Weir In The Masters Hunt On Day One

Chad Campbell's 7-under par 65 put him on top of the opening round leader board by one stroke in front of two-time Canadian Open champion Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahon heading into Friday's second round.

Calgary's Stephen Ames began with a one-over 73 and is among the top 50 in this elite field.

Weir recorded an eagle on the par-5 13th hole and added birdies at the 2nd, 12th and 18th. A bogey four at the par-three fourth was his only blemish.

Campbell opened his first round with five straight birdies, a new tournament record. The 36-hole lead in 2007, he birdied holes one through five before a par at the sixth hole stopped the run.

The Masters record for most consecutive birdies, seven, is held by Tiger Woods and Steve Pate in 2005 and 1999, respectively. Nick Price holds the record for most total number of birdies at 10, set in his record round of 63 in 1986.

Several past Masters champions thrilled the Patrons in the first round. 1987 winner Larry Mize shot a five-under-par 67, which tied his lowest first round score (1993). Mize, 51, has only made one 36-hole cut in the last eight years and has missed 8 of the last 10.

"That was one great round of golf," said amateur playing partner Drew Kittleson.

"My game felt pretty good coming into he week, but I didn't image a 67," Mize said.

Two-time champion Bernhard Langer, who played with Greg Norman, shot a two-under-par 70 as did 2007 winner Zach Johnson.

After what he called an unsatisfactory score of 70, when the course was there to be had, Tiger Woods spent an extra 30 minutes after his round on the practice green, working with teacher Hank Haney and caddy Steve Williams

"I had good pace and hit the ball on my line, but just didn't make very many (putts)," Woods said. "I felt I putted pretty good."

Haney pushed two golf tees into the ground for Woods at the practice putting green and watched while the four-time Masters Champion practiced three-to-four foot putts. Woods had a birdie putt of that length lip out on the par 4 17th