:00:59. > :01:02.Bubba is What I shot it was to win the Green
:01:02. > :01:07.Jacket and what anticipation here that Augusta ahead of Bubba
:01:07. > :01:10.Watson's defence of his title in the 77th Masters tournament. As is
:01:11. > :01:16.traditional on the opening morning, we will come three of the game's
:01:16. > :01:20.finalists, Jack and journeyed to smack the ball down the fairway to
:01:20. > :01:26.signal the start of one of the world's greatest annual sporting
:01:26. > :01:32.events. I want to welcome all of you to the
:01:32. > :01:42.77th playing of the Masters. First on the tea, our four times champion,
:01:42. > :01:44.
:01:45. > :01:52.Mr Arnold Palmer. Three times Masters champion, Mr Gary player.
:01:52. > :01:57.Our six time Masters champion, Mr Jack Nicklaus. Ladies and gentlemen,
:01:57. > :02:03.the 2013 Masters is no today's officially begun, have fun. -- is
:02:03. > :02:08.now. Bubba Watson is big hitting, but
:02:08. > :02:13.this was a nervous, rather uncomfortable start for them. Big
:02:13. > :02:20.hitting, but hitting up Aintree with his opening tee shot was not in his
:02:20. > :02:24.plan. -- hitting a paint free. He made a bogey from there. Up ahead,
:02:24. > :02:29.Justin Rose had taken an early grip on the opening round, the Englishman
:02:29. > :02:32.is getting ever closer to landing is getting ever closer to landing
:02:32. > :02:35.his first major title. This was his approach at the first. Beautifully
:02:35. > :02:44.judged and it would all but guarantee him an opening birdie. He
:02:44. > :02:51.would gratefully take that. And that the long par-5 second, Justin Rose
:02:51. > :02:56.potted this to move to two under. 2012 was the year for the near miss
:02:56. > :03:00.for Jim Furyk, but disappointment was not the emotion he felt here at
:03:00. > :03:08.the short sixth hole. A little flick and that would guarantee him the
:03:08. > :03:13.birdie. Up ahead, what a story was developing, because Englishman David
:03:13. > :03:22.Lynn's remarkable rise at 39 continues. This birdie at the eighth
:03:22. > :03:25.was his second of the round, and the man who finished last year second to
:03:25. > :03:33.Rory McIlroy was in inspired form. Here he is on the devilish approach
:03:33. > :03:37.to the ninth green to move to three under. This is seriously good form
:03:37. > :03:42.from him so far. This is the situation as we pick up play on the
:03:42. > :03:51.opening day. Jim Furyk with that 1-shot advantage, three under, and
:03:51. > :04:01.David Lynn going well through ten. Nicolas Colsaerts all Belgium making
:04:01. > :04:07.his debut year, Bubba Watson is level, having got that shot bike.
:04:07. > :04:11.So, too, Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington, three-time major winner.
:04:11. > :04:17.As we pick up play, David Lynn has dropped a shot at the 10th, but here
:04:17. > :04:23.he is with a chance to go back to three under on the 11th green. We
:04:23. > :04:28.join Ken Brown, Wayne Grady and Peter Alliss in the commentary box.
:04:28. > :04:35.David Lynn is going along very nicely, here he is, birdie putt, to
:04:35. > :04:41.underwrite the moment. -- 2-macro under at the moment. That is a
:04:41. > :04:51.magnificent putt. First time at the Masters and showing not a sign of
:04:51. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :05:00.fear at three under. Only eight to go. No, indeed, seven.
:05:00. > :05:09.Par-5/8, Jim Furyk. We'll teach you macro a birdie at number eight
:05:09. > :05:15.comedy moves to four under. Perfect start for general, ideal conditions,
:05:15. > :05:25.not much breeze, Green is smooth as billiard tables. Perfect, Jim.
:05:25. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:50.Graeme McDowell here at the fifth, solid start. -- nice, solid start.
:05:50. > :05:56.Tiger Woods, his third shot, this is his third shot to the second. Coming
:05:56. > :06:00.out of the rough, not ripping the ball, that will test his short game.
:06:00. > :06:08.On the range this morning he looked very impressive, I have to say. He
:06:08. > :06:12.has his game eyes on. Luke Donald, looking very colourful.
