson reacts to missing a birdie putt his on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Sungjae Im hits his fairway shot on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Rose hits out of the bunker on the fifteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Thomas reacts to making a putt on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Rose reacts to his tee shot on the fifteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Louis Oosthuizen hits out of the bunker on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Bryson DeChambeau reacts to the gallery as he makes a par putt on the tenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Rose reacts to missing his birdie attempt on the eighteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Rose reacts to his birdie shot on the seventeenth hole to go seven under during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Rose tees off on seventeenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
April 8, 2021, Augusta: Justin Rose reacts to making a birdie on the sixteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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Justin Rose and his caddie David Clark react to his second shot on the eighteenth hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Updated April 8, 2021

AUGUSTA - The 2021 Masters gets underway with Round 1 today. It began with the ceremonial tee shots by Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Lee Elder.

Today’s featured group schedule is:

10:06 a.m. Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland

10:30 a.m. Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood, Tyler Strafaci

1:48 p.m. Tony Finau, Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Thomas

2 p.m. Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith, Collin Morikawa

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