Woods among the early pacesetters

Woods among the early pacesetters

Some remarkable players produced golf clubs some remarkable scores on the opening day of The Masters - and Tiger Woods was amongst them with a four-under-par 68, his best start discount golf equipment at Augusta by two shots. Fifty-year-old Fred Couples, winner back in 1992 but having a new lease of life this season on switching to taylormade r9 super tri driver the seniors circuit, leads after achieving his best-ever round in the event. A 66 takes Couples into day two a stroke ahead of England's Lee Westwood, Koreans KJ Choi and YE Yang and compatriots Phil callaway ft-iz driver Mickelson and 60-year-old Tom Watson, who a year after crashing out with an 83 improved 16 shots to revive memories of his incredible bid to win The Open last summer. He matched his lowest-ever round at Augusta titleist scotty cameron studio select newport 2 putter in a career that goes all the way back to 1970, while Westwood has never had a 67 before.There was also a 69 from 52-year-old Sandy Lyle (he has not shot better than that since he won in 1988) and a 71 from 16-year-old ishiner Italian Matteo Manassero.