Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 8, 2021 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the 3rd hole during the first round REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Nobody has come from more than seven shots back after 18 holes to win the Masters, a statistic that shows Rory McIlroy's dire predicament after he plunged 11 strokes behind leader Justin Rose at Augusta National on Thursday.
McIlroy made three successive bogeys early en route to a four-over-par 76, his worst first-round score in 13 appearances at the tournament, one shot more than his disappointing effort at last November's Masters.
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