:01:41. > :01:49.There is something about putting on the green jacket. Welcome to Augusta
:01:50. > :02:11.National. The annual pilgrimage to the Masters. This corner of George
:02:12. > :02:17.are golfing perfection. Storms and lightning are swooping in. For the
:02:18. > :02:22.first time since 1994 the elite field will be without the world
:02:23. > :02:29.number one. Tiger Woods will not return to action until the summer
:02:30. > :02:37.after surgery on his back. That leaves one of the most open
:02:38. > :02:43.competitions in several decades. There is a 24 strong list of first
:02:44. > :02:49.timers. We will assess the chances of the field in our preview
:02:50. > :02:57.programme tomorrow night. But now that during the mid-with a look back
:02:58. > :03:10.at events one year ago. -- in the limit.
:03:11. > :03:21.Welcome to the 77th Masters. Thank you for coming. 55 years ago Arnold
:03:22. > :03:26.Palmer won the first office Masters. -- of hers for.
:03:27. > :03:34.The two years yours. 20 years later, Gary player won the
:03:35. > :04:05.last of his three. 50 years ago, Jack Niklaus won his
:04:06. > :04:10.first. The secret all those factories is that at some point,
:04:11. > :04:21.usually on Sunday, no one something we will never forget.
:04:22. > :04:24.The other moment. You do not think of trouble you think about
:04:25. > :04:45.execution. Let all this off. On the biggest stage, when you had
:04:46. > :04:54.to have it. It is pretty sweet. You need to pull off Mike is short. This
:04:55. > :05:01.is the time. Unbelievable shot. Incredible.
:05:02. > :05:16.The moments are timeless. Snapshots into Masters' history. Every Masters
:05:17. > :05:35.champion has left behind a legacy at Augusta.
:05:36. > :05:49.! There's your champion. A legacy that comes to life every springtime.
:05:50. > :06:19.It's the Masters. There's always excitement in the April air. Among
:06:20. > :06:23.the stories of the 77 @ Masters, Tiger Woods is ranked number one for
:06:24. > :06:29.the first time in three years, Tom Watson is playing his 40th
:06:30. > :06:36.tournament. And on Thursday, we will see the
:06:37. > :06:44.youngest player in Masters' history, 14-year-old Trianlang Guan. But,
:06:45. > :06:51.before that happens, centre-stage is the par-3 course and the annual
:06:52. > :07:12.9-hole contest on Wednesday. Nick Watney at the 9th hole.
:07:13. > :07:30.Gary Player at 6. Children of golfers. And children becoming golf
:07:31. > :07:39.fans. One, two, three, everybody smile, say Arnie.
:07:40. > :07:54.Years from now, these kids to be teeing it up. With the likes of Ben
:07:55. > :08:01.Crenshaw. -- could be tee teeing it up.
:08:02. > :08:11.An ace at the 7th hole. There was a three-man play-off to decide the
:08:12. > :08:21.contest and Ted Potter Junior, a Masters' rookie, beat Phil Mickelson
:08:22. > :08:25.anding Matt Kuchar with back-to-back birdies to win the crystal trophy
:08:26. > :08:29.When you think of the Augusta national, you think of Bobby Jones
:08:30. > :08:34.as the greatest amateur of all time. To have the top amateur golfer in
:08:35. > :08:39.Asia, an area that is growing in popularity is incredible.
:08:40. > :08:44.It is a gong way from China to Augusta and a long way from 8th
:08:45. > :08:48.grade to the Masters, yet here he is, Trianlang Guan, the Asia Pacific
:08:49. > :08:51.Amateur Champion. He is not long off the tee but his short game is
:08:52. > :09:06.superb. He played some of the prettiest
:09:07. > :09:17.little shots. Really delicate. Nervy. For birdie at 10. I can't
:09:18. > :09:20.believe how good he putts it. This could be a great golf course for
:09:21. > :09:32.him. I think he is going to make a lot of putts out here. At 18, from
:09:33. > :09:43.just off the green. An amazing round of 73.
:09:44. > :09:50.He has the presence of mind and plays way more mature than a
:09:51. > :09:54.14-year-old. REPORTER: Do you think you could win this tournament? I
:09:55. > :10:00.think probably not this year, but I think I can win it in the future.
