Masters champion Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy were among the later starters, with McIlroy paired with world number one Johnson and Justin Thomas.
Garcia - who claimed his first major at Augusta in April - scored a brilliant hole-in-one at the island green that is the 17 at the TPC Sawgrass course in Florida, setting the stage for Scott who immediately followed him.
Four-times major victor McIlroy, fresh off his honeymoon, returns to action for the first time since finishing equal seventh at the Masters and the world number two will have all new clubs after signing a deal with TaylorMade.
Making his first start since claiming a maiden major title at Augusta National, Garcia had been four over par for his first six holes at Sawgrass after four-putting the fifth, the same hole he six-putted in the third round previous year.
Garcia's tee shot on the treacherous par three pitched short of the flag and bounced twice before spinning back into the cup for the eighth ace on the hole in tournament history. The 17th-old ace helped him post a 1-over par 73 - six strokes behind leaders William McGirt and Mackenzie Hughes. They have been so happy for me to get my first major. I mean, 17 has got to be the most recognizable hole in the world. "I'm sure a lot of things will go through my mind about that week, but it's a great thing to have". "That was very unique and something that - with many things that happened at Augusta - that I will never forget". "I wasn't quite in the tournament because of everything that's been going on".
Garcia said that when it came to following up his shock victory with a long break, "it was either retire or keep going", but noted, "I had a plan like this before I managed to win the Masters".
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Poulter is looking to make the most of retaining his PGA Tour card after fellow professional Brian Gay alerted officials to a discrepancy in the points structure used for players competing on major medical extensions.
The first step is Thursday, where players typically are introduced by name and what tournament they have won this year.
"I'd love to tell you what it's going to feel like", he said, "But I'm not going to know until Thursday, but I'm excited about it".
But the former PGA Championship victor has not been at his best so far this year with just four top-25 finishes in eight events.
Two days later his mother Dening successfully underwent surgery to remove a "three-to-four-centimetre" mass in her lungs and Day returned to action in the Masters, finishing in a tie for 22nd at Augusta National.
"The desire is starting to come back to try to reach the top again". "I felt a little bit nervous early on after the high from the Masters".
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