How Justin Thomas, Davis Riley performed during first round of Masters

On Thursday, the 2026 Masters Tournament officially began from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

An annual event which draws the attention of the sports world, this year's edition of the Masters features a pair of former Alabama golfers in Justin Thomas and Davis Riley both in the playing field, each of which were in action to play their first 18 holes Thursday afternoon.

Following is a look at how both Thomas and Riley performed during the first round, as well as where each now sits on the leaderboard entering an important Friday in Augusta.

Justin Thomas

Thomas had a solid first day in Augusta, as the two-time major champion shot even par (E) to finish the day with a 72. Thomas' first round features two birdies on the front nine, followed by a pair of bogeys on the back nine, and despite sitting in a good spot currently tied-19th overall entering Friday, will still need to play well to ensure that he makes the cut in order to advance to play the weekend.

The former Alabama standout is set to begin his second round Friday morning, teeing off at 10:07 a.m. ET. Thomas will be playing with Sepp Straka and Ben Griffin.

Davis Riley

Riley struggled a bit during his first round of action Thursday, shooting an 82 to finish the day at 10-over par (+10). As a result, Riley, whose first round featured one birdie, five bogeys, and three double bogeys, now enters Friday sitting at 89th overall for the tournament, and will likely need an outstanding second round in order to make the cut.

That important second round for Riley is set to begin early Friday morning when he officially tees off at 8:26 a.m. ET. Riley will be paired with Danny Willett and Ethan Fang.

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