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Rose, Immelman Tied for Masters Round One Lead

Tiger Woods shoots even-par, four strokes back

By Jamie Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 10, 2008 10:58 PM CDT

(Newser) – Justin Rose and Trevor Immelman shot 4-under 68s for the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Masters today. On a warm, sunny opening day that featured Ian Poulter's hole-in-one, a solid start to Zach Johnson's title defense and Tiger Woods poised for a... Read full story »

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