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Bubba Watson watches his putt on the sixth hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., Tuesday, June 10, 2014. The tournament starts Thursday. (AP Photo/Charles Riedel)

U.S. Open: Bubba Watson hopes to build on Masters win

By Joedy McCreary - Associated Press

Kevin Na reacts after seeing this his drive landed in a bunker on the 17th hole during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament, Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Matsuyama wins Memorial in a playoff

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Bubba Watson watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament on Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Watson’s wayward drive at 15 costs him dearly

By RUSTY MILLER - Associated Press

Scott Langley watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the third round of the Memorial golf tournament Saturday, May 31, 2014, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Lefty Langley feels good about Memorial chances

By RUSTY MILLER - Associated Press

Keegan Bradley lines up his putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Bradley follows mom’s advice on switch in putters

By RUSTY MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 2005, file photo, Tiger Woods chips to the 15th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament, at Pinehurst's No, 2 Course in Pinehurst, N.C. Woods withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, as he recovers from back surgery that has kept him out of golf for nearly three months. It will be the second U.S. Open, and sixth major, he has missed because of injury over the last six years. The U.S. Open is June 12-15 at Pinehurst No. 2, where Woods tied for third in 1999 and was runner-up in 2005. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Tiger Woods withdraws from US Open

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2012 file photo, Tiger Woods rubs his back after his tee shot on the sixth hole during the Pro-Am round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla. Woods says his recovery from back surgery is going slowly and he's not sure when he'll be able to return to golf. In a wide-ranging blog on his website Monday, May 5, 2014, Woods says he remains sore from the incision during the March 31 operation for a pinched nerve. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Tiger Woods out of U.S. Open after back surgery

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Rory McIllroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his putt on the fourth hole during the pro-am for the the Memorial golf tournament Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Stars starting to line up for big summer of golf

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Rory McIllroy, of Northern Ireland, signs autographs for fans during the pro-am for the the Memorial golf tournament Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Too soon to say if McIlroy will go public again

By RUSTY MILLER - Associated Press

Miguel Angel Jimenez, of Spain, hits out of a bunker on the 18th hole during the first round of the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Old guys get it done in opening round at Masters

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

Arnold Palmer, center, watches as Jack Nicklaus, left, and Gary Player touch fists after Palmer hit his ceremonial drive on the first tee during the first round of the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Masters 2014: Nicklaus, Palmer, Player tee it up in Augusta

By Wayne Staats - The Augusta Chronicle

The 5 biggest heartaches at the Masters

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

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Greg Norman, a two-time British Open champion, is within a stroke of the lead after the first round at Royal Birkdale.

The Masters can inflict pain like no other tournament

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2013 file photo, Tiger Woods, left, and Arnold Palmer share a laugh during the trophy presentation after Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla. Fifty years ago, Arnold Palmer won the Masters for the fourth time. It was his seventh major. He was 34, the King. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Column: Masters seems a bit empty without Woods

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press