:06:12. > :06:21.Very whole Kingston Rovers. I doubt whether that is there colours, but I
:06:21. > :06:26.have never seen him looking so bold, dear I say gay. Looking straight at
:06:26. > :06:36.the flag, nothing in his way. He has had a quiet start to the season, but
:06:36. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:00.that looks one of his specials, six Another ripper of an iron shot.
:07:00. > :07:10.Runner-up last year at the PGA Championship is, that opened the
:07:10. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :07:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:07:57. > :08:00.door for him to Augusta, only his Justin Rose started beautifully this
:08:00. > :08:10.morning, birdies at the first and the second, floating it over the
:08:10. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:21.mound on par-5, that may wander back. How do they do it? It has
:08:21. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:34.trickled back, but he has left Tiger Woods on a testing little putt
:08:34. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :09:06.Justin Rose, some people's favourite, ranked number three in
:09:06. > :09:12.
:09:12. > :09:16.To the 12th, David Lynn from England. This for a birdie, and he
:09:16. > :09:26.gets it, well done, he is showing no few at all. He has been around a
:09:26. > :09:33.long time. He likes it here. There are fears, top of the pile
:09:33. > :09:40.with Jim Furyk, both at four under par. Justin Rose fresh off that
:09:40. > :09:45.birdie at minus to. A decent morning for around, conditions reasonably
:09:45. > :09:48.easy, a forecast for thunderstorms later on.
:09:48. > :09:58.Lee Westwood, took six on his opening hole, not the start he
:09:58. > :10:08.wanted. But he makes a birdie, gets back on the straight and narrow.
:10:08. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :10:21.Very nicely played indeed after that Donald, for career two, -- a rare
:10:21. > :10:29.to. And he hits it. Graeme McDowell at the eighth. Third
:10:29. > :10:39.shot. Big par-5 the Hill, some of it -- some of them get on it with an
:10:39. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:50.iron. I don't know whether that just spun off the side of the flag, but a
:10:50. > :10:55.Sandy Lyle with a strange looking potter, my goodness, but he has
:10:55. > :11:04.trundled it in. That is an extraordinary potter! You
:11:04. > :11:14.could shift snow with that. It is a young fella, 14 years of age, don't
:11:14. > :11:18.know whether he can keep his trousers up, a 14 inch waist he has.
:11:18. > :11:28.Extraordinarily people are asking if there should not be a limit on the
:11:28. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :12:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:12:12. > :12:18.age, rather like smoking, but he has that takes them out in 34, he made a
:12:18. > :12:22.birdie on the sixth, seventh and ninth.
:12:22. > :12:31.He has holed couple of good putts today, Ken. Here is Tiger at the
:12:31. > :12:41.sixth. The landing area is very slight, very small. He has done it
:12:41. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:07.done, Lee Westwood. Made a birdie on the second, ninth and 10th to be one
:13:07. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:13.David Lynn at the 15th, was behind the trees, not a gift to hear, third
:13:13. > :13:20.shot. He has played it beautifully, nearly in. That looks like a certain
:13:20. > :13:30.birdie, marvellous stuff from David Lynn. He is settling into life at
:13:30. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:39.And Tiger's first birdie of this year's Masters, he goes into the red
:13:39. > :13:49.in his 15th major championship. He has not one year since 2005, can you
:13:49. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:08.So, the leaderboard looks like that, with David Lynn heading the way. But
:14:08. > :14:16.it is only the first day. He has played 15 holes, five under, and
:14:16. > :14:26.there is a pretty big stag coming up behind, but dominated mostly by
:14:26. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:39.United States players at the moment. Guan Tianlang first key, 14 years of
:14:39. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:56.around China seeing that one, right down the middle.