:10:01. > :10:09.Hard to believe that Dustin Johnson is twice his age. Today he holes out
:10:10. > :10:22.at both 1 and 9 for his best round ever at the Masters, a 67. Tiger
:10:23. > :10:32.Woods begins his 1th Masters with five pars and this tee shot at 6.
:10:33. > :10:37.-- 16th Masters: He made that for birdie, added
:10:38. > :10:41.another at 8 but missed short putts of 14 and 15 and settled for an
:10:42. > :10:46.opening round of 70. Behind the scenes, caddies working on their
:10:47. > :10:51.maths of Augusta National, the all-important yardage books.
:10:52. > :10:54.I would say that playing this golf course is completely different than
:10:55. > :11:02.any other place we go to. There is so much strategy involved, so
:11:03. > :11:04.mathematic and geometry involved. So many angles. None tougher to figure
:11:05. > :11:15.out than the tee shot at 12. Which today, for Phil Mickelson,
:11:16. > :11:22.adds up to a birdie. He was two over at one point on his round. At 18. He
:11:23. > :11:26.has this put to finish 2-under. Still, it is a positive start I
:11:27. > :11:31.can't wait to get back out on the course tomorrow. I feel I can light
:11:32. > :11:39.it up. Australian, Henry McLeish made short birdies at 13 and 14 and
:11:40. > :11:44.15 and then this one at 16, from where he said, another zip code and
:11:45. > :11:49.took the first round lead at 6-under. No Aussies has ever won the
:11:50. > :11:51.Masters but Adam Scott was also in contention, with an opening round,
:11:52. > :12:08.69. Invests a first round grouping with
:12:09. > :12:13.Sergio Garcia. -- -- he was in a first round grouping. He put this
:12:14. > :12:19.approach inside Scott's at the first hole and then made five more birdies
:12:20. > :12:28.to share the first round lead. Among the roars on this day... One
:12:29. > :12:32.for the familiar figure of Tom Watson, making birdie at 3. And
:12:33. > :12:35.another roar at 6, for Jamie Donaldson, who won't soon forget his
:12:36. > :12:47.first round at the Masters. On a mild day, with great scoring
:12:48. > :12:53.conditions, more than one-third of the field was under-par. Among those
:12:54. > :12:58.in a fourth-placed tie, 53-year-old Fred Couples. Tiger's 70 matches his
:12:59. > :13:05.opening flound three of his four Masters' wins and Guan is the low
:13:06. > :13:11.amateur in the field. Just ease of the first fairway is
:13:12. > :13:17.one of the busiest sights in Masters' week. An international
:13:18. > :13:22.corps of journalists is hard at work. For those who have covered 40
:13:23. > :13:30.or more tournaments the Masters Major Achievement Award was created.
:13:31. > :13:39.Its newest recipient is also the first international honouree. B ri,
:13:40. > :13:45.itten Laidlaw who came near 1973. I have been pretty fortunate to have
:13:46. > :13:49.been able to come here 40 times to Augusta. I have got to know the
:13:50. > :13:53.place fairly well. You can rest-assured it is something I look
:13:54. > :13:58.forward to every year. Nothing can compare to this. This sets the
:13:59. > :14:03.standard. On Friday, 55-year-old Bernhard
:14:04. > :14:13.Langer, two-time Masters champion at the par-5 second hole.
:14:14. > :14:21.He goes on to make eagle and the cut for the first time since 2005.
:14:22. > :14:27.Tougher conditions on this day, but the cameras find and the patrons
:14:28. > :14:42.watch an array of great golf shots. Thomas Bjorn at 14, Bill Haas at 9.
:14:43. > :15:14.Eagles. Ernie Els, third shot. The par-5/15. Two more eagles. The
:15:15. > :15:20.ageless Fred couples in trouble. I just had to keep it download with a
:15:21. > :15:30.wedge. It started to spin sideways and was on the back wage.
:15:31. > :15:38.When you make birdies you don't think you are going to, it is a big
:15:39. > :16:05.boost. Now on the tee at six. Two bogeys and a double on his card.
