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“...DUSTIN DOESN’T SEEM TO HAVE ANY EGO. HE DOESN’T CARE IF PEOPLE THINK HE’S ANY GOOD OR NOT.”

Watching the first-ever “November Masters,” the first thing that struck me was how different it was – and how much the same it was too.

My primary interest was in how the course would be presented so late in the year. I was less occupied by how the tournament would look without spectators. In fact, my mind wandered to