 "Thursday, April 11, 2002"

Davis Love III, the 1997 PGA Championship winner, rolled out to the first round lead with a five-under 67.Sergio García who had little success prior to this year at the Masters, shot a four-under 68 to place him in a tie for second with Ángel Cabrera.2001 U.S. Open champion, Retief Goosen, shot a three-under 69 to place him in a tie with Phil Mickelson and Pádraig Harrington for fourth.