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Competition heats up in the first round as golf's top players battle for the coveted green jacket.
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Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Bubba Watson of the U.S. hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Phil Noble (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
Tiger Woods of the U.S. walks to the 14th tee during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Lee Westwood of England watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 05: Vijay Singh of Fiji celebrates chipping in for birdie on the 18th hole during the first round of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5, 2012 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Peter Hanson of Sweden (L) lines up a putt with his caddie Mark Sherwood on the 17th green during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
Phil Micklelson of the U.S. and the gallery react to his sinking of a birdie putt on the 18th green during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
Phil Mickelson of the U.S. reacts after hitting his approach shot to the 14th green during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
Lee Westwood of England hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 05: Kevin Na lines up a putt on the tenth green during the first round of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5, 2012 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Tiger Woods of the U.S. waits to hit his tee shot on the 12th hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
Henrik Stenson of Sweden (R) gestures next to Alvaro Quiros of Spain (L) after hitting his tee shot on the 15th hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 05: Patrick Cantlay reacts after sinking a putt on the 10th green during the first round of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5, 2012 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Golf fans with matching pants attend the 1st round of the 76th Masters golf tournament April 5, 2012 at the Augusta National Golf Club on Augusta, Georgia. AFP PHOTO TIMOTHY A.CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
Padraig Harrington of Ireland hits his tee shot on the first hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 05: Ian Poulter of England tosses his ball after putting on the 10th green during the first round of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5, 2012 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits from a sand trap on the 17th hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
Henrik Stenson of Sweden hits his third shot from the pine needles on the 18th hole during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)
Spectators sit next to the eighth fairway with the seventh hole in the background during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 5, 2012. REUTERS/Phil Noble