By Elaine Donnelly
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First the Masters at age 14. Now the European Tour at 12.
One year ago, Jason Dufner's victory at the Zurich Classic made him the fifth player in the last eight years to celebrate his maiden PGA Tour triumph in New Orleans.
There was a time not long ago when Britain's golfers ruled Augusta National like no other country. Now, the latest group of talented Brits is determined to end the empire's 17-year drought at the Masters.
Notable pairings include Tiger Woods with Luke Donald and Scott Piercy at 10:45 a.m., and 2012 Masters champion Bubba Watson with Ian Poulter and Steven Fox at 10:34.
Nick Faldo doubts he’ll ever play in the Masters Tournament again.
A look at 20 top players going into the 77th Masters, to be played April 11-14 at Augusta National Golf Club (listed in predicted order of finish):
Tiger Woods has reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in the world that once seemed his in perpetuity. The debate on whether he is officially “back” is at full throttle.
Tiger Woods is back to No. 1 in the world with a game that look as good as ever.
Justin Rose started out as another guy in Tiger Woods' group Thursday at Bay Hill. He wound up in the lead.
Except for the size and noise level of the crowd, and the significance of the stage, the moment was reminiscent of 17-year-old Justin Rose chipping in on the final hole at Royal Birkdale in 1998 to tie for fourth in the British Open.
"The tournament is getting stronger and stronger," Rose said. "The golf course has gotten better and better every single year, it feels like. I think I'm slowly learning how to play it."
Rose, who placed second to Tiger Woods in the Arnold Palmer Championship three weeks ago, said one encouraging sign is he’s improved his position from the third round to the final round in each event this year.
