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By The Numbers: 5 Players Who Surprised By Winning Masters
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 06:51 Thursday, 11 April 2013 06:41
Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)
AUGUSTA, Georgia -- Tiger Woods is the overwhelming favorite when the Masters begins on Thursday. Trouble is, Augusta National doesn't play favorites.
If it did, Greg Norman would have a spot in the champion locker room. So would Curtis Strange, Ernie Els and a long list of others. Woods is the last No. 1 player in the world ranking to win the Masters, and that was 11 years ago. And while he's a good bet, just take a look at the last couple of years.
By The Numbers: The 5 Greatest Shots At The Masters
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 06:15 Thursday, 11 April 2013 06:13
Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)
AUGUSTA, Georgia -- No other major championship has a greater collection of signature shots than the Masters, mainly because it's the only major held on the same course. And it helps that Augusta National is such a course that allows for such big moments.
There was the "shot heard 'round the world" and a shot right out of "Bubba golf." There has been an eagle made on every hole except for the par 5s, where there has been an albatross on all of those, with Louis Oosthuizen finally get a "2'' on the par-5 second hole last year.
By The Numbers: 5 Best Players Without A Green Jacket
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 05:57 Thursday, 11 April 2013 05:48
Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)
AUGUSTA, Georgia -- One of the most popular labels in golf is the best player to have never won a major, which can be looked at two ways. The bad news is that it means a player has never won a major. The good news is that he's at least thought highly enough to be considered.
The best player at Augusta National to have never won the Masters?
That stings a little bit more.
The 5 Best Masters Tournaments
Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 23:25 Tuesday, 09 April 2013 23:18
Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)
AUGUSTA, Georgia -- The youngest of the four majors has among the richest history, a product of the Masters returning to the same course every year.
By The Numbers: Key Anniversaries At The Masters
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 15:21 Tuesday, 09 April 2013 14:48
Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)
A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the 77th Masters, to be played April 11-14, 2013 at the Augusta National Golf Club.
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