Dustin Johnson of the U.S. watches his tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the 2013 Masters Tournament on Thursday, April 11, at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Click through to see all the shots from the first day and look back at the Par 3 Contest.
(CNN) -- Australia's Marc Leishman and Sergio Garcia of Spain were the leaders after the first day of play at the Masters in Augusta.
Garcia hit six birdies in his opening round to finish six under par with a round of 66, a benchmark which Leishman, who had gone out earlier, had already set.
Tipped by many to win his first major since 2008, Tiger Woods shot a two-under 70, which is the same opening score as in three of his four victories at Augusta.
"It's a good start," Woods said. "Some years some guys shot 65 starting out here, but right now I'm only four back and I'm right there.
"We've got a long way to go. You just go out there and play shot for shot."
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In many ways though, the day belonged to 14-year-old Guan Tianlang.
The Chinese schoolboy not only set the record as the youngest player to ever compete at the Masters, he then followed that up with a round of one-over par.
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Tianlang, who beat the previous record held by Italy's Matteo Manassero, who was nearly 17 when he set the previous mark in 2010, bogeyed his first but responded swiftly with a birdie at the third.
He finished with a putt off the green that sunk into the hole at the 18th to earn applause and acclaim from spectators and fellow competitors.
Meanwhile, Welshman Jamie Donaldson also earned himself a place in the Augusta record books after hitting a hole-in-one at the sixth, only the fifth player in the competition's 77-year history to achieve the feat.
With a heavy thunderstorm expected overnight that will soften the greens, Woods warned "the golf course is going to be very different" on Friday.
Elsewhere, three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson carded a one under par 71, while young Northern Irish star Rory McIlroy went round in 72.
However defending champion Bubba Watson faces a uphill battle to defend his title after he struggled to a 75 -- leaving him nine strokes off the pace already.
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Marc Leishman of Australia smiles during the first round.
Sergio Garcia of Spain reacts to a shot.
Phil Mickelson of the U.S. hits his second shot on the 10th hole.
George Coetzee of South Africa grabs a club from his bag.
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain hits out of a bunker on the 18th hole.
Tiger Woods of the U.S. tees off on the 17th hole.
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain hits a shot from the fifth hole.
Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark lines up a putt on the fifth hole.
Francesco Molinari of Italy hits the ball on the second hole.
Marc Leishman of Australia hits a shot.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to a missed chip for birdie on the second hole.
Justin Rose of England hits the ball during the first round.
Tiger Woods hits a shot.
Tianlang Guan of China tees off on the second hole during the first round of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 11 in Augusta, Georgia. Guan is the youngest competitor -- at the age of 14 years and five months -- in the 80 years of the tournament, beating the previous record held by then 16-year-old Matteo Manassero.
Russell Henley of the U.S. plays during the first round.
Bubba Watson of the U.S. reacts after teeing off on the fourth hole.
Tiger Woods and Scott Piercy of the U.S. walk together during the first round.
Luke Donald of England tees off on the fourth hole.
Tiger Woods looks at the green from the second hole.
Luke Donald of England hits his second shot on the fifth hole.
Kevin Na of the U.S. plays during the first round.
Jim Furyk of the U.S. plays during the first round.
Ian Poulter of England pauses during the first round.
Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole.
Stewart Cink of the U.S. plays during the first round.
Skier Lindsey Vonn watches Tiger Woods play the first hole. Vonn and Woods have said they are dating.
Tiger Woods hits a shot on the first hole.
Left to right: Ian Poulter of England, Steven Fox and Bubba Watson of the U.S. walk up the fairway on the first hole.
Bubba Watson tees off on the second hole.
U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn attends the first round.
Charl Schwartzel of South Africa hits a shot from behind a tree on the first hole.
David Lynn of England, right, stands next to his caddie Wayne Hussellbury at the first hole.
Brandt Snedeker of the United States hits his second shot on the first hole.
Tom Watson of the United States looks on from the first hole.
Lee Westwood of England hits his second shot on the first hole.
Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain tees off.
Honorary starter Jack Nicklaus waves to patrons after he tees off to start the first round.
Honorary starter Arnold Palmer looks on after he tees off.
Honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, left, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player on the course before they tee off.
The names of honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player are placed into the starters board.
A caddie stands near the first hole before the start of the first round.
The leaderboard is seen prior to the start of the first round.
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