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How do you prepare for your first Masters? Maverick McNealy has a plan

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Maverick McNealy is ready for his Masters moment. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) (Jonathan Bachman via Getty Images)

This time last year, Maverick McNealy was ranked 102nd in the world, a promising player on a Tour full of them. He hadn’t yet won on the PGA Tour, and as he watched Scottie Scheffler win another green jacket, he made himself a vow: .

“The Masters last year was a tough one for me to watch because I wanted so badly to be there,” McNealy told Yahoo Sports this week. “It's always one of my favorite tournaments to watch, and it just it really bugged me that it didn't have a tee time.