( 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 . CURRENT LEADERBOARD . `` We 've got a long way to go . You just go out there and play shot for shot . '' 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 . 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 . Full Masters leaderboard .
Marc Leishman and Sergio Garcia lead the field after first day of play . Woods shoots a solid two-under 70 to mimic his opening round of previous successes . History making Guan Tianlang , 14 , impresses with a round of one-over par .