:16:06. > :16:17.But he finished with this birdie at 18. I came relaxed. I did not play
:16:18. > :16:25.practice rounds and kill myself. I just blew the course until I ride
:16:26. > :16:35.off into the sunset. The only amateur to make the cut need to save
:16:36. > :16:43.par. The 14-year-old played practice rounds with Phil Mickelson and Tiger
:16:44. > :16:59.Woods. He runs the amateur Trophy. -- wins. Angel Cabrera. One
:17:00. > :17:08.overthrew 12 holes. Then five birdies from his last six. Including
:17:09. > :17:19.at 16. Finishing the day tied for fourth. He played the first two
:17:20. > :17:29.rounds with Adam Scott. He finished with a beautifully played approach
:17:30. > :17:40.to eating. 18. -- 18. That set up an easy birdie. He was tied for
:17:41. > :17:51.seventh. The world number two, Rory McIlroy. Going for the green at
:17:52. > :18:06.eight. Got a great kick. It set up an eagle. Just one behind Scott.
:18:07. > :18:17.Call leader Mark Leishman snuck this part in to finish in second place.
:18:18. > :18:25.Phil Mickelson, by quantity. On the Stevie angles were hard to figure.
:18:26. > :18:36.It will come and patriot. -- wait you. But it was such a great day. If
:18:37. > :18:49.you don't play well, then what happened to me is you will shoot a
:18:50. > :19:01.big number. Birdies at five and seven for Woods. His second shot at
:19:02. > :19:18.the eighth. Then the two pot for another birdie.
:19:19. > :19:40.Jason Day at 11. That is four birdies in seven holes. Alongside
:19:41. > :19:49.Woods on -5. Here we go. Struck it beautifully. No! You have got to be
:19:50. > :20:11.kidding me. I thought it was a good shot.
:20:12. > :20:22.Unfortunately it went in the water. What looked like a certain for the
:20:23. > :20:28.court much worse. -- certain birdie got much worse. The rules committee
:20:29. > :20:37.to tournament he had violated rule 26. He was given a 2-stroke penalty
:20:38. > :20:43.on Saturday morning. He did not know it at the time but he was now
:20:44. > :20:49.hitting his seventh shot. It was a triple bogey.
:20:50. > :21:07.Jason Day. For the Ohrid leapt, at 16. Shutting the low round of the
:21:08. > :21:18.day. A 68. I need to make sure that every shot is 100%. Couldn't the
:21:19. > :21:29.rate thought process. It is very difficult, every shot feels like the
:21:30. > :21:37.biggest one of your life. Two Masters champion is on page one
:21:38. > :21:52.of leaderboard. Alongside Adam Scott, three Australians. Of the
:21:53. > :21:59.cot, Bob Watson. He remained on the plumes home page of the impact the
:22:00. > :22:07.tournament can make on leaves. The salt round of this Masters begins
:22:08. > :22:21.with Bob Watson is too short. He shoots 70. It is a perfect day in
:22:22. > :22:35.August. For patrons and golfers. This 4-part at 18. The first rule of
:22:36. > :22:39.the day at the closing hole. The best round of the deal is happening
:22:40. > :22:53.on the fast lane were termed Clark made five bodies. Concluding at
:22:54. > :23:00.five, six, and seven. Ferritin 31. A round of 67. If Jason Day and Fred
:23:01. > :23:05.couples will be in the final peering. Tiger Woods trying to
:23:06. > :23:28.jump-start has round. He made birthday. -- birdie. Time
:23:29. > :23:41.for lunch. Patrons having to choose a perfect sandwich. Those are the
:23:42. > :23:52.places. What is good? You cannot pass up a sandwich. No where can you
:23:53. > :24:00.find a better one than here. This is my third one today. I like the
:24:01. > :24:08.barbecue sandwich with a cold beer. You cannot beat that. That is
:24:09. > :24:25.phenomenal. So is this. But not in a good way. Missing a birdie at eight.
