{"id":9572,"date":"2012-04-03T03:47:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T01:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/golf-elusive-masters-title-drives-australians\/"},"modified":"2012-04-03T03:47:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T01:47:12","slug":"golf-elusive-masters-title-drives-australians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-elusive-masters-title-drives-australians\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Elusive Masters title drives Australians"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

By Julian Linden<\/span><\/p>\n

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AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 2<\/span> (Reuters) – Jason Day calls the
\nMasters ‘the Holy Grail’ of Australian sport. Adam Scott says it
\nis a rare sporting hurdle that no-one in Australia has managed
\nto get over.<\/p>\n

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But both men agree it is only a matter of time before an
\nAustralian is presented with the winner’s green jacket, and
\nbelieve it could come as early as this week with six Australians
\nin the field.<\/p>\n

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The pair almost ended the drought themselves last year when
\nthey finished tied for second at Augusta National but were
\ndenied by an extraordinary finish from South African Charl
\nSchwartzel, who birdied the last four holes to win by two shots.<\/p>\n

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“It’s going to happen, for sure,” said Scott. “We have a lot
\nof great players and I think it’s just coincidence that it has
\nnot happened. One year someone is going to get across the line.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s one of those sporting hurdles that no Australian has
\ngotten over, and it may be one of the last ones for the sports
\nthat we play in our country, after Cadel Evans won the Tour de
\nFrance last year.”<\/p>\n

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Scott, who is playing in his 11th Masters this week, has
\nadopted an unconventional approach to the tournament in the
\nbelief he may have unlocked the key to winning through his
\nperformance last year.<\/p>\n

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Instead of playing a lot of tournaments, Scott took an
\nextended break before last year’s Masters in the hope that he
\nwould play better fresh. It worked.<\/p>\n

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“If you look at the best players in history, Jack Nicklaus
\nand Tiger (Woods) certainly have done that and were very
\nsuccessful at it,” Scott said.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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