:14:56. > :15:04.A remarkable talent. He is a slip of a lad, and there he is, looking as
:15:04. > :15:09.cool as a cucumber. Off he goes in the company of Ben Crenshaw. Luke
:15:09. > :15:13.Donald, eighth hole up the hill, over the top, you cannot see the
:15:13. > :15:22.flag, just from picked up towards one of those big trees in the end
:15:22. > :15:32.and hope. -- just dump it up. We have seen that result before, to
:15:32. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:50.full-blooded woods for Luke Donald shot! That is superb. The first very
:15:50. > :16:00.really gives a birdie away, certainly not out of that bunker. --
:16:00. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:37.into the breeze. He hasn't, as he? Unlucky! 15th appearance at the
:16:37. > :16:47.Masters Ford Garcia. He has two win a major, hasn't he, he is just too
:16:47. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:08.So near, and he will get the birdie, back to level bar -- par. Is he due
:17:08. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :18:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:18:44. > :18:47.HAZEL IRVINE: What a round from the HAZEL IRVINE: What a round from the
:18:47. > :18:53.man from Stoke-on-Trent. His first ever Masters. There's confirmation.
:18:53. > :18:56.An opening round of 68 for the 39- year-old. He is a tour rookie here
:18:57. > :19:02.in America. He is playing his first in America. He is playing his first
:19:02. > :19:11.season here. Here are his thoughts. Four under on their debut. Your
:19:11. > :19:18.assessment? At if you had given may -- me that on the first tee, I
:19:18. > :19:23.would have taken your hand off. I had to sort of work a wedge under a
:19:23. > :19:30.branch. I got it to eight feet and then made the birdie. That really
:19:30. > :19:34.settles you down for the day. I just pressed on from there. I was
:19:34. > :19:39.playing reasonably aggressive. A good pal of mine came here a shot
:19:39. > :19:43.67 in the first round a few years ago. I exchanged messages with him
:19:43. > :19:48.the other night. He said, don't be too intimidated by the greens.
:19:48. > :19:58.There are birdies out there. Be as aggressive as you can. Yeah, I am
:19:58. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:15.appearance at the Masters. He has dropped a shot already. A hole in
:20:15. > :20:21.one for Jamie Donaldson! What a Masters debut! We love to see that.
:20:21. > :20:28.It is a special moment. That gets him into red figures. It gets an
:20:28. > :20:34.arm around him from a former champion. Let's have another look
:20:34. > :20:44.at this one. Yes, the flag is up on the right hand side. Difficult to
:20:44. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:09.access. Wonderful memory from the first. Not so with his third. A
:21:09. > :21:14.
:21:14. > :21:22.bright start. He just ambles around. Westwood, second shot to 15. A high,
:21:22. > :21:32.towering iron. Pretty safe. A delicate little chip for Westwood.
:21:32. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:38.He is a little iffy at best. A man from Victoria, away in. Absolutely.
:21:38. > :21:48.On the south-west coast. He's playing wonderfully. It is his
:21:48. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:35.board. He is a big Victorian. McDowell, a good idea there of the
:22:35. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:47.slope. -- Graeme McDowell. A good shot, a brave shot. The greens are
:22:47. > :23:19.
:23:20. > :23:29.quick but soft. A first tee for eagle yet, but it would be welcome.
:23:30. > :23:39.
:23:39. > :23:49.front bunker. He has been working hard at his short game. It has paid
:23:49. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :24:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:24:33. > :24:39.judged the pace of it very well Tell us how hard you had to battle
:24:39. > :24:44.back? It was not the ideal start. I had a couple of bad shots and then
:24:44. > :24:54.fell victim to going for a flag. I played sensible for the rest of the
:24:54. > :24:54.
:24:54. > :25:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:25:56. > :26:03.He drops it in to go to six under round. The US amateur champion in
:26:03. > :26:13.the background. But he gives way to Leishman, who taps it in. He is the
:26:13. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:21.HAZEL IRVINE: The basis of that was the devastating run of birdies. He
:26:21. > :26:24.was the first Aussie to win the PGA a few years back. He would love to
:26:24. > :26:29.become Australia's first ever Masters champion. Let's hear from
:26:29. > :26:34.him. 35 going out. Can you explain what
:26:34. > :26:42.happened coming back? Just started hitting it well. Rolled in a couple
:26:42. > :26:47.of nice putts. I kept the round going, which was good. It was good
:26:47. > :26:56.to do that. I hit a few iron shots close. If you tap in birdies, which
:26:57. > :27:06.were good. It was a good day. Hopefully, I can continue that the
:27:07. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:36.former champion. You beauty. A nice ninth. A big drive down there, but
:27:36. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :27:57.that might topple back down. Oh, it under, and he does. Beautifully
:27:57. > :28:12.
