You'll also need to practise those 'You're the man' and 'In the hole' shouts – even if a putt gets no closer than five feet.

For the 36-year-old American also headed the field after the opening 18 holes at the 2001 tournament, his first visit to Augusta.

However, the omens are not too good – DiMarco went on to finish in a tie for 10th four years ago.

Ben Crenshaw was the last first round leader to go on and slip on the Green Jacket in 1984.

In addition to being searched at the gates, mobile phones and cameras are prohibited while no bag bigger than 10in wide x 5in high x 5in deep is permitted – that's just about enough space for a pair of sunglasses, your wallet and a pac-a-mac!

Don't try to walk in with any old plastic bag either – if it ain't got the official Masters logo on, it ain't coming in – and be careful who's watching if you're in a hurry.

Break into a jog and you'll be swiftly warned that 'Running is not allowed.'

Punishment for breaking some of these policies is expulsion from the course, your Masters experience prematurely ended.

For this year's tournament the immaculate Augusta National's grass has been precisely cut.

The fairways are mown to three-eights of an inch, the second cut to one and three-eighths of an inch, the tees to five-sixteenths of an inch, the collars to a quarter of an inch inch and the lightning fast greens to an eighth of an inch.

This was obviously a vintage year for English sport.

However, it didn't help South Africa's Rory Sabbatini too much.

His three at the par-five 8th was the only bright spot in a disappointing round of 80 – eight over par.

Well, it's all to do with sophisticated SubAir units installed beneath each putting surface.

The water removal and aeration system sucks the moisture out of the surface by means of gas-powered or electric pumps.

Underground drainage pipes take the water away.