So much for Tiger Woods being rusty. Sure, he left a few putts out there Thursday in the first round of the Masters, but he still shot a 4-under 68 despite being under the glare of TV cameras and a normally tame gallery at Augusta National.

Otherwise, it was turn-back-the-clock day. Fred Couples, the 1992 champion (pictured at right with then-wife Deborah) and now a full-time member of the Champions Tour at age 50, became the oldest man to ever lead the Masters. That honor would have gone to 60-year-old Tom Watson, who finished at 5-under earlier in the day, had it not been for Couples.

Couples is one of the nicest guys in professional golf, and he has a swing duffers everywhere would kill for. There will be plenty of sentiment for him to hang around the top of the leaderboard until Sunday afternoon, just as many people were pulling for Kenny Perry a year ago.

And you can bet CBS is hoping Woods will be in contention. His return after five months of personal turmoil and humiliation is THE storyline of the tournament, and winning his fifth green jacket would go a long way toward mending his tattered image.