:28:12. > :28:22.done, beautifully done. Can he win work again. Working nicely. Out to
:28:22. > :28:25.
:28:25. > :28:35.the turn in 32. Four under par. standing one. Not bad for a 14-
:28:35. > :28:50.
:28:50. > :29:00.year-old. -- now, Tianlang Guan. A attempt. He will need to three
:29:00. > :29:24.
:29:24. > :29:28.10th green. Coming back a little bit... There is Jason Day. All of
:29:28. > :29:38.the players of a certain manufacture are wearing the same
:29:38. > :30:06.
:30:06. > :30:16.down this hill, he giggles it down Jason Day, came so close, drops it
:30:16. > :30:34.
:30:34. > :30:41.And he is there, two under par, well done, Rory.
:30:41. > :30:51.A decent drive from Rickie Fowler. Quite a long way back. Going in with
:30:51. > :30:52.
:30:52. > :30:56.the wood. What a shot. Landed so softly, as well. Eagle putt to come.
:30:56. > :31:06.This is a fiddly won, a little bump onto the surface, right-to-left,
:31:06. > :31:13.
:31:13. > :31:18.Dustin Johnson gets it. Beautifully Fowler at the 15th. This for a free
:31:18. > :31:28.at the par five. What a little gem. Two full-blooded shots, three under
:31:28. > :31:43.
:31:43. > :31:48.been hot recently, people are thinking he is coming back to his
:31:48. > :31:58.very best on the greens. He has let a few slip away today, but that is a
:31:58. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:09.pretty solid opening round for Tiger Woods. In 1997 he started with a
:32:09. > :32:12.
:32:12. > :32:22.Former champion Fred Couples. Difficult to get it all the way back
:32:22. > :32:25.
:32:25. > :32:35.to the hole. He is calling for it to bite. Wonderful. 23 consecutive cuts
:32:35. > :32:36.
:32:36. > :32:41.Rickie Fowler at the 18th. He was in the bunker, pitched out, got on the
:32:41. > :32:51.front of the green, spun back. A little unlucky again, he could have
:32:51. > :32:54.gone forward another yard. A chance to escape with par.
:32:54. > :32:59.Fred Couples after that beautiful second shot to the 10th, just
:32:59. > :33:09.tickling it down the hill, this for a free, and he has done it. Well
:33:09. > :33:09.
:33:09. > :33:17.done, Freddie! I suppose it is his demeanour, he always looks so
:33:17. > :33:24.kindly. The situation on this opening day of
:33:24. > :33:28.the 2013 Masters, Marc Leishman from Victoria Australia who is the leader
:33:28. > :33:33.by one from Sergio Garcia, a really hot start from him. Dustin Johnson
:33:33. > :33:37.has come close before in the majors, I good start to his campaign, three
:33:37. > :33:41.under. Adam Scott, the man who let slip the open championship last
:33:41. > :33:51.year, I am sure many people would love to see him right that wrong,
:33:51. > :33:52.
:33:52. > :33:57.Second shot, Rory McIlroy, down this slope to an elevated green. That was
:33:57. > :34:07.a great break. This will feed all the way back down. A very good
:34:07. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:34:54. > :35:01.Well done. Hard work, but he managed putt for a birdie, and he gets it,
:35:01. > :35:09.beautifully done. He pops that one in, two under, out in 34, heading
:35:09. > :35:19.for home. Matt Kuchar, his second shot on
:35:19. > :35:24.
:35:24. > :35:34.it comes, OK. That is going to feed back down to a very difficult birdie
:35:34. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :36:04.Matt Kuchar, nestling that long putt into his left arm. The birdie putt
:36:04. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:30.That is a tricky one down the hill Fernandez-Castano brushes one in,
:36:30. > :36:36.going very nicely, the man from Madrid. That scares birdie moves him
:36:36. > :36:39.to five under. Here is the situation, Leishman by one, and it
:36:40. > :36:45.is Fernandez-Castano, the man overlooked by the Ryder Cup and won
:36:45. > :36:49.the Italian open the very next week. He is having a correct --
:36:49. > :36:54.traffic season in Europe and America, and this is his reward so
:36:54. > :36:57.far, five under through 17, not afraid, this man. Neither is Sergio
:36:57. > :37:07.Garcia, we have not seen him challenging at the Masters for a
:37:07. > :37:16.
