Rory McIlroy, the 21-year-old golfer from Northern Ireland, made seven birdies and no bogeys en route to a 7-under-par 65 and the early first-round lead in the Masters Tournament. We have the full recap here.

The Masters - Round One
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McIlroy had never broken 70 in six previous Masters rounds and two Tournaments before Thursday's round. He made three consecutive birdies early in his round - on the par-5 second hole, the par-4 third hole and the par-3 fourth hole - and then completed a first-nine 32 with a birdie on the par-4 ninth. He sustained that momentum on the second nine with birdies on the par-4 11th, par-4 14th and par-5 15th to come home in 33.

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