The Pebble Beach course on California's Monterey Peninsula, one of the most spectacular in the world, will present plenty of challenges for players this week
Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen is one of the early starters and he makes a solid start with three birdies in his first eight holes, but four bogeys on the back nine spoil his card and leave him one over par
Masters champion and five-time US Open runner-up Phil Mickelson is hoping to win his second major of the year at Pebble Beach and makes a solid start with six straight pars
However, three successive bogeys follow and the left-hander goes on to miss countless short putts. He drops another shot on his back nine, leaving him four over par
Ireland's Padraig Harrington, the winner of three majors, birdies two of his last four holes to rescue his scorecard and leave him in contention at two over par
England's Luke Donald is among the early starters and opens with nine straight pars. He finishes his round on level par after a couple of birdies either side of a double bogey on his second nine
Fellow Englishman Ian Poulter also makes a decent start in his quest for a first major. The world number eight shrugs off an early bogey and three visits to the sand on the 18th to post a one-under-par 70
Canada's Mike Weir briefly leads after three successive birdies on the back nine. Another one on 16 takes him to three under par, but he drops shots on the final two holes to finish with a one-under-par 70
World number one Tiger Woods won here by a record 15 shots 10 years ago. He is among the afternoon starters and plays his first eight holes in par but drops shots at nine, 16 and 18 to end with a birdie-free three-over 74
England's number one Lee Westwood is playing with Woods and Ernie Els. The world number three gets off to an awful start though, dropping four shots in his opening five holes
South Africa's Trevor Immelman finds the going tough and the 2008 Masters champion is forced to play left-handed out of a greenside bunker on the seventh on his way to a three-over-par 74
US big hitter Dustin Johnson, winner of the last two PGA Tour events at Pebble Beach, edges into a share of the lead at two under but struggles on the greens all day and finishes two shots off the lead
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, winner of the Wales Open a fortnight ago, brings his form to California. He cards five birdies on his way to a level-par round of 71 and could be a threat this weekend
But as Johnson slips back, Shaun Micheel, the 2003 US PGA champion, becomes the first man home in two under after an opening 69, including five birdies
England's Paul Casey, also seeking his first major victory, reaches the turn in one under and he grinds his way down the back nine to finish the day on two under and in a three-way tie for the lead
Unheralded Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge goes out in three under before dropping three shots in four holes. But he eagles the 14th and birdies 17 to grab a three-way share of the lead
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