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The 2009 Masters are underway, and unlike last year, when Arnold Palmer hit the ceremonial first shot into a cloud of fog, it has been an incredible day, weather-wise, from the start. Palmer's first shot this year found the middle of the fairway and the first group built on that momentum. In the second group of the day was Par-3 Tournament winner Tim Clark, who, in typical form, bogeyed his first two par-3s before getting it together and reeling off four birdies on his closing 12 holes before posting a 4-under 68, leading the tournament in the clubhouse.
Right behind Clark are Ross Fisher, Kevin Sutherland, and Prayad Marksaeng who all posted 3-under 69s and will enjoy the rest of the mid-70 degree day fine-tuning their game while other golfers try to put the finishing touches on some rather salty (read: "good") rounds.
Sneaky favorite Nick Watney is currently 3-under on his round, along with Shingo Katayama. Justin Rose and Jim Furyk are two notables at 2-under and Phil Mickelson, on the heels of a chip-in birdie on the par-4 5th hole, is 1-under with Padraig Harrington, Geoff Ogilvy, Greg Norman and a list of other golfers.
Since golf conversations always come back to Tiger Woods, perfect conditions on a Thursday at Augusta could spell trouble for the world number one. Tiger has never broke 70 in the first round of the Masters and usually takes his time on Thursday playing safe and avoiding anything disastrous. If he trounces along this Thursday at Augusta, trying to keep his score around even, he might find himself down the leaderboard after an easy first day by Masters standards.
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