AUGUSTA, Ga. – The top of the Masters leaderboard after the opening round of the 86th Masters looks a lot like the final results from 2020. Only this time, South Korea’s Sungjae Im is on top of Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson after shooting a 5-under 67 at Augusta National Golf Club.
Im, 24, who finished tied for second two years ago with Smith and behind only Johnson, the champion, birdied the first three holes on Thursday en route to becoming the first South Korean golfer to lead at the Masters.
A day earlier, Im’s father, Ji Taek Im, caddied for him at the Par 3 Contest. At the ninth hole, Im’s father gripped a club to swing and his son started laughing uncontrollably as pros Billy Horschel, Sam Burns, and Scottie Scheffler looked on.
