First things first, the lead is not 7 under, unless you believe American Charley Hoffman has a grip on the 81st Masters following his splendid 65 on day one at Augusta.
If Hoffman can shoot 68 or 69 today he really puts it up to the rest of the field. There have been shock winners of the Masters before, but Hoffman, who was second at halfway in 2015 before fading over the weekend, has never challenged seriously for a major golf title.
His first round was constructed by some lightning putting from mid and long range, and it's hard to replicate that over 4 full days.
He leads on 7 under par by 4 strokes from William McGirt, a progressive player, but one who is making his Masters debut. And rookies don't win the Masters.
Third on 2 under is Lee Westwood, who would put Merlene Ottey to shame in the annals of being a sporting bridesmaid. (If you followed athletics in the 1990s, you would get it). One would expect Westwood's brilliant long game to have him on the premises come Sunday, but there is a lot of major scar tissue to contend with.
So the peleton is where the focus should be.
On 1 under lurk major champions Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose, while on level par lie the two Irishmen in the field, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry.
If McIlroy is to break his Masters duck, don the green jacket on Sunday and complete the career Grand Slam, he may look back on Thursday as being pivotal.
A round which could have been a 75 or a 77 turned into a 72 after some great scrambling and inspired back nine play. McIlroy can now get after Augusta early Friday and a round in the 60s will have him nicely positioned for the weekend.
Lowry looks the part at Augusta, he looks comfortable, but his Thursday back nine play was imprecise and it's hard to see him winning over 72 holes. What people forget about Lowry is that he's only 30 years of age. He's maturing into a major champion of the future.
In other first round observations, Dustin Johnson's withdrawal was unfortunate and the whole episode is unusual. Sergio Garcia's ball striking remains bulletproof, but his putting stroke too often resembles a handicapper. Jordan Spieth's psyche was disturbed by a quadruple bogey on 15. It's great to see two Englishmen post rounds under par in Matthew Fitzpatrick and Andy Sullivan.
However the player I will be looking out for the most in round two is Rory McIlroy. He is like a Formula 1 car on the third row of the grid, raring for that green light. He will either find traffic or start overtaking. I expect it to be the latter.
