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  • Ted Potter Jr. follows his shot from the 12th fairway of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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  • Ted Potter Jr. follows his shot from the 12th fairway of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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  • Ted Potter Jr., in his first Masters, said winning the Par-3 Contest on Wednesday relaxed him.

  • Ted Potter Jr. said it was a career goal to play in Masters after he qualified by winning The Greenbrier Classic.

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