Who will be the Master?

7:14 PM   The favourite, the contenders, and a couple from the long grass ahead of the 80th US Masters.

Millar says Canberra ready for another men's golf tournament

Canberra golfer Matt Millar wants another crack at a major.

Chris Dutton 4:02 PM   Canberra golfer Matt Millar hopes quality Pro-Am fields ignites talk of a four-day tournament returning to the capital.

US Masters 2016 golf: The lowdown

Gunning for glory: Jason Day.

2:38 PM   Here's a run-down of the key players in the field, and some key stats heading into the event, which totals $13 million in prizemoney.

Adam Scott adjusting, again, to shorter putter

Warming up for the big event: Jason Day and Adam Scott.

David Scott 1:10 PM   Adam Scott is at peace with his putter. That's a good thing heading into this week's US Masters.

Day and Scott have mixed Masters memories

Inspirational journey: Jason Day walks down a fairway during a practice round on Tuesday.

Malcolm Knox 12:19 PM   Australia's two main hopes in the Masters know the tournament is not just a golf course, but a story-book.

​Adam Scott fears being a one-major wonder

Looking good: Adam Scott hits a tee shot during a practice round at Augusta this week.

9:22 AM   He remains one of 132 players who have just one major championship to their name but is determined to join the 82 players who have won multiple majors.

How Day won his battle with poverty and alcohol

Inspirational journey: Jason Day walks down a fairway during a practice round on Tuesday.

Oliver Brown 7:09 AM   Jason Day knew he had reached his nadir when he woke up one morning from a drunken stupor, unable to recall the faintest detail about the night before. He was 12 years old.

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Smith dreaming of Masters green on debut

Struggling for form: Cameron Smith.

Ben Everill   Masters debutant Cameron Smith is dreaming in green, confident he can contend with the litany of big names gunning for the title.

McIlroy hole-in-one signals intentions

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 04:  Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during a practice round prior to the start of the 2015 ...

Rory McIlroy has started his Masters campaign in thrilling style, delighting fans with a hole-in-one during practice at Augusta National on Monday.

'I just wanted to grab him and hold him tight'

Touching moment: Greg Norman, left, and Nick Faldo embrace after the 1996 Masters.

James Corrigan   It was the Sunday the gods took off, the Sunday when Augusta was finally meant to hand its most desperate victim his hard-earned Green Jacket, but instead fitted him up for one of the 'strait' variety.

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Rio Games' golden ticket to golf Majors

Golf will return to the Olympics this year.

Golf's major championships threw their support behind the sport's return to the Olympics on Monday, offering exemptions for men's and women's gold medal winners this year to all grand slam events.

Watson: I'm scared of the dark, heights and people

Bubb Watson says "I am just so fearful of things".

James Corrigan   Bubba Watson is known for his madcap statements, but these, ahead of the Masters, are perhaps the most eyebrow-raising yet.

The ultimate US Masters quiz

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 03:  Adam Scott of Australia, former Masters champiion, is pictured during the Drive, Chip and ...

James Polson   Are you a master of Augusta?

Teenage sensation Lydia Ko wins second LPGA major

Lydia Ko with her caddie Jason Hamilton, her sister Sura Ko and her mother Tina Hyon after the leap into Poppie's Pond ...

RANCHO MIRAGE, California, April 3 Reuters - New Zealand's Lydia Ko became the youngest player to win two LPGA major championships when she birdied the last hole to clinch the ANA Inspiration by one stroke.

Young Australian Cameron Smith tunes up for Masters

Cameron Smith: Headed to the Masters after a strong tune-up in Houston.

Australian youngster Cameron Smith produced a decent tune-up for his Masters debut as American journeyman Jim Herman claimed the last available spot in this week's Augusta National field.

Day's Masters prep hindered by illness

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, APRIL 2-3 - FILE - In this Sunday, March 27, 2016, file photo, Jason Day, of Australia, ...

Ben Everill   World No.1 Jason Day's Masters preparations are running a day behind schedule after his illness curse struck again.

Woods confirms he will miss next week's Masters

Not ready: Tiger Woods will miss the Masters for only the second time since his 1995 debut.

Tiger Woods will miss the Masters for only the second time since his tournament debut in 1995, saying he is "not physically ready" for the year's opening major next week.

'We want to know why Tiger lost it'

Still smiling: Tiger Woods reacts after sinking a birdie during the first round of the Wyndham Championship last August.

James Corrigan   Despite the new generation being in place, despite the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day providing such tantalising glimpses of rivalries for the ages, we are simply not ready to say goodbye yet.

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Australian Masters cut from calendar

Peter Senior of Australia poses with the trophy after winning the 2015 Australian Masters at Huntingdale.

Australian golf celebrated Jason Day's return to the top of the world rankings this week but domestically the sport struggles to hit the same heights with a marquee event in Melbourne ditched on Wednesday.

Day goes back-to-back, wins WGC Match Play

Jason Day has won his second big trophy in two weeks.

Ben Everill   Jason Day has won the World Golf Championships Match Play final to land his second big trophy in two weeks.