A lot of young guns at the top after the first round. Mickelson wasn't at the top of his game, particularly his driving, but is in contention at -2.
Two Koreans are among thescoring leaders, and four of the six amateurs playing in The Masters this year are either Asians or Asian-Americans, which was startling to see. While the media keeps pining for what they have promoted as an inevitableblack influx to follow Tiger Woods into the elite ranks of the sport -- a phenomenon now 15 years overdue and further away than ever-- as in the women's game it is the Asians who are challenging White dominance of golf.Edited by: Don Wassall
Two Koreans are among thescoring leaders, and four of the six amateurs playing in The Masters this year are either Asians or Asian-Americans, which was startling to see. While the media keeps pining for what they have promoted as an inevitableblack influx to follow Tiger Woods into the elite ranks of the sport -- a phenomenon now 15 years overdue and further away than ever-- as in the women's game it is the Asians who are challenging White dominance of golf.Edited by: Don Wassall