AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) a' Sergio Garcia might have written himself down too soon at the Masters. When last seen walking off the course at Augusta National, the impetuous Spaniard was moping about his misfortune at this tournament and said last year it was increasingly evident he'd never be fitted for a green coat. Garcia matched his most readily useful rating at the Masters on Thursday, a 66 with no bogeys on his card, to generally share the cause with Marc Leishman of Australia. And he still wasn't completely happy, though now with valid reason. He hit the ball so well his score has been so definitely better. "To let you know the facts, if I manage to make a number of the putts that kind of stayed across the top, I might have been possibly 7- or 8-under level through 10," Garcia said. "It was that great. And it was not like I was hitting pitching wedge every since time. I was hitting 4-irons and 5-irons and 6-irons, so it was not that easy." It sure felt simple for several participants in a soft beginning round a' also for an eighth-grader. Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old from China and newest to compete in a major in 148 years, enjoyed effectively beyond his age and holed a putt from just off the 18th green for a respectable round of 73 and a reasonable opportunity of making the cut. Padraig Harrington wasn't far off as he started his pursuit of a fifth green jacket. Wild in the beginning, including a shot that knocked a pot of beer out of a hand, Woods resolved into a dance and opened with a 70 as his girlfriend, Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn, observed on several pockets. In his four Masters benefits, Woods hasn't opened with a score below 70. His key is not to shoot himself out from the tournament. "It is a good start," he explained. "Some years, some folks shot 65 getting started here. But right now, I am just four back and I am right there." Garcia and Leishman had a lead over Dustin Johnson, who has a game that matches perfectly for Augusta and he finally brought it. Johnson hit a 9-iron for his second chance on the par-5 13th and built a eagle putt, and he smashed his travel on the par-5 15th and hit selling wedge only through the green for an easy birdie. Michael Couples, the 53-year-old wonder at his beloved main, built bogey on the 18th and nevertheless was in the large class at 68. There were twelve rounds in the 60s, and nearly half the area picture level or better. Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson retrieved from a difficult start by running down four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the trunk nine to salvage a, while Rory McIlroy had a 72. Woods said he struggled with the slower speed of the greens, and therefore did defending success Bubba Watson, who opened with a 75. "They are smooth and they are slow, and consequently we've 45 people at par or better," Mickelson said. "But that means I have surely got to change my entire attitude and only get after these pins, because the ball's not working want it used to and I'm giving this program far too much value because of my previous knowledge." It's perhaps not about respect for Garcia. Augusta National is the final love-hate partnership, and Thursday was a rarity. He liked it. Garcia started his round having an approach that danced by the pit and left him a tap-in birdie. He combined in a birdie on the par-3 sixth, and then shot up the leaderboard with a pair of difficult, alpine putts from 8 feet on the ninth and 15 feet on the 10th. "It is clearly perhaps not my most favorite place," he said. "But you know, we try to appreciate it as much as we can every time we come here. Sometimes it comes out a lot better than others, but today it was some of those great days. Let us enjoy it while it lasts." That was a much different perspective than this past year on the weekend, when he went from shot out of the lead going into the third round to back in the package with a 75. He told Spanish reporters that day he'd been trying his entire career to get a significant and "I do not feel capable of winning. ... After 13 years, my odds are over. I'm not good enough for the majors. That is it." Not so fast. Garcia struggled off the tee on the back nine, and he three-putted for par at the 13th. He also made difficult level preserves on the 11th and 17th for his first bogey-free round at the Masters since 2002. "The last nine holes mean a lot that I held my composure, even though I didn't strike it as well as I did the initial 10 holes," he explained. Composure is everything to Garcia, a 32-year-old who still acts like a child. Only three weeks before, he hit a tee shot at Bay Hill that settled on a large part in a tree. Garcia climbed the tree, played an amazing backhanded picture to the fairway and then jumped some 10 feet to the bottom. He withdrew several holes later if the water arrived. He smiles. He sulks. And he always says what he's thinking, which sometimes get him trouble. Garcia does not regret his remarks at Augusta this past year, only that he didn't choose his words carefully. He chalked it around frustration, but says he is trying just like hard as he did when he was 19 and questioned Woods at Medinah in the 1999 PGA. "Every time I tee it off, I try to perform in addition to I could, hope that my greatest that week is really, really good," Garcia said. "And if I find a way to do that, I will have a chance at winning. If my best isn't that good, then, I will struggle a bit. Today, my best was pretty good. And I am looking towards doing a similar thing another three days." Guan only wants to enjoy herself, and as he sat in Butler Cabin for an interview, the Chinese teen seemed composed. Guan said his goal for the week was to savor himself, and even a report two images better than the defending champion did not change that. "I think I am fairly focused on golf," Guan said. "It is created me do very good therefore far".
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