# Golf: Past champions Gary Player from South Africa and Americans Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson hit ceremonial tee shots to open the first round of the 89th Masters. The trio of legends gathered at the first tee at Augusta National to launch shots into the early morning air ahead of the start of competition in the year’s first major tournament. A field of 95 players are chasing the green jacket symbolizing Masters supremacy. Charl Schwartzel, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Thriston Lawrence are the South Africans in the field.
Golf: Player, Nicklaus and Watson hit first tee shots of 2025 Masters