Australia’s Adam Scott, still in search of his first major title, made a superb par on the par-5 second hole to stay at the even mark early on a dewy morning at Augusta National.

But he followed with two quick bogeys to go to 2 over – already four shots behind three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, who made eagle on No.2 to quickly reach 2-under par.

Scott’s par on the very reachable second hole might have felt like something better. He hit his tee shot into a creek, well left of the fairway, then after taking a drop, clanked his next shot off a tree. But it landed in the walkway about 100 yards from the hole and Scott pitched to near tap-in range. A par, and another reason to be thankful they only ask for numbers, not pictures, on that scorecard.

On the first hole, his approach to the green landed short and when he arrived, he saw a ball dirtied by a glob of mud – a sure sign that even though the greens might be receptive, the course was certainly playing longer after two days of rain.