So Justin Rose is leading The Masters after Day 1 again ... I guess we shouldn't be surprised. He's one of those golfers who has a game for Augusta, and should probably be wearing a Green Jacket at some point in his career.

Nobody is a surprise, really, in the first round. Not even Brian Bateman. First-round surprises are one of the many traditions at Augusta. Bateman will fade away, and I think Trevor Immelman will fade, too (although not as far as Bateman) - his putting is just too mediocre.

Tiger Woods didn't make a birdie on Thursday, and didn't make much of an impression. Well, except for a chip-in eagle on No. 15 that got him back to even-par, where he finished. So Tiger is four off the lead.

But only 18 golfers broke par today. Rose, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Retief Goosen and Phil Mickelson are the big names who accomplished that feat, are probably the golfers that Woods is measuring his 72 against right now. "How many strokes did I give Rose today? Furyk? Phil?"

Leaderboard
Justin Rose, 68
Trevor Immelman, 68
Brian Bateman, 69
Brandt Snedeker, 69
Lee Westwood, 69
Ian Poulter, 70
Robert Karlsson, 70
Zach Johnson, 70
Stephen Ames, 70
Jim Furyk, 70

And More Notables
Paul Casey, 71
Retief Goosen, 71
Phil Mickelson, 71
Stewart Cink, 72
Justin Leonard, 72
Tiger Woods, 72
Vijay Singh, 72
K.J. Choi, 72
Luke Donald, 73
Steve Stricker, 73
Mike Weir, 73
Padraig Harrington, 74
Ernie Els, 74
Geoff Ogilvy, 75
Rory Sabbatini, 75
Adam Scott, 75
Fred Couples, 76
Sergio Garcia, 76

Full Leaderboard

Looks like court and I gave the double-whammy to Ogilvy, and me to Sabbatini. (I'll blame the Waggle Room jinx, not the Par-3 jinx, if Rory misses the cut.)

But Ogivly and Sabbatini are both capable of getting back to level-par or below tomorrow. I think we can write off Fred Couples, alas.