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Set for his final bow

Gary Player announced Monday that this will be his record 52nd and final Masters appearance. What will the 73-year-old Player's emotions be when he walks up the hill on 18 for the final time Friday afternoon?

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2009 Masters News

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Change in yardage is slight but significant

As changes to Augusta National Golf Club go, those for the 73rd Masters Tournament seem few and minor, affecting just five holes.

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Woods redirects all attention

Herb Dew didn't have to see Tiger Woods to know that the golfing icon had arrived at Augusta National Golf Club on Monday.

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Monday's practice round

Watch Greg Norman, Trevor Immelman, Gary Player and others play a practice round Monday at Augusta National in preparation for the 2009 Masters Tournament.

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Proud Player will present Immelman to special club

Gary Player has been attending the Champions Dinner since 1962, but tonight will stand out for the three-time Masters Tournament champion.

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Casey 'on a bit of a high'

Paul Casey went from the winner's podium in Houston on Sunday to Augusta National Golf Club on Monday with reason to feel confident.

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Course preparations

It takes a small army of people to prepare the greens at Augusta National. Watch as hole No. 13 gets groomed and tested before the start of Monday's practice rounds.

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Augusta warms to Fuzzy

Hundreds of golf fans braved cold and windy weather Monday night to pay homage to a Masters Tournament champion. Fuzzy Zoeller, celebrating the 30th anniversary of his 1979 Masters win, was given a key to the city by Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver at the 11th annual Mayor's Masters Reception at Augusta Common.

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Making practice perfect

There's a good reason many players spend so much time on Augusta National Golf Club's practice putting green.

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Roberts' masterful thinking

Clifford Roberts was not a golfer who could compete at the highest levels of the game.

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Course cuisine

Feast your eyes on the variety of food available to tournament patrons at Augusta National.

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Former caddie writes about friend, mentor

Once Augusta resident Tripp Bowden started writing about former Augusta National Golf Club caddiemaster Freddie Bennett, he couldn't stop.

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Shopping can steal attention

Recession? What recession?

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Oliver Wilson Diary: Day one is tough on, off course

Monday was a tough day. It started very early, around 8:30 a.m., with two hours of press with the BBC, a two-hour filming thing of where it all started for me.

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Masters Insider

With bad weather expected today -- the forecast is calling for a high in the mid-50s and winds up to 25 mph -- some players might choose not to play a practice round.

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Player notes

KIM FINALLY DEBUTS: Anthony Kim arrived last week at Augusta National Golf Club for what he hoped would be his first round at the site of the Masters Tournament.

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Parking changes are greeted with approval by most patrons

Monday's inaugural run of an expanded Masters Tournament parking network made lots of practice round patrons happy.

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Roads jammed by late starters

Gathered around TV images of sparse traffic Monday morning on Washington Road, officials silently wondered whether the economic downturn was having an effect on the world's most prestigious golf tournament.

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Fans corner

SPARTAN SUPPORT: For his inaugural trip to Augusta National Golf Club on Monday, John Macksood slipped on a Michigan State replica football jersey with a bit of apprehension.

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