After a seven-month delay due to COVID-19, the opening round of the 2020 Masters had to wait just a little bit longer.
Rain and lightning delayed the vast majority of the field from teeing off for a few hours on Thursday morning. But once the skies cleared, the golf was worth the wait, amid the fall foliage of Augusta National.
Here are the top moments from the first day of the 2020 Masters.
Tiger on a tear
"Defending champion Tiger Woods" just has a certain ring to it.
And on his fourth hole of the day (at the 13th, as he teed off on the back nine), Tiger carded his first birdie of the tourney.
He moved to 3-under through seven ...
... then broke out the classic fist pump for his next birdie, which put him just one shot back of the lead at that time at -4.
Woods finished the day at four-under, tied for his best opening round at Augusta all time and three strokes behind the leader, Paul Casey.
Bryson goes boom
DeChambeau had an up-and-down start to his 2020 Masters, but there's no doubt that he absolutely uncorked this drive.
Eeeaaaaagle!
What better way to get your time at Augusta started?
One good eagle deserves another
In the bunker? No problem for Tony Finau.
... and another
An eagle is awesome. An eagle to take the lead at the Masters is even better.
Reflecting on 25 years of greatness
Believe it or not, Tiger Woods made his historic debut at the Masters 25 years ago. Before Thursday's opening round, he looked back at all the memories in a touching, emotional piece.
Make way for the legends
Between them, they have nine green jackets. So it's only fitting that Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player would tee off the 2020 Masters.
