Oh what a terrible start for my selections this week. It would seem on the face of it that many of those who made the cut in the Masters are struggling. I though perhaps fatigue would be a concern for Rory McIlroy and this could well be the case. He had a rather uninspiring one-over par 72 but we all know that he is more than capable of shooting a low score on his day so hopefully we will see a strong performance in round 2.

My other selection, Jim Furyk had me shouting in exasperation at the computer screen as his scores were updated. -2 through 8 holes, he was going along just swimmingly. Then, the rails came off and poor old Jim lost the plot, much to my frustration. Missing greens all over the place, Furyk eventually signed off for a 4-over par 75. Although not entirely out of it, it is difficult to see how he can come back from this poor performance.

At the top, Alex Cejka had his best round in almost two years on the tour as he carded a 7-under par 64. His nearest challengers are Lee Janzen (-6) and Trevor Immelman (-5). Good rounds were also had by Ernie Els (-3), Jose Maria Olazabla (-3) and defending champion Boo Weekley (-2) had a solid round to keep him in contention.