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Masters 2012: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy lead way at Augusta
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THE MASTERS
Venue: Augusta National, Georgia
Dates: 5-8 April
Live BBC TV coverage:BBC Two Saturday & Sunday from 2030 and 1900 BST; Amen Corner plus holes 15 & 16 on Saturday & Sunday on Red Button & online
BBC Radio:5 live from 2100 BST on Thursday, Friday & Saturday; 2000 BST Sunday
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the top two in the betting but a host of the world's top players will be looking to upset the odds when the 76th Masters gets under way on Thursday.
Four-time champion Woods appears back in form with a victory last month to suggest he is the man to beat around Augusta.
World number two McIlroy has also won recently and 12 months after blowing a four-shot lead going into the final day returns as US Open champion.
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“It's great for the game of golf and the Masters that it's been such a good run into it with the top players winning big events and Tiger coming back into form”Lee WestwoodFormer world number one
But Luke Donald, the world number one, three-time winner Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood and in-form American Hunter Mahan are other names to watch in the year's first major.
The 36-year-old Woods won his first PGA Tour event for 30 months at Bay Hill to announce his comeback after several years of turmoil in his private life, injuries and swing changes.
The former world number one plunged outside the world's top 20 but is now back up to seventh and claims he is hitting the ball as well as he did in 2000 when he won three majors, before clinching the 2001 Masters to hold all four of the marquee titles at the same time.
"I'm excited. Everything is heading in the right direction at the right time," said Woods, who won his first Masters title 15 years ago and has not finished out of the top six for the past seven years.
Victory on Sunday would leave him just one behind Jack Nicklaus's record of six Green Jackets and take him to 15 major titles, three off Nicklaus's mark of 18.
McIlroy, 22, returns intent on putting behind him last year's infamous final-round 80 having led for three days. In fact, his disaster could have been the making of him as he went on to totally dominate the US Open two months later and clinch his first major title. On Tuesday he insisted he is a "better person and better golfer".
"Obviously there are memories that come back and memories you don't want," said McIlroy. "It's fine. I got all that out of the way. I'm looking forward to trying to put myself in contention to win this thing."
Donald was overtaken as world number one by McIlroy earlier this year but he regained top spot with a victory in March for his fifth win in 14 months. The Chicago-based Englishman, who is considered one of the best short-game exponents of his generation, has a best Masters finish of third - on his debut in 2005 - and was fourth last year.
"I feel very good about this course. Having a good short game is important here," said Donald, who opted not to defend his par-three tournament title to focus on the main event. "What's very magical about this tournament is usually Sunday is a great chance to make a run."
Donald was joined in skipping the par-three competition by Open champion Darren Clarke, the Northern Irishman describing himself as "sore" as he tries to overcome a groin injury.
"I don't think another nine holes is going to do it any good," the 43-year-old said.
Mickelson, 41, won the last of his three Masters titles in 2010 and is bidding to join Woods and Arnold Palmer on four Green Jackets.
"The entire off-season we have been dreaming about this week starting," said Mickelson. "It's my favourite week of the year and I just enjoy every minute of it."<p>
Previous Masters winners
2011 - Charl Schwartzel
2010 - Phil Mickelson
2009 - Angel Cabrera
2008 - Trevor Immelman
2007 - Zach Johnson
Westwood, 38, is also still searching for a first major title after finishing second in the Masters and Open in 2010 and recording six other top-five finishes in majors. The Englishman has been gearing his game specifically for this week since the end of the US PGA last August.
"I'm pretty confident. The golf course suits my game," said Westwood, who also tied sixth at Augusta in 1999.
"It's great for the game of golf and the Masters that it's been such a good run into it with the top players winning big events and Tiger coming back into form. It's whipped up a bit of a frenzy."
America's Mahan has won twice this season to move up to fourth in the world, while England's Justin Rose, who has led or shared the lead at some point on all four days in previous Masters, also triumphed in the US recently.
South Africa's Charl Schwartzel was the surprise winner last year after storming to his first major title with four birdies in the last four holes. Now up to eighth in the world, Schwartzel is bidding to become only the fourth player to record back-to-back Masters titles after Nicklaus (1966), Faldo (1990) and Woods (2002).
Rising American star Keegan Bradley, the US PGA champion, is playing in his first Masters but the last time a debutant won was Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.
Woods tees off with Miguel Angel Jimenez and Bae Sang-Moon at 1035 (1535BST) on Thursday with McIlroy off in the penultimate group alongside former champion Angel Cabrera and Bubba Watson at 1342 (1842 BST).
Donald follows Woods's group with Mickelson bringing up the rear in the company of Mahan and Peter Hanson at 1353 (1853 BST).
Golf legends Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player will hit the ceremonial opening tee shots ahead of the 96-man field at 0740 (1240 BST).
