Here are a few of the highlights from day one in Augusta:

Here are all of McIlroy’s birdies...

And an eagle from Shane Lowry!

Plus, a great moment from 2018 winner Patrick Reed as he became just the second player in Masters history to eagle two of his first nine holes at the tournament!

Justin Rose was runner-up to McIlroy last year after forcing a late play-off, and he’s feeling confident after a good start on day one at Augusta National. Here’s what he had to say regarding his chances:

"I'm a little hot [after bogey- bogey finish] but I've got to look at the big picture. It was a good round of golf, and it felt like the course was playing quite challenging today.

"It was a day to be patient. I was doing a nice job of that, but then the course was getting a bit firmer towards the end of the day and I made a couple of poor mistakes.

"Small margins and I got it a little wrong on a couple of occasions. but overall a pretty good start to the tournament and I can build on it.

"The lesson [from three previous runners-up finishes] is that I can win here. There's nothing I can say I need to massively do differently.

"It's just about in the moment finding that special shot. Until then it's doing what I am doing and not forcing a win."

Here are some of the notable tee times for day two, including joint leaders Burns and McIlroy as well as hopefuls including Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose:

14:02 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Aaron Rai (Eng), Jacob Bridgeman (US)

14:31 JJ Spaun (US), Maverick McNealy (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)

14:43 Jon Rahm (Spa), Chris Gotterup (US), Ludvig Aberg (Swe)

14:55 Jordan Spieth (US), Justin Rose (Eng), Brooks Koepka (US)

17:03 Kurt Kitayama (US), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (SA)

17:56 Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire), Jason Day (Aus)

18:08 Patrick Reed (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Akshay Bhatia (US)

18:20 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Xander Schauffele (US)

18:44 Rory McIlroy (NI), Cameron Young (US), Mason Howell (US*)

Here’s the first set of tee times for today as we approach the start of day two:

12:40 Samuel Stevens (US), Sung-jae Im (Kor)

12:50 Andrew Novak (US), Tom McKibbin (NI), Brian Campbell (US)

13:02 Mike Weir (Can), Wyndham Clark (US), Mateo Pulcini (Arg*)

A couple of notable names in the first few groups, including 2023 US Open winner and 2020 Masters runner-up Sung-jae Im!

Matt Fitzpatrick still has the notebook he used at his first Masters tournament in 2014, in a pile of them at home. During a practice round that year, Justin Rose gave him a little piece of advice: never go flag hunting on the first hole. “Hit it centre of the green and leave yourself 20 feet every time, you’re never going to go wrong,” Fitzpatrick recalls, speaking at Augusta this week. “That’s still in my book.”

Fitzpatrick just missed the cut, aged 19, and he’s been on a journey to understand Augusta’s quirks ever since. Experience is the key that unlocks Augusta National, as a player begins to understand each green’s intricacies, each knuckle, each wrinkle, each innocent crater that carries the ball away into some impossible valley. There is a reason no debutant has won since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, nearly half a century ago.

What does it take to win The Masters? The first hurdle to overcome is the unique psychology of simply playing golf at Augusta. It has been said to feel almost sacrilegious, hitting drives down hallowed fairways like crashing drums in an ancient cathedral. Strict rules and stiff traditions all add to the tension. Robert MacIntyre said he is still “on edge” walking around the grounds, telling The Guardian: “You walk across certain bits of grass and think: ‘Am I allowed to do this?!’”

1 - Sam Burn -5

1 - Rory McIlroy -5

3 - Kurt Kitayama - 3

3 - Jason Day -3

3 - Patrick Reed -3

6 - Justin Rose -2

6 - Scottie Scheffler -2

6 - Shane Lowry -2

6 - Xander Schauffele -2

The first thing that strikes you about Augusta National, as is probably to be expected from all the still and video images you’ve seen over the years, is the sheer greenness.

Every shade of green; the nuances provided by the dappled light of early April here on the border between Georgia and South Carolina. There are emerald, celadon, jade and seafoam greens, mint and sage if the sun catches the slope right, a verdant equivalent of the diamond-like shimmer found on the ocean waves.

Sergio Garcia, who finished level par after a round of 72, was the breakaway Saudi-backed series’ best finisher after an opening 18 contested in tough conditions on firm and fast surfaces.

Rahm, the 2023 champion, and the big-hitting DeChambeau had been fancied by many to contend after encouraging form on LIV this year but could well find themselves battling to even make the cut.

Fans in the UK can watch The Masters on Sky Sports, with coverage underway from 2pm BST on Thursday. Featured Group action and updates around the course are available on Sky Sports Golf until 6pm BST, when the global broadcast window opens up. That time is brought forward at the weekend, for rounds three and four, at 5pm BST.

Sky Sports+ will have live coverage of the Featured Holes/Amen Corner from 3:45pm BST on Thursday and Friday, 5pm BST on Saturday and 4:45pm BST on Sunday.

Fans can subscribe to Sky, or use Now TV with a day or month pass. Independent Sport will also have a live blog with all the latest scores, news and reaction.