Off the Wires: Day 1 at The Masters

Masters coverage from the wires ...

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• The game story: Justin Rose and Brett Wetterich share lead
• Tiger Woods seemed on the verge of joining the small number of golfers under par, then he finished bogey-bogey.
• Phil Mickelson's two-driver strategy? Just gave him two different ways to find the trees. But Lefty's staying positive after a 76 that could have been worse.
• Justin Rose has yet to win a PGA Tour event, much less a major. But he's held the first (and second) round lead at The Masters before, and hopes lessons learned will serve him well this year.
• Arnold Palmer hit the ceremonial first shot - his first drive as honorary starter - the same way he hit all the drives in his career: with style and flair.
• It was an exhausting day for Mike Weir, who struggled to a 75 ... but found himself inside the Top 30 at the end of the day.
• Thursday was Henrik Stenson's birthday. He celebrated with a round of 72.
• The strong contingent of Australians got off to a slow start on Thursday. Adam Scott's 74 was the best of the lot.
• But things could have been much worse for Geoff Ogilvy, who battled back from an early triple bogey.
• For the first time since it was lengthened to 7,400 yards, Augusta National played the way its members wanted it to play for The Masters: firm and fast. The results weren't so entertaining, says columnist Jim Litke.