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Harrington qualified courtesy of his tie for fourth in last year’s US PGA Championship.

Harrington qualified courtesy of his tie for fourth in last year’s US PGA Championship.

Woods had defied the odds once again by recovering in time to take his place in the 91-man field for the year’s first major championship

AUGUSTA (US): As per tradition, which continues in 2022, Jack Nicklaus, winner of 18 Majors and Gary Player, winner of nine Majors, will be joined by Tom Watson, winner of eight Majors to get the 86th Masters off to a grand start.

“Hell, his English was better than half the people at my house after 10 o’clock," said 1979 winner Fuzzy Zoeller.

It was nearly three decades before the ceremony was introduced at the 1963 Masters.

After a two-year absence, the Par 3 Contest returns but six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus will not be playing.

The iconic Masters Green Jacket is presented every year to the winner, but when did this tradition begin and why?

“Normally, it’s a late tee time on Sunday. More so than the Champions Dinner. The late tee time just excites me."

The first Major Championship of the year is a limited-field event, so how many players make the weekend?

Gary Player opened the proceedings with the ceremonial tee-off at The DGC Open. Soon, it was business as usual at the club's Lodhi course with the leaderboard packed with names of local hopefuls. The affable, ever-smiling Shankar Das shared the lead with Australian Travis Smyth on 5-under 67, with Veer…