Augusta, GA … The first round of the 2016 Masters promised so much for World No. 1 Jason Day.

And for all but four holes Augusta National delivered for the player who captured the past two events he contested.

Day stepped onto the tee at the par five 15th at five under par and while he would bogey the hole to slip to four under there was no real concern.

A picture of Jason Day says a 1,000 words – Going from 5-under par with four to play & shoot a level par 72.

However it would be a harbinger to the horror of taking a triple bogey ‘6’ at the par three 16th.

Day had produced a flawless outward nine of 31 and winning a pair of Augusta National crystal goblets for an eagle at the downhill par five second hole.  Birdies followed at the fifth, eighth and ninth holes.

And while Day dropped a shot at 10 he soon bounced back with a on the par-5 13th.

I’ve mentioned the bogey at 15 but Day then found the water at the 16th, flew the green with his third and chipped past the hole with a fourth from where Day would two-putt for a treble bogey.

And to compound matters the Queenslander dropped shots also at the 17th and final holes in score of 72.

So from being at five under par standing on the 15th tee, Day walked off T21st with former Augusta champions Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson.

“I played four bad holes mixed in with some really good golf,” Day said. “If I went 41 on the front side and 31 on the back, then I’d be celebrating. I just have to slowly inch my way back up.”

However with three rounds to play, Day isn’t about to get down on himself.

“I felt like I played great,” Day said. “I’m not too frustrated with how everything went. It’s not how I planned for it to be, but I played some very good golf.”

Day is contesting the first two rounds in the company of good friend Ernie Els, who shot 80 that including taking a ‘9’ at the very first holes.

“I’ve never seen anything like that,” Day said. “I feel for Ernie. We’re pretty good mates and I didn’t realize he was fighting stuff like that upstairs with the putter. It’s painful for players to go through that.”