2014 Masters Leaderboard: Real-Time Updates for All Day 1 Leaders at Augusta

With the world's top golfers starting their day at Round 1 of the 2014 Masters, we can thankfully end all the inane discussion and actually begin enjoying arguably the best tournament on the planet. 

While golf storylines are decidedly less insufferable than some other sports—mostly because golf is only on the national purview during major season, but still—I may throw a brick at the next person who says Tiger Woods' absence opens the event for "anyone" to win. For starters, Woods hasn't won at Augusta since 2005. And he's not even won a major championship since 2008.

Lynne Sladky

We'd all love Tiger to be there. But he's not. His absence reduces the list of potential champions by exactly one: Tiger Woods. It increases it by zero.
Even with Woods' absence looming, it would have been difficult to this year's event to eclipse its predecessor. The 2013 tournament saw Adam Scott shoot a final-round 69 and defeat Angel Cabrera in a playoff to capture his first green jacket. Scott heads into this week as a co-favorite with Rory McIlroy, per Oddsshark.
Cabrera, who gave Augusta National his measurements in 2009, looms again as a potential spoiler. He's been a top-10 finisher two of the last three years. With McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, et al. still in the field, it's not like Augusta will be lacking for star power in the coming days.
Those stars just won't have 14 major championships.
Nonetheless, if you want to keep track of how your favorite golfer fares on Thursday, be sure to check back for the live updating leaderboard widget embedded below. Now go read more words.