Masters 2016 live: Jason Day falls apart, Rory McIlroy fades at the death as Jordan Spieth sets pace with cracking 66
Day one of the first major of the year comes to a close at Augusta National
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Your support makes all the difference.Hello and welcome to The Independent's coverage of the 80th edition of The Masters, live from Augusta National.
- Jordan Spieth, defending his crown, shoots 66
- Rory McIlroy rues dropped shots in closing holes
- Ireland's Shane Lowry in the hunt as Justin Rose, Ian Poulter and Paul Casey shoot 69s
- World No 1 Jason Day goes out in 31 but capitulates on back 9
Follow all the latest action here:
Day one tee-off times
(USA unless stated, all times Local):
(x) denotes amateurs
0820 Jim Herman, Steven Bowditch (Aus)
0831 Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Robert Streb, Derek Beard
0842 Larry Mize, Victor Dubuisson (Fra), Kevin Streelman
0853 Sandy Lyle (Sco), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Vaughn Taylor
0904 Webb Simpson, Chris Wood (Eng), Thongchai Jaidee (Tha)
0915 Tom Watson, Charley Hoffman, Lee Westwood (Eng)
0926 Zach Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Cheng-de Jin (Chn)
0937 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Jason Dufner, Patrick Reed
0948 Jordan Spieth, Paul Casey (Eng), Bryson De Chambeau (a)
0959 Justin Thomas, Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Dustin Johnson
1021 Vijay Singh (Fij), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Chris Kirk
1032 Harris English, Andrew Sullivan (Eng), Kevin Na
1043 Phil Mickelson, Marc Leishman (Aus), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
1054 Justin Rose (Eng), Jamie Donaldson (Wal), Daniel Berger
1105 Adam Scott (Aus), Kevin Kisner, Brooks Koepka
1116 Mike Weir (Can), Sammy Schmitz, Cameron Smith (Aus)
1127 Troy Merritt, Ian Woosnam (Wal), Byeong-Hun An (Kor)
1138 Darren Clarke (Nirl), Billy Horschel, Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng)
1149 David Lingmerth (Swe), Mark O'Meara, Paul Chaplet (Crc)
1200 Keegan Bradley, Brandt Snedeker, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha)
1222 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Davis Love III, Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spa)
1233 Danny Lee (Nzl), Russell Knox (Sco), Smylie Kaufman
1244 Branden Grace (Rsa), Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter (Eng)
1255 Bernhard Langer (Ger), Hunter Mahan, Romain Langasque (a) (Fra)
1306 Jason Day (Aus), Matt Kuchar, Ernie Els (Rsa)
1317 Graeme McDowell (Nirl), Fabian Gomez (Arg), Scott Piercy
1328 Jimmy Walker, Soren Kjeldsen (Den), Anirban Lahiri (Ind)
1339 Daniel Willett (Eng), Sergio Garcia (Spa), Ryan Moore
1350 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Shane Lowry (Irl), J.B. Holmes
1401 Martin Kaymer (Ger), Bill Haas, Rory McIlroy (Nirl)
The Masters at a glance- Follow the latest scores on the leaderboard above
The first players to tee off are just about half way through at the moment, and it's Bernd Wiesberger who is setting the pace at the top, as the only player two under par. Another 11 players, including defending champions Jordan Spieth (four holes), Rickie Fowler (six holes) and Lee Westwood (six holes) are a shot under.
Steven Bowditch is having a tough time and is already five shots over par after 12 holes, but none of the big names are suffering just yet.
Jordan Spieth (-4) remains in front but the Texan's not had it all his own way over the course of the last hour.A loose tee shot on the 11th landed among the pine needles, leaving him with quite a job on.
Not to worry. He somehow, quite brilliantly, finds the left fringe of green and effortlessly put to save par, thereby retaining his two shot lead.
Paul Casey, Hideki Matsuyama, Daniel Berger and Keegan Bradley trail him on two-under, while Dustin Johnson and Lee Westwood are among the chasing pack on -1.
Spieth birdies the 13th - moves to five under through 14. Superb effort in tricky conditions.
Spieth has to settle for par on par 5 15th. Remains 5 under. Chance missed - these boys always fancy themselves to pick up shots on the par 5s
Amazing tee shot from Casey (3 under) at par 3 16th. Falls and stops just yards from pin.Spieth follows but makes a hash of it. Way off target but misses bunker. Work to do to make par
Rory McIlroy pars the first - solid start in quest for the Grand Slam. Meanwhile, America's Rickie Fowler is 7 over on the 17th
Jason Day on the charge. Another birdie for the Aussie to move to three under after 5.Paul Casey taps in at 16 to go to four under after his top tee shot. Brilliant from Jordan Spieth as he rescues par with nice chip and ballsy putt. Spieth -5, Casey -4, Day -3
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