Masters 2013: Latest News and Updates Before Golf’s First Major

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Published: April 9, 2013

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With just two more days until the 2013 Masters tees off, we have a lot of news to get to at Augusta.

The current odds have the top five contenders being (in order) Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose and Charl Schwartzel (per Bovada).

Karen Crouse of The New York Times wrote a strong piece about Tiger over the weekend, highlighting his peaceful frame of mind heading into Augusta this year.

Steve Stricker said, via Crouse's piece, "I don’t really know too much about his personal life, but it just seems like he’s happier, whether that means his golf game or his personal life are in better order or all of the above."

Given Tiger's personal life appeared to be in shambles in 2010 and 2011, it's worth noting that he does seem more at ease. Mentioned in Crouse's report, Tiger walked up to his daughter, Sam, and kissed her on the forehead on the eighth green on the final day at the Honda Classic. He also came clean about his relationship with skier Lindsey Vonn. The fact that he appears to have more balance in his life now is important to realize.



How can you talk about the Masters without talking about Phil Mickelson? The three-time Masters champion—who golfed a round with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday—still has nightmares about hole No. 4 at the 2012 Masters.

Mickelson was one stroke of the lead heading into the final day at Augusta, but he scored a triple bogey on the fourth hole. “It goes back to the fourth hole,” Mickelson said, per the Washington Times.

"Lefty" ended up in a tie for third after that.



One golfer garnering plenty of buzz is 14-year-old Tianlang Guan, who won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in November to qualify for the Masters. He will become the youngest player to compete at the Masters in the tournament's history on April 11, as well as the second...
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