2023 Masters Tournament

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler shot 68 in the opening round of the Masters on Thursday.

AUGUSTA — Defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler took a big step toward a possible defense of his title Thursday with an opening round 68 to finish at 4-under par.

Scheffler is trying to become only the fourth back-to-back Masters champion and first since Tiger Woods did it in 2001 and 2002. The other two players who completed the task were Jack Nicklaus (1965-66) and Nick Faldo (1989-90). During his pre-tournament press conference Scheffler said anytime he could be mentioned in the same breath with the likes of that trio is special, but it’s not something he spends a lot of time thinking about.

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