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Adam Scott has ended a long 73-year Australian wait to win The Masters. Scott brilliantly birdied the second extra hole after in a final round 69 left him tied with Argentina’s Angel Cabrera. Scott’s victory also made ammends in losing last year’s Open Championship to capture his first Major and at his 12th Masters, and also two years after finishing joint runner-up with fellow Australian Jason Day. Jim Ferrier was the first Australian to compete in the Masters in 1940 and since ...

Chinese amateur sensation Tialang Guan heads back to school after again having created history in becoming the youngest ever ‘Low Amateur’ winner at the Masters. The 14-year old wrote a new chapter last Thursday in Augusta National’s history book in being the youngest to tee-up at Augusta National. And then despite a two-stroke penalty for slow-play late in his round on Friday, Guan saw off his other five amateur colleagues who all missed the cut to be assured of the award. “It’s been ...

Already there is plans being drawn up for the 2014 Masters Champions dinner as Aussies Jason Day, Adam Scott and Marc Leishman fight for Augusta National glory. The Menu – Vegemite sandwiches, meat pies, lamingtons and washed down with Fosters and a selection of Greg Norman wines. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Rory McIlroy was headed for a fortnight’s break in Monaco looking to bury the frustration of yet another Masters disappointment. The World No. 2 arrived at Augusta National buoyed by a second place finish in San Antonio but headed back down Magnolia Lane a far cry from the player who won the previous Major by eight shots. McIlroy headed an indifferent showing among Europe’s elite golfers with victorious Ryder Cup colleagues Lee Westwood, Justin Rose and Luke Donald also simply making up the numbers ...

Graeme McDowell has slammed Augusta officials in singling out 14-year old Chinese amateur Tianlang Guan for a one-stroke slow play penalty on day two of the Masters. Guan created history in becoming the youngest-ever player to tee up in the Masters and then after his five amateur colleagues missed the cut, he was assured of the ‘Low Amateur’ award But now he’s joined the history books becoming the first player in nearly three years for being penalized in a Major for slow play. After ...

Masters history is on the side of Argentina’s Angel Cabrera and American Brandt Snedeker. It’s because the eventual Masters champion has come out of the final Sunday pairing 19 out of the last 22 years, with Zach Johnson (2007), Charl Schwartzel (2011) and Bubba Watson (2012) the exceptions. The third-round leader/co-leader has gone on to win the Masters Tournament 41 (out of 76) times, most recently Angel Cabrera in 2009. Dating to 1991, with the exception of Zach Johnson (T4) in 2007 ...

Of the top six players heading into the final round of the Masters there’s only one player who has tasted victory in the Majors – Argentina’s Angel Cabrera. And Cabrera’s not only won a US Open but four years ago he won the Master. Now the 43-year old grandfather is on target to be fitted with a second Masters green jacket in storming his way to a share of the lead on seven under par and tied with American Brandt Snedeker. The Argentinean birdied two of his closing three holes ...