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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Even as a group of smiling children savored every adult’s dream at Augusta National Golf Club, it was impossible to ignore the elephant in the room.
Adam Scott had just awarded the winner of the 14-15 girl’s division champion at the annual Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals, and the first question he was asked involved Tiger Woods.
“It’s great,” Scott said when asked about Woods’ Masters chances at the year’s first major. “No one really knew how he’d play, but expectations are back up.”
Woods missed the Masters the last two years because of injury, and began this season with plenty of unknowns about his game and his mental toughness, having not contended on the PGA Tour since 2015.