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A tradition like no other… OK we have all heard Jim Nantz say those words over and over again, but if you are a golf fan (or this week patron) you watch and get excited about every swing and putt.

This year, 2 Georgia Tech golfers and 1 Georgia golfer are in the field. The most notable is former Yellow Jacket, Larry Mize. Also Tech’s Stewart Cink and Georgia’s Bubba Watson will compete.

Larry Mize was the 1987 champion after he chipped in his incredible birdie from 140 feet to defeat Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros in the 2nd hole of the playoff. Mize also finished 3rd in the 1994 event. Last year he shot a dismal 83 first round and followed it up with a 78 and missed the cut. He made the cut the year before and shot 2 rounds at even par.

Stewart Cink has played in 10 Masters and made the cut 8 times. Last year he finished tied-for-17th and his best finish happened in 2006 when he finished 10th (which was his only career-finish under par.)

Bubba Watson is making his Masters debut this season. The long hitter leads the PGA Tour in driving distance (he led last year and the year before that, too.) This year he has made the cut in 7 of 10 tournaments. He has never won a PGA Tour event and his best ever finish happened in the 2007 Shell Houston Open where he was the runner-up to Adam Scott.
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