WGC-Cadillac Championship 2013: Day 1 Leaderboard Analysis, Highlights and More

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Published: March 7, 2013

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You'll be hard-pressed to find a more star-studded leaderboard than what we have after the first round of the Cadillac Championship at Doral in Miami, Fla.  

Conditions were nearly perfect for golf at the normally blustery, par-72 Blue Monster. So, not only is our leaderboard packed with star power, but they are up there with eye-catching, low numbers. Check it out:

 

Round 1 Leaderboard

Pos. Player Score T1.  Tiger Woods -6 T1. Freddie Jacobson -6 T1.  Sergio Garcia -6  T1.  Graeme McDowell -6  T1. Bubba Watson -6 T6. Hunter Mahan -5 T6. Peter Hanson -5 T6. Phil Mickelson -5 T6. Steve Stricker -5 View the full leaderboard on PGATour.com.

 

There were big names all over this course, but one group was stealing the majority of the attention.

The world's Top Three golfers teed it up in the same group, as Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Luke Donald started their tournament together on No. 10. 

The PGA Tour tweeted the results of this marquee group:



As you can see, Woods got the best of his peers on this day. He was obviously excellent, but he was inconsistent. 

He had just six pars in the round, as his nine birdies were marred by three bogeys, including back-to-back red numbers on Nos. 13 and 14. 

While Woods still isn't completely honed in with his driving accuracy, he had his game rolling and his putting stroke was solid. 

He also had his distance control working—like he did from 126 yards on the par-4 second hole:



This opening round for Woods could spell doom for the rest of the field. That is what this tweet by ESPN's Justin Ray would lead you to believe:



It is important to add a little caveat to that stat, as the course was so vulnerable Thursday—a 66 is not quite as impressive as i...
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