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Tiger Woods’ absence from the Masters leaves a massive void. Will the 5-time champ ever play again at Augusta National?

AUGUSTA, GA. — From the dogwoods and their white blooms to thousands of azalea bushes bursting with purple and pink, all the April colors have returned to Augusta National except for one.

Tiger Woods in his traditional Sunday color has become an indelible part of the Masters over the last 25 years. It dates to the practice round he played with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, after which Nicklaus suggested Woods might wind up with more green jackets than the King and the Bear combined.

“You can’t — especially at Augusta — you can’t go there and not think about the guy,” two-time U.