Tee Times
Tee-off times in the first and second rounds of The Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
(USA unless stated, all times BST)
(x) denotes amateurs
First round, starting at hole 1:
1250 Craig Stadler, Brendan Steele, Tim Clark (Rsa)
1301 Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa), Robert Garrigus, Randal Lewis
1312 Larry Mize, Paul Lawrie (Sco), Anders Hansen (Den)
1323 Ross Fisher (Eng), Ryan Palmer, Harrison Frazar
1334 Ben Crenshaw, Robert Karlsson (Swe), Bryden Macpherson (Aus)
1345 Adam Scott (Aus), Bo Van Pelt, Martin Kaymer (Ger)
1356 Steve Stricker, Padraig Harrington (Irl), Stewart Cink
1407 Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Kyung-Tae Kim (Kor), Lucas Glover
1418 Kyle Stanley, Jason Day (Aus), Bill Haas
1429 Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose (Eng)
1440 Tom Watson, Johnson Wagner, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn)
1502 Matt Kuchar, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Y.E. Yang (Kor)
1513 Gary Woodland, Henrik Stenson (Swe), Alvaro Quiros (Spa)
1524 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Keegan Bradley, Kelly Kraft
1535 Tiger Woods, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Sang-moon Bae (Kor)
1546 Francesco Molinari (Ita), Luke Donald (Eng), Nick Watney
1557 Scott Verplank, Sean O'Hair, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa)
1608 Chez Reavie, Mark O'Meara, Martin Laird (Sco)
1619 Sandy Lyle (Sco), Simon Dyson (Eng), Corbin Mills
1630 Ian Woosnam (Wal), Edoardo Molinari (Ita), Kevin Chappell
1641 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Mark Wilson, Graeme McDowell (NIrl)
1651 Ian Poulter (Eng), Patrick Cantlay, Zach Johnson
1714 Kevin Na, Ben Crane, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe)
1725 Jonathan Byrd, Paul Casey (Eng), John Senden (Aus)
1735 Bernhard Langer (Ger), Jason Dufner, Charles Howell III
1747 Brandt Snedeker, Webb Simpson, Mike Weir (Can)
1758 Vijay Singh (Fij), Jim Furyk, Lee Westwood (Eng)
1809 Scott Stallings, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Thomas Bjorn (Den)
1820 Fred Couples, Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn), Darren Clarke (NIrl)
1831 K J Choi (Kor), Sergio Garcia (Spa), David Toms
1842 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy (NIrl)
1853 Hunter Mahan, Peter Hanson (Swe), Phil Mickelson
Second round, starting at hole 1:
0750 Scott Verplank, Sean O'Hair, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa)
0801 Mark O'Meara, Chez Reavie, Martin Laird (Sco)
0812 Sandy Lyle (Sco), Simon Dyson (Eng), Corbin Mills
0823 Ian Woosnam (Wal), Edoardo Molinari (Ita), Kevin Chappell
0834 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Mark Wilson, Graeme McDowell (NIrl)
0845 Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter (Eng), Patrick Cantlay
0856 Kevin Na, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Ben Crane
0907 John Senden (Aus), Jonathan Byrd, Paul Casey (Eng)
0918 Bernhard Langer (Ger), Jason Dufner, Charles Howell III
0929 Mike Weir (Can), Brandt Snedeker, Webb Simpson
0940 Vijay Singh (Fij), Lee Westwood (Eng), Jim Furyk
1002 Thomas Bjorn (Den), Scott Stallings, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa)
1013 Fred Couples, Darren Clarke (NIrl), Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn)
1024 David Toms, K J Choi (Kor), Sergio Garcia (Spa)
1035 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Bubba Watson
1046 Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Peter Hanson (Swe)
1057 Craig Stadler, Brendan Steele, Tim Clark (Rsa)
1108 Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa), Robert Garrigus, Randal Lewis
1119 Larry Mize, Paul Lawrie (Sco), Anders Hansen (Den)
1130 Ross Fisher (Eng), Ryan Palmer, Harrison Frazar
1141 Ben Crenshaw, Robert Karlsson (Swe), Bryden Macpherson (Aus)
1152 Adam Scott (Aus), Bo Van Pelt, Martin Kaymer (Ger)
1214 Steve Stricker, Padraig Harrington (Irl), Stewart Cink
1225 Kyung-Tae Kim (Kor), Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Lucas Glover
1236 Kyle Stanley, Jason Day (Aus), Bill Haas
1247 Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose (Eng)
1258 Tom Watson, Johnson Wagner, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn)
1309 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Matt Kuchar, Y.E. Yang (Kor)
1320 Gary Woodland, Henrik Stenson (Swe), Alvaro Quiros (Spa)
1331 Keegan Bradley, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Kelly Kraft
1342 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Tiger Woods, Sang-moon Bae (Kor)
1353 Luke Donald (Eng), Francesco Molinari (Ita), Nick Watney
I'll be watching, just watching the par 3 now on SS1.
Can you get tee off times for UK?
And is it all on sky?
they are BST times.
Yeah all on sky, weekend coverage and highlights on bbc.
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Oh safe, just read USA, I'll have it on whilst doing uni work.
Par 3 called off, Harrington takes the win.
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Westwood leading
Donald is swagging up my bet, watney holding it down on my outsider tho.
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Woods finished on Par.
Donald gonna get DQ'd
the clown marked his score card wrong
- 2 months later...
U think woods is back?
+4, hes gonna have to pull something very special out.... hope westwoods pulls it out tho, hes +1 atm
- 9 months later...
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