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Associated Press:
Notes: Flatstick fails O'Meara
Last year's defending champ had a rare off-day on the greens, leading to a 4-over 76. Plus items on Snead, Palmer and the Par 3 curse.
Melanie Hauser:
No holding back for Olazábal
The 1994 Masters champ pulled pure magic out of his bag once again and commanded his ball to settle a few inches from the pin at the 12th and set up his fifth birdie of the day.
Mark Soltau:
Norman still wants the green jacket
Greg Norman has gotten off the mat more often than Jesse
Ventura. There are so many fork holes in his body, you'd think he hangs
with the devil. When it comes to major championships, he's a walking 10-count.
Grant Spaeth:
Watering greens during play
Is watering Augusta greens during the middle of a round giving some players an advantage?
Michael Mayo:
Kuchar running out of magic
Last year his trip to Augusta was magical. This year Matt Kuchar landed in the hospital with the flu.
Associated Press:
Amen corner takes a bite out of Tiger
Woods, who came into the Masters as the second favorite behind David Duval, stands eight shots behind the leader after 36 holes.
Reuters:
Langer leaps into contention with a 66
Dissatisfied with his opening-round 76, two-time Masters
champion Bernhard Langer came out firing Friday and put together his best round ever at Augusta National.
Associated Press:
Augusta brings Duval to Earth
Not even the No. 1 player in the world is immune from
disaster in the Masters with a single lapse in judgment.
Associated Press:
Maggert, Faldo, Crenshaw miss cut
Jeff Maggert was among those missing the cut at the Masters, along with three-time champion Nick Faldo and two-time winners Ben Crenshaw, Seve Ballesteros and Tom Watson.
Associated Press:
McCarron is no Scott come lately
On a star-studded Masters scoreboard, Scott McCarron is not one of the most well-known names.
Associated Press:
Rough no sweat as Augusta rolls over
The rough really isn't much shaggier than the fairways at
a local municipal. And the par-5s are still mostly reachable for both the long and the daring.
Thursday
Melanie Hauser:
Nothing can derail Duval
David Duval has the perfect attitude to handle rain delays, slow play and other interruptions.
Associated Press:
AP notes: A slow southern day
With threesomes, a little rough and inclement weather, rounds were approaching six hours in length. Plus items on Fluff and Faldo.
Associated Press:
A different Masters party for Chamblee
Chamblee is accustomed to partying with friends in his Arizona home during Masters week.
Associated Press:
Franco goes from poverty to the leaderboard
Carlos Franco comes from humble beginnings and a land of few golf courses. He crafted a golf game that now places him among golf's elite.
Associated Press:
O'Meara strikes again on 18
Defending champion Mark O'Meara had that special feeling again Thursday standing over a birdie putt on the 18th hole in the Masters.
Associated Press:
Ailing Kuchar falter
While Kuchar falters, while Sergio Garcia and Trevor Immelman enjoy their first Masters round.
Grant Spaeth:
Watch out for Rae's Creek
David Duval hit into Rae's Creek on the 13th, opening up a rules issue.
Mark Soltau:
Tiger heats up despite snowman
Tiger recovered from a triple bogey on No. 8 to post an impressive 72.
Reuters:
Not a rough time for Monty
If it were up to Monty, every course would have U.S. Open-style rough.
Associated Press:
Daly frustrated yet satisfied after Thursday's first round
John Daly didn't like some of the pin placements during Thursday's opening round of the Masters, but he was satisfied with an even-par 72.
Associated Press:
McCord still won't master Augusta
anytime soon
Augusta made a handful of changes before the '99 Masters, but Gary McCord still won't be in a broadcast booth.
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