Masters day one photos

Early morning mist greets Arnold Palmer as he gets the 72nd Masters under way with the ceremonial tee shot down the first fairway

Hundreds of patrons make their way to the first tee but the start of the competitive action at Augusta is delayed by the fog

When play gets under way, golf legend Gary Player makes his 51st Masters appearance - breaking Palmer's record

The fog soon gives way to glorious sunshine and Englishman Luke Donald is one of the first to capitalise with a birdie run

He is eclipsed by Ian Poulter, who has the crowd oohing and aahing when he aces 16 before setting the clubhouse lead at 70

Twenty years on from his triumph at Augusta, Sandy Lyle is feeling the magic again, birdieing three and five to join the leaders

But things are going less well for favourite Tiger Woods, who pars the outward nine finding the odd patch of rough along the way

Two early bogeys force Rose to talk things over with his caddy. The result is superb... four straight birdies and six in eight holes

There is a strong European flavour to the leaderboard, but defending champion Zach Johnson gives America something to cheer

And it's all smiles in team Phil Mickelson after "Lefty" opens his card with back-to-back birdies after an amazing putt at the first

Open champion Padraig Harrington suffers a double bogey at the 5th but is not out of contention at close of play on two over

He is joined in the clubhouse by a moderately frustrated Woods on level par. But Woods saves his best for later rounds at Augusta

There is plenty to mull over for ex champ Fred Couples. He has never previously missed the Augusta cut, but is perilously placed on 76

One man in no danger of missing the weekend is South African Trevor Immelman, whose 68 earns him a share of the lead with Rose

The resurgent Lee Westwood is not far off the pace himself. Another British name flying high on the Augusta leaderboard

The ever-solid Jim Furyk is on a late charge and joins Mickelson and Johnson to bolster the American challenge

It's still wide open at the Masters, but the day - and the lead - belong to Immelman...

And to Rose, who incredibly tops Augusta's round one leaderboard for the third time - what wouldn't he give to still be there on Sunday?

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