Masters Round 1: Jon Rahm fights back from brutal start; LIV's Brooks Koepka atop crowded leaderboard

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The tradition unlike any other is back and better than ever.

Jon Rahm stormed back after a nightmarish start, Brooks Koepka is putting LIV Golf on his back and Tiger Woods is back at Augusta.

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Rahm reached the first hole in regulation, but a brutal four-putt opened up his scorecard with a double bogey.

Jon Rahm of Spain waves after his putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Augusta, Ga.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

It's no fluke he's of the favorites to win his first green jacket. Rahm was unconscious for the rest of the afternoon, going nine-under the rest of the day.

Rahm answered his double with back-to-back birdies, and after another one on seven, he eagled eight, and it was a whole new ball game. After four straight pars, he birdied four of his final six holes and entered the clubhouse tied for the lead with Viktor Hovland after a 7-under 65. It's the lowest score in Masters history after a player opening with a double-bogey or worse.

Koepka was one of the biggest names to defect to LIV Golf last year, and this is his first Masters since then. He's missed the cut in his previous two appearances after finishing tied for second in 2019. 

Not many of the LIV players did much, but Koepka's name is at the top of the leaderboard, along with Rahm and Viktor Hovland, at 7 under. Koepka birdied the final two holes of the day to reach that number.

Brooks Koepka of the United States reacts to his birdie on the 18th green during the first round of