WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Vijay Singh set an
early lead Thursday after shooting four birdies in five holes at the U.S.
Masters first round held at Augusta National, Georgia of the United States.
Defending champion Tiger Woods, however, performed a
level-par 72, very behind of Fijian Singh, titlist in 2000 who picked up shots
at the 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th for an opening 67.
American five-times winner on the PGA Tour Rocco
Mediate, who birdied the same stretch of holes in a blemish-free display, was at
the second position. Another American Arron Oberholser opened with a 69 to
finish a stroke better than world number three Retief Goosen and fellow South
African Tim Clark.
World number one Woods moved to one under by holing
out from the fairway for an eagle-two at the par-four 14th.
However, he then ran up a double-bogey seven on 15
before finishing in style with a birdie-three at the last. Enditem
