Scoring conditions should be excellent for the first round of the Masters – it is crucial to make a strong start this week with the weather set to worsen from Friday afternoon onwards – and there are two Americans who can make plenty of early headway. Collin Morikawa and Keith Mitchell can be backed at big odds in the first-round-leader market.
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The Masters first round leader best bet: Collin Morikawa (+3500)
Morikawa may find Augusta becomes a slog in heavy rain over the weekend, but this magnificent iron player is well equipped to go low under benign Thursday skies. Morikawa’s last round at Augusta was a 67, which hauled him up to 5th place in last year’s event, and he has returned to the Cathedral of Pines with several months of encouraging ball-striking form behind him.