Round 1 Reports "A tailored made Wealth Management Service for the privileged many." Phil Mickelson upbeat after shooting 67 Sergio Garcia not happy despite fine start Tiger Woods off to solid start with 70 DiMarco takes early lead with 65 Nelson takes last shot at Masters

The 32-year-old DiMarco, who captured last year's Pennsylvania Classic for his breakthrough victory on the PGA Tour, is making his first appearance at Augusta National. His opening 65 was one shot off the Masters' rookie first-round record of 64 established by Lloyd Mangrum in 1940 and matched by Mike Donald in 1990.

Twenty-three-year-old James Driscoll was the low amateur in the field after carding a four-under 68. The 2000 U.S. Amateur runner-up finished the day tied for seventh with Chris Perry, Kirk Triplett and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez.

Defending champion Vijay Singh is alongside Scott Verplank, Jim Furyk and 1998 Masters champ Mark O'Meara at three-under, while Tiger Woods, who is looking to become the first player to win all four professional majors consecutively, collected four birdies and two bogeys to finish the day seven off the pace with a 70.

Woods, who compiled a record total of 270 on his way to a 12-shot win here in 1997, the had a chance at his third straight round in the 60s at Augusta but left a 12-foot birdie try at the final hole three feet short.

First day leader Chris DiMarco. Allsport.

DiMarco rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt at the short but difficult par-three 12th to take an early two-shot lead. He continued to play well around Amen Corner with a birdie at the par-five 13th, and took a four-shot advantage into the clubhouse after adding a birdie at the par-five 15th.

"It was a great day. That's all I can say," said the 32-year-old DiMarco, who played the famed course for the first time on Monday. "I'm scoring well right now and playing well right now, and I did everything the right way today and hopefully I can carry that over."

DiMarco collected his first birdie at the par-five second, but slipped back to even with his lone bogey of the round at the third. He quickly surged to three-under with birdies at the fifth, sixth and seventh, then made the turn at four-under 32 after a four-foot birdie at the ninth.

Australia's Greg Chalmers, another player making his Masters debut, hit a spectator in the head with his drive left of the fairway off the first tee.

"I was a little nervous at the start and it wasn't helped by the fact that I clocked some guy on the forehead," said Chalmers, who went on to strike another man in the shoulder with his second shot and walked off the opening green with a bogey.

Chalmers finished the day at four-over with a 76.