AUGUSTA, Ga. -- At first glance, Augusta National played right into the capable hands of some of the world's best golfers during Thursday's opening round of the 80th Masters Tournament.
There's defending champion Jordan Spieth right atop the leaderboard -- he certainly qualifies. Justin Rose is just a couple of strokes back -- he does, too. Same goes for Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey and Sergio Garcia, each of whom enjoyed an impressive start to the year's first major championship.
Look a little deeper, though, and you'll find that most of the world's top players left the hallowed grounds with some bruised and battered egos.