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Ernie Els withdraws from Houston Open

Ernie Els has withdrawn from the Houston Open because of a virus, giving him an unexpected two weeks off before the US Masters.

Humble Scott finds his way

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Bob Murphy In a game like golf, where a little emotion goes a long way, the crowd noise at the completion of the US Masters, and the war cry by Adam Scott, tore through the tension felt by all of us.

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Humility hides Adam Scott's tough side

It's not hard to find self-absorbed players in the world of big-time professional golf, but one story is all it takes to demonstrate that new Masters champion Adam Scott is an exception.

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Wozniacki steals show at Masters

Caroline Wozniacki.

Allan Kelly Ted Potter set the stage for the 77th Masters by winning the traditional eve-of-tournament Par-3 Contest on Wednesday, while tennis star Caroline Wozniacki provided comic relief.

Trio chip in to break Augusta hoodoo

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Ben Everill Charl Schwartzel was eight shots back, Nick Faldo was in the commentary booth, Larry Mize had missed the cut and Jack Nicklaus was observing from the clubhouse.

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Adam Scott wins US Masters

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Ben Everill Adam Scott has become the first Australian golfer to win the US Masters, snapping one of the country's great sporting hoodoos.

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Scott will be Australia's greatest ever, says Norman

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Ben Everill Greg Norman believes Adam Scott can win more majors than any other Australian after smashing the country's 77-year US Masters hoodoo.

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New master pulls out the broomstick to deliver some old-fashioned magic

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Michael Clayton At Kingston Heath last summer, Adam Scott put on the most elegant golfing exhibition ever seen in this country.

More success for long clubs fuels debate

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Ben Everill The question was inevitable after Adam Scott's Masters triumph completed a grand slam set of majors for long putters.

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A tale of redemption for Scott

Greg Norman and Nick Faldo after the 1996 Masters. Faldo came from six strokes behind to win his third green jacket.

Paul Hayward, Augusta A prime-time choke is meant to doom the victim to a tragicomic existence.

Scott's broomstick putter to be banned from 2016

Adam Scott's historic final putt (Thumbnail)

James Corrigan Golf's governing bodies are ready to rubber-stamp their proposals to ban "anchoring" and so effectively outlaw long putters with an announcement expected next week.

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Days of the long putter numbered

Adam Scott with his long putter.

Golf's governing bodies are ready to rubber-stamp their proposals to ban 'anchoring', effectively outlawing long putters, with an announcement expected next week.

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Oh deer: even Singh's allies lining up to say he deserves a spray

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James Corrigan, Telegraph London DUBAI: Even Vijay Singh's friends believe he should be banned for using a deer antler spray that contains a prohibited substance.

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Plan to ban long putter slammed

Carl Pettersson.

Kapalua, Hawaii New US PGA Tour season is beginning amid the same controversy which dogged the end of the last.

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Oosthuizen leads by one shot in Durban

South African Louis Oosthuizen birdied the final hole to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Volvo Golf Champions tournament at Durban Country Club on Friday.

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Ogilvy moves family to reboot career

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Los Angeles Geoff Ogilvy says moving his family back to Arizona is a "golf decision" as he does everything he can to break the longest win drought of his career and earn a trip to the Masters in April.

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McIlroy on song as Scott duffs lines

Top of the world: Rory McIlroy.

Glenn Jackson Rory McIlroy turned 23 in 2012, but he had arrived as a major force in golf 12 months earlier.

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A new world No.1 cements his place

KIAWAH ISLAND, SC - AUGUST 12: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits off the ninth tee during the Final Round of the 94th PGA Championship at the Ocean Course on August 12, 2012 in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

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Glenn Jackson The highlight A star wasn't quite born. Not only did Rory McIlroy turn 23 in 2012 but also he arrived as a force in world golf a year earlier, when he won the 2011 US Open.

Scott putts for a life after the broomstick

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Glenn Jackson FOR the first time, and not even a week since golf officials moved a step closer to banning the anchoring of clubs, Australia's top-ranked player Adam Scott showed off what might be his way into a...

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Scott not anchored by rules

New broom: Adam Scott practises with a shorter putter at The Lakes for this week's Australian Open.

Glenn Jackson Australia's top-ranked player shows off what might be his way into a future without broomstick putter.