Scottie Scheffler has picked up where he escaped at Masters.

Scheffler, 28, won Masters in 2022 and 2024 and started his quest to win the great tournament for the second equal year strong on Thursday.

Scheffler was 1-under couple who went into the par 3-fourth hole. Scheffler hit his tee shot in the middle of the green, but 60 meters away from the hole.

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The defending champion was unaffected. Scheffler hammered up the hill and into the back of the cup at a certain speed for birdie.

Birdie put him 2 under pairs through four holes to begin his first round.

At this point, Scheffler 3 is under pairs through 12 holes and is tied to the other when he tracks Tyrell Hatton of a stroke.

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Scottie Scheffler looks at his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of Masters, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Augusta, Georgia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Scheffler seeks to be the fourth golfer who has ever won the masters in consecutive years. Jack Nicklaus won in 1965-66, Nick Faldo in 1989-90, and Tiger Woods, the last to do so, in 2001-02.

With his victory last year, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the only two golfers who earned their first two Masters winner in five or fewer starts. Scheffler is never finished outside the top 20 in his five masters starts.

Scottie Scheffler and his Caddy, Ted Scott, join the first fairway during the first round of Masters on April 10, 2025. (Peter Casey-Preferred Pictures)

After a historically good 2024 season, Scheffler has not yet registered a win so far on the PGA Tour this year. Despite that, he has three top 10 finishes, one of which was a draw of the other in his latest tournament at Texas Children’s Houston Open.

Scheffler missed a couple of tournaments to start the season due to a freak hand injury he suffered while preparing Christmas dinner.