The 2026 starts hot with reigning champion Rory McIlroy doing a much superb job on the back nine.

As for No.1 ranked Scottie Scheffler, he continues to stay in the race, trying to win his first majors tournament in a year.

The amateurs looked on par. And Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters winner, rebounded from a water putt to -1.

Watch the Masters on ESPN as more is to come. Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods are both out of the Masters for the first time since 1994.