Masters

• AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tiger Woods couldnt see the green through the trees, though that was only a minor obstacle. He choked up on a 5-wood and played a sweeping draw around the pines, over the water and onto the back of the green.
(msnbc.com)
• AUGUSTA, Ga. – Even though it was just the annual Par 3 Contest at the Masters, big-hitting Bubba Watson brought a driver. His caddie Wednesday was his NASCAR racing pal and fellow left-hander, Denny Hamlin.
(USA Today)
• AUGUSTA, Ga., April 4 (UPI) -- Padraig Harrington and Jonathan Byrd Wednesday were declared co-winners of a rain-shortened Par 3 Contest at Augusta National.
(United Press International)
• Storms in the South can pack a mighty wallop as Masters players were reminded again Wednesday. One powerful thunderstorm struck in the early-morning hours, knocking over several trees at Augusta National and drenching the course with nearly 1½ inches of rain.
(Houston Chronicle)
• AUGUSTA — They can't be forced to extend membership to women, but the powers that be at Augusta National Golf Club are helpless to keep one female from having the last word this week. Mother Nature is threatening to wreak havoc on the Masters.
(New York Daily News)
• Best Masters moment: The 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole in the third round of 2011 that staked him to a four-shot lead going into the final round. Worst Masters moment: Losing a four-shot lead the next day with an 80 in the final round.
(AZCentral.com)
• AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Twice champion Ben Crenshaw will tee off in his 41st Masters on Thursday and the 60-year-old American cannot recall a more wide open edition of the seasons first major.
(Orlando Sentinel)
• AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 4 (Reuters) - Twice champion Ben Crenshaw will tee off in his 41st Masters on Thursday and the 60-year-old American cannot recall a more wide open edition of the seasons first major.
(Reuters UK)
• AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Dustin Johnson, the 12th-ranked player in the world, will miss the Masters because of a back injury, he tweeted on Tuesday. First I have to apologize to the fans and sponsors.
(ESPN)