![Rory McIlroy hasn't had much to cheer about in 2013. But the Northern Irishman shot an impressive 65 to lead Shanghai's World Golf Championships after the first round.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/131031162819-golf-gallery-1.jpg?q=w_2088,h_1341,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Rory McIlroy hasn't had much to cheer about in 2013. But the Northern Irishman shot an impressive 65 to lead Shanghai's World Golf Championships after the first round.
![Looks like a great view, right? But not for Phil Mickelson. He found the water on the eighth hole and shot a quadruple bogey. The British Open champion trails McIlroy by six shots.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/131031163302-golf-gallery-2.jpg?q=w_4468,h_2694,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Looks like a great view, right? But not for Phil Mickelson. He found the water on the eighth hole and shot a quadruple bogey. The British Open champion trails McIlroy by six shots.
![Justin Rose got up close and personal with fans on the 17th hole. The U.S. Open champion carded a four-under-par 68 that included a double bogey at the 11th.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/131031164129-golf-gallery-3.jpg?q=w_3177,h_2548,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Justin Rose got up close and personal with fans on the 17th hole. The U.S. Open champion carded a four-under-par 68 that included a double bogey at the 11th.
![Henrik Stenson is still smiling, even after shooting two-over-par. Not too long ago the Swede became golf's $11.4 million man after being crowned the FedEx Cup champion.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/131031164817-golf-gallery-4.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2000,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Henrik Stenson is still smiling, even after shooting two-over-par. Not too long ago the Swede became golf's $11.4 million man after being crowned the FedEx Cup champion.
![PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner had a mixed day. He hit an eagle on the 10th but also a double bogey and four bogeys.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/131031165609-golf-gallery-5.jpg?q=w_3508,h_2579,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner had a mixed day. He hit an eagle on the 10th but also a double bogey and four bogeys.
![Ian Poulter is the defending champion but has work to do to make up ground on McIlroy. Like Mickelson he ended the day at one-under-par 71.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/131031170325-golf-gallery-6.jpg?q=w_4314,h_2802,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Ian Poulter is the defending champion but has work to do to make up ground on McIlroy. Like Mickelson he ended the day at one-under-par 71.
![Shanghai provides the backdrop for the World Golf Championship. The Chinese city also hosts a Formula One race and Masters tennis tournament.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/131031170751-golf-gallery-7.jpg?q=w_2109,h_1458,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Shanghai provides the backdrop for the World Golf Championship. The Chinese city also hosts a Formula One race and Masters tennis tournament.