It's a solid start to the second round from Ian Poulter, too. The Englishman makes a birdie on the par-five second, where he dropped a shot yesterday, to move to one over par.

Can Poulter play himself into the mix come the weekend?

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A mini charge from Cameron Smith early on Friday, notching back-to-back birdies to take him to two under for the tournament.

That makes the Australian the best-placed player currently out on the course.

Meanwhile, amateur Doug Ghim probably hasn't played two more varying holes... the American closed with an eagle after holing from the 18th fairway yesterday, but began today's round with a double bogey at the first. He's at one over.

Sandy Lyle finds himself crisscrossing the second green and cards a bogey, dropping the Scot to three over par.

The 60-year-old former champion's drive just flirted with the first cut, his second shot narrowly avoided the trees, but his third took him right over to the opposite side of the green.

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Rory McIlroy is seeking the Masters title to complete the career Grand Slam of majors.

The Northern Irishman dropped only one shot and birdied the two par fives on the back nine, before making crucial par saves at the 16th and 17th, only the second time he has broken 70 on day one at Augusta.

He said the birdie he made at the 13th, after landing in a greenside bunker, was the "best up and down I've made all year", adding: "I played a solid round and to shoot something in the 60s, I'm really happy with that."

Ian Poulter nestles one up to within touching distance of the cup, and then prods it home for an opening par.

The Woburn pro only qualified for the Masters at the last minute, winning a play-off at last week's Houston Open, and he remains at two over par.

Outside chance of a birdie for Ian Poulter on the first. He clips his approach on to the green, 23 feet from the flag and faces a downhill putt.

Meanwhile, Australian Cameron Smith has cancelled out an opening bogey with a birdie at the par-five second to take him to one under.

Having found the bunker, Sandy Lyle escapes that first hole in par.

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Race to Dubai winner Tommy Fleetwood birdied two par fives but was two over when he had a seven-foot eagle chance at the 15th. That stayed right but the birdie was followed by two more in succession, including a putt from 20 feet at the 17th, before a closing bogey resulted in a level-par 72.

World number 13 Paul Casey, winner of the Valspar Championship last month, had problems on the greens and was three over after seven, before finishing with a 74, the same score as fellow Englishman and world number 17 Tyrell Hatton.

Danny Willett, winner two years ago, and fellow Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick, were both five over par but recovered two shots to post rounds of 75, Willett making three birdies on the back nine.

Englishman Ross Fisher had four birdies, but also ran up three doubles in a 78, while veteran Ian Woosnam was one shot further back.

Harry Ellis, the 22-year-old from England who won the Amateur Championship last year, carded three double bogeys and a triple bogey in a 14-over 86.

Right, Ian Poulter is up and running for day two. The Englishman slaps one some 300 yards down the middle of the fairway, leaving him just over 130 yards to the pin.

Poulter shot a 74 yesterday, falling to four over at one point but recovering with birdies on the two pars fives down the back nine.

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This is how it stood heading into round two...

-6 J Spieth (US)

-4 T Finau (US), M Kuchar (US)

-3 R Cabrera-Bello (Spa), A Hadwin (Can), C Hoffmann (US), Haotong Li (Chi), R McIlroy (NI), P Reed (US), H Stenson (Swe)

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But the 2017 Masters winner was met with some wise words from Mrs Garcia...

And there was some good humour from Sergio himself, after a journalist suggested he name his next child Firethorn - a nod to the Garcias calling their daughter Azalea following his victory at Augusta last year...

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Perhaps the biggest story from day one was the defending champion's capitulation...

Sergio Garcia was two over when he teed off on the par-five 15th but his second shot, over the water guarding the green, landed near the hole and spun back, trickling down the steep slope.

The 38-year-old attempted virtually the same style of flighted shot on each subsequent occasion, before finally getting one to stay on the green - but his one-putt for a 13 equalled Tom Weiskopf in 1980 on the par-three 12th and Japan's Tommy Nakajima on the par-five 13th in 1978.

"I don't know what to tell you," said Garcia. "It's the first time in my career where I make a 13 without missing a shot. Simple as that.

"I felt like I hit a lot of good shots and unfortunately the ball just didn't want to stop. I don't know, it's just one of those things. So it's just unfortunate, but that's what it is."

To the delight of the sympathetic crowd, Garcia birdied the next hole but the world number nine cut a dazed figure as he completed his round.

It looks like Sandy Lyle, who sank a 36-foot putt to eagle the 15th yesterday, has headed straight for the sand from his tee shot at the first on day two. A bit of bunker work to do.

The 60-year-old Scot, champion here 30 years ago, carded a 74 in the opening round.

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Tony Finau's stumble after running down the fairway having made a hole-in-one during Wednesday's par three competition was certainly not for the squeamish.

The American visibly dislocated an ankle, before nonchalantly popping it back in himself.

Finau was fit to make to make his Masters debut on Thursday despite that injury, but says it is a "miracle" he was able to not just compete, but finish the day with a share of second place.

"I didn't sleep very much on Wednesday night but from that point to where I stand today is nothing short of a miracle," he said.

The 28-year-old world number 34 made six birdies and holed from 13 feet for a par at the last.

Right, before we recap some more of day one, let's have a look at those who are getting under way early doors on day two at Augusta...

13:30: B Horschel (US), C Reavie (US), C Smith (Aus)

13:41: S Lyle (Sco), K Si-woo (Kor), D Ghim (US)*

13:52: T Immelman (SA), I Poulter (Eng), P Cantlay (US)

14:03: A Cabrera (Arg), R Fisher (Eng), J Walker (US)

14:14: F Couples (US), Li Hao Tong (Chn), J Niemann (Chi)*

14:25: L Mize (US), R Henley (US), S Sharma (Ind)

14:36: B Langer (Ger), T Finau (US), Y Ikeda (Jpn)

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In benign late afternoon conditions, Jordan Spieth played some immaculate approaches and recorded five successive birdies on the back nine, the first time he has done so in a major.

The 24-year-old American, champion in 2015, is the most recent of five players to win the Green Jacket having led after all four rounds. He drove into the trees at the last but a sublime chip ensured only one dropped shot.

"I'll always have demons out here, but I'll always have a tremendous amount of confidence," he said.

"Once you win here, you have an advantage over anybody who hasn't. And there can be positives and negatives to both the demons and the confidence.

"So it's just about playing the golf course for what you get, recognizing what the tendencies are this course brings and what my own tendencies are when under the gun."

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Some of the names might not have matched up to the pre-tournament narrative, but the stories were there nonetheless.

Spectacular Spieth. Sinking Sergio. An eye-watering recovery from Finau. The Masters always delivers.

So on to day two at Augusta, where the leaderboard is dominated by home nation hopefuls but fleshed out by a sprinkling of globetrotting outsiders.

Let's have a look back at some of the best tales from day one, and ponder how things will pan out in round two...