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Welcome, patrons, to the 88th edition of the Masters Tournament. Cellphones and other devices with recording and/or transmission capabilities are prohibited, no autograph requests on the course, do not run.
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So will Jon Rahm become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2002, and only the fourth in history, to win back-to-back tournaments? Will hot favourite Scottie Scheffler pull on the Green Jacket for a second time? Will Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth or Dustin Johnson do it again? Will Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Shane Lowry or Viktor Hovland break through? Will Rickie Fowler become the first winner of the par-three contest to go on to win the main event? Will Ludvig Aberg, Wyndham Clark or Akshay Bhatia become the first debutant to win since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979? Will Zalatoris?
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Other players are also available, but there’s little point in talking about all of that right now. You see, Erik van Rooyen was due to hit the first shot in anger this morning at 8am local time, 1pm in the UK. But the weather’s closed in on Augusta National, and play has been delayed until 10.30am (3.30pm BST). You can find the updated tee times here. This hole-by-hole report will get rolling at 5pm BST, after which we’ll be blogging ♫♪ all day looooooonng ♫♪ ; until then, here’s the famous CBS theme on a one-hour loop and a retro report to get you in the mood. See you soon!
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Welcome, patrons, to the 88th edition of the Masters Tournament. Cellphones and other devices with recording and/or transmission capabilities are prohibited, no autograph requests on the course, do not run.
So will Jon Rahm become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2002, and only the fourth in history, to win back-to-back tournaments? Will hot favourite Scottie Scheffler pull on the Green Jacket for a second time? Will Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth or Dustin Johnson do it again? Will Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Shane Lowry or Viktor Hovland break through? Will Rickie Fowler become the first winner of the par-three contest to go on to win the main event? Will Ludvig Aberg, Wyndham Clark or Akshay Bhatia become the first debutant to win since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979? Will Zalatoris?
Other players are also available, but there’s little point in talking about all of that right now. You see, Erik van Rooyen was due to hit the first shot in anger this morning at 8am local time, 1pm in the UK. But the weather’s closed in on Augusta National, and play has been delayed until 10.30am (3.30pm BST). You can find the updated tee times here. This hole-by-hole report will get rolling at 5pm BST, after which we’ll be blogging ♫♪ all day looooooonng ♫♪ ; until then, here’s the famous CBS theme on a one-hour loop and a retro report to get you in the mood. See you soon!