Rory McIlroy is relishing the possibility of challenging conditions at Augusta Natioanl as he looks to play himself back into contention at the 87th Masters.
The Holywood native, who needs to claim a coveted green jacket at Augusta National to complete a career grand slam, could only card an opening 72 on Thursday to lie seven shots off the lead shared by Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Brooks Koepka.
With bad weather forecast, Friday’s tee times have been brought forward by 30 minutes with McIlroy among the early starters hoping to get all 18 holes in without disruption.