PHOTOS: Masters practice rounds begin

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PHOTOS: Masters practice rounds begin

Golfers and golf fans descend on Augusta National for the first practice round of the 2026 Masters tournament.

Rory McIlroy hits out of a bunker on the second green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. McIlroy won the 2025 Masters. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Jon Rahm, left, talks with Tom McKibbin before they putt on the seventh green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Tom McKibbin hits his second shot on the seventh fairway during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Singjae Im hits out of a bunker on the second green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Jon Rahm hits his second shot on the seventh fairway during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Rory McIlroy greets patrons as he walks from the second green to the third tee box during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. McIlroy won the 2025 Masters. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Russell Henley talks with his practice partner after his tee shot on the third hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Justin Rose tees off on the fourth hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Jacob Bridgeman tees off on the first hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Bubba Watson hits toward the ninth green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Justin Rose walks toward the tee box on the fourth hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Harris English tees off on the first hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons walk around signs to various points on the course near the first fairway during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Amateur Mason Howell hits his fairway shot on the third hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Amateur Mason Howell, left, talks with Harris English after Howell’s tee shot on the fourth hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Amateur Mason Howell stands with his caddie Jimmy Gillam before his tee shot on the first hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sergio Garcia walks with his two children after he finished the seventh hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

A young boy uses a disposable camera as he is carried on the shoulders of a patron during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

With the scoreboard in the background, amateur Mason Howell hits his tee shot on the third hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons walk down the hill toward the 8th fairway during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

A group of azaleas are shown near the near the first fairway during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sean Williams, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, right, takes a photograph of his three-year-old daughter Reese smelling the azaleas near the third green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Chairs start to collect at the 18th green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons walk on the first fairway crosswalk in front of the main scoreboard during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

A group of azaleas are shown near the scoreboard at the third green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Emily Bruns, of Dallas, Texas, talks with others as they watch golfers on the putting green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Two-year-old Sage Murphy, of Augusta, waves to other patrons as she walks with her parents near the first fairway during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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Rory McIlroy hits out of a bunker on the second green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. McIlroy won the 2025 Masters. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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