American Nick Watney launched a stunning 8-under the par 64; Watney merely walked close to the golf record of the HSBC golf tournament with a golf bogey at the last golf hole in the golf club of Sheshan. The race towards the golf HSBC title sparked as Watney ended the golf swinging of day 1 ahead of Tiger Woods (World Golf number 1) with 2 shots in reference to the golf results.

Germany’s Martin Kaymer, America’s Ryan Morre and Irish Shane Lowry ranked all in the 2^nd place after getting the same golf scores of 66 knowing that the best golf player in the world, Tiger Woods, filled in the 5^th golf ranking place with 67.

While all golf news reporters and sports live TV channels were fixing their eyes onto the world golf leaders (number 1 and number 2 in golf rankings), Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were amazingly out-paced in the golf scores by other golf putters of players who were expected to perform less, based on the golf reports of experts and of the online betting sites. Nevertheless, Watney seems to take the initiative in the HSBC golf championship as he grabbed the leadership of the golf results. At 28years old, Watney is promising a harsh golf performance especially on top of the golf leaderboard of the Asian most important golf tournament, and the 1^st World Golf Championships event in the WGC history.

Watney, interviewed consequent to ranking 1^st in the HSBC golf tournament, told the golf live broadcasters that: "I played very well... it was just one of those days when everything was feeling really good."

The winner of the Buick Invitational earlier throughout the PGA tour 2009, added by saying that "I'm in a really great position but at the same time, there's a really long way to go. It's always good to beat Tiger and hopefully I can keep a little cushion between us."

Tiger Woods had started the day in the 10^th position as of the golf course of the Sheshan golf club but managed to improve his golf swings through the Nike golf apparel; Woods golf plays pulled him up into the 5^th position at the end of the day, knowing that the difference that separates him from the golf leader is of 2 shots.

Woods, who was clearly frustrated due to the noise produced by thousands of spectators, was seen dropping the 1^st golf shot by missing on making a 6-foot par putt wide at the 15^th; however, the veteran world golf number 1 swiftly got things back on track and into the golf holes at the Sheshan golf club.

Consequent to ending the golf plays of the day, Woods told the golf magazines’ reporters that: "I got it round today. It wasn't my best ball-striking round for sure but made some putts which was nice, and just managed my game well."

On the golf scores part of the day, American Anthony Kim, Taiwan’s Lin Wen Tang and British Paul Casey tied the golf results of Tiger Woods; nevertheless, Mickelson (2007 golf champion) varied 4 golf birdies on his front 9 with 1 only bogey on the way home which placed him in the 13th position after a golf score of 69.

Mickelson, known for playing golf and swinging the golf putter in the left hand, acknowledged to the sports news that: "I will need to come out tomorrow and shoot something in the mid 60s and get myself right back in it”.