:24:26. > :24:38.Boat and 36. Angel Cabrera. Tied for the lead and putting for a birdie at
:24:39. > :24:55.ten. No bleeding. And on the tee at 12. Bunker. He bogeys and false bike
:24:56. > :25:05.into a tie with Jason Day. A5 Byron here. -- five-iron. He likes it. And
:25:06. > :25:28.why not? Adam Scott. For an eagle. To get to
:25:29. > :25:43.five under. For the half. This to get two behind. An eagle. He
:25:44. > :25:58.birdied. Three and is where he finished. -- under. Adam Scott, four
:25:59. > :26:09.per day, 15. Nicely done. He salvages Labour Day. -- a birdie.
:26:10. > :26:26.Jason day has made 12 consecutive pars. Now his second shot to 13. His
:26:27. > :26:51.first day of the day. Brandt Snedeker. Made that putt. Adam
:26:52. > :27:08.Scott, 17. One of Mike the lead. Cabrera. Two behind at 16. Mark
:27:09. > :27:19.Leishman. Both shot on target. Both men birdied, both went to six under.
:27:20. > :27:29.A chance to tie the lead. He has done that.
:27:30. > :27:37.Jason day, sharing the lead. Until he finished with bogeys at 17 and
:27:38. > :27:45.18. He dropped into a tie for fourth place. With Mark Leishman, three
:27:46. > :27:52.Australians on the first page of the leaderboard. Tiger Woods, displayed
:27:53. > :27:57.the penalties, just four short behind. Michael Roy sees his hopes
:27:58. > :28:08.disappear. I have been here a couple of times.
:28:09. > :28:15.This is another great opportunity. I guess whoever wants the most will
:28:16. > :28:21.win it. I come here to win and that is all I am focused on. I will do
:28:22. > :28:33.all that I can to make sure that happens. I have to play 18 holes
:28:34. > :28:44.tomorrow, there is no margin for error. We are all tired of answering
:28:45. > :28:49.the question when will an Aussie win. Maybe we should get it done
:28:50. > :28:53.tomorrow. At the end of the day, no-one went home without Brandt
:28:54. > :29:03.Snedeker's autograph. Thank you so much. #
:29:04. > :29:14.You have to make bold decisions and play shots where your heart is in
:29:15. > :29:19.your throat and when they come off, it makes you feel ten feet tall. The
:29:20. > :29:24.character of the course is what it is all about. The greens they have a
:29:25. > :29:30.law on to themselves. You have to have a jeweller's touch. The words
:29:31. > :29:33.of Ben Crenshaw, serving as warning and prediction as the contenders
:29:34. > :29:47.head to the start of the final round.
:29:48. > :29:57.A son caddying for his father. A 14-year-old continuing his
:29:58. > :30:20.remarkable journey. APPLAUSE
:30:21. > :30:25.Ending his first Masters with congratulations from the Chairman.
:30:26. > :30:29.He said the whole week was just wonderful for me. I have really
:30:30. > :30:35.enjoyed it and learned so much from the top players. It is just great.
:30:36. > :30:40.The oldest player on the course today, Bernhard Langer, at 55,
:30:41. > :30:47.almost four times Guan's age. He birdied the first hole. The second
:30:48. > :30:55.and then here third. He was only two back before fading
:30:56. > :31:00.on the second nine. Jason Day was off to a fast starts at holes 1 and
:31:01. > :31:10.2. COMMENTATOR: Beautiful putt And a
:31:11. > :31:14.birdie. Looks like Jason Day is on the
:31:15. > :31:23.upslope. He has popped this out. He cut the legs from underneath it and,
:31:24. > :31:26.yes, He took the lead, Brandt Snedeker, at 1, to tie it. Birdie
:31:27. > :31:37.time. Birdie time for Snedeker. Adam Scott with a difficult birdie
:31:38. > :31:56.putt at 3. Two behind the leaders. Which
:31:57. > :32:09.included Cabrera, as rain began to fall on this Sunday. Cabrera at 7.
:32:10. > :32:18.A 9-iron on its way. It barely clears the bunker. It ends up
:32:19. > :32:29.beautifully, just a tap-in for his 3. Of the 17 first-time players at
:32:30. > :32:35.this Masters, none was better than Denmark's Olesen. His 68 on Sunday
:32:36. > :32:40.made for a quick move up the leaderboard. He finished in a tie
:32:41. > :32:45.for 6th place. Tiger, trying to move into
:32:46. > :32:47.contention wore birdie putts at 9. And