:37:16. > :37:26.This is awkward, slick, fodder par at ten. -- for a par. He goes back
:37:26. > :37:33.
:37:33. > :37:40.Read over those trees come unbelievable, Michael is high! --
:37:40. > :37:50.miles high. Good shot, but it is not clear, mate, look at that.
:37:50. > :37:55.
:37:55. > :38:01.Absolutely, he only has a nine iron down on the corner of -- all looking
:38:01. > :38:05.down on Amen Corner, Phil Mickelson at the 12th. A dangerous pin, this
:38:05. > :38:15.one. You would not think so, delightfully played with such small
:38:15. > :38:26.
:38:26. > :38:36.18, it made a funny sound. We are is this going two the right bunker.
:38:36. > :38:50.
:38:50. > :39:00.not have counted himself out yet, a birdie at the 12th is a rare and
:39:00. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:10.Opening the club face, this fodder birdie, a tie at the top of the
:39:10. > :39:20.leaderboard, unlike lethal. -- unlikely, though. Unlikely there,
:39:20. > :39:29.
:39:29. > :39:39.the down slope is taken reasonably Trevor Immelman fodder birdie, well
:39:39. > :39:48.done. Four under par. -- Trevor Immelman for a birdie. It has been a
:39:48. > :39:57.great round of golf, just one stroke dropped so far. Slightly nervy. A
:39:57. > :40:07.slightly disappointing finish, round in 68. Opening day at Augusta
:40:07. > :40:15.National, you certainly would take To one of the most famous par three
:40:15. > :40:23.s in the game, nine iron for Rory McIlroy. You can see the greens are
:40:23. > :40:28.McIlroy. You can see the greens are soft.
:40:28. > :40:31.Last year was my first Masters and DC experience is a key factor when
:40:31. > :40:36.you play Augusta National. I am a strong believer in that and of
:40:36. > :40:41.course getting to play for rounds last year helped me a lot. I think
:40:41. > :40:46.you finally get to learn how to play this course when you can be
:40:46. > :40:52.aggressive, when you have to take your medicine, and I played a solid
:40:52. > :41:02.round of golf. Anything on -- under par is always a great score here at
:41:02. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:29.13th green, Fred Couples. Always just OK for Trevor Immelman, 196
:41:29. > :41:52.
:41:52. > :42:01.up! Coming out of the rough, for an eagle. After that brilliant
:42:01. > :42:11.tee shots. And yes he has! As huge a drive, lovely approach and the
:42:11. > :42:38.
:42:38. > :42:48.misjudged. Fred Couples for birdie node to get within two. Or, how does
:42:48. > :42:51.
:42:51. > :43:01.he love this place. Fred Couples, four under par, two behind. That is
:43:01. > :43:01.
:43:01. > :43:11.a poor three putt, a lack of pace on the first one, back to even par for
:43:11. > :43:17.
:43:17. > :43:27.Michael Roy. -- Rory McIlroy. He has taken the same line as David
:43:27. > :43:28.
:43:28. > :43:38.Lynn, when his putt went astray from there. Just got the one stroke. Four
:43:38. > :43:53.
:43:53. > :44:03.Again, just needed to come up. He is better if you stick him behind a
:44:03. > :44:13.
:44:13. > :44:16.The pin on the 15th, easiest spot, plenty of landing area for this
:44:16. > :44:26.picture. It is spinning, it is spinning commentors dancing, just
:44:26. > :44:56.
:44:56. > :45:06.a breeze. It is starting to report the Schett of Garcia. He is putting
:45:06. > :45:13.
:45:14. > :45:19.well and playing well. -- to report A so, co-leaders, said you gush
:45:20. > :45:29.mayor and Marc Leishman. -- so, co- leaders, Sergio Garcia and Marc
:45:30. > :45:30.
:45:30. > :46:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:46:16. > :46:26.stuff from Tianlang Guan. A moment of applause. It is led by Ben
:46:26. > :46:42.
:46:42. > :46:49.Johnson. He is milking them fives. Rory McIlroy, just starting to slip