Masters Thursday: Some big names have already bowed out!

About this episode

The hosts discuss the major storylines from the first round of the Masters, including Rory McIlroy's performance and course conditions.

In this edition, the guys, live from Augusta National, discuss all of the biggest storylines from the first round of the 90th Masters, including Rory McIlroy's freed-up 67, a handful of second-nine implosions and an already baked-out course that will be loads of fun for the weekend.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rex, Lav

Topics covered

• Masters Tournament
• golf
• Rory McIlroy
• Augusta National
• sports news

Keywords

• Masters Thursday
• Rory McIlroy
• golf news
• Augusta National
• sports commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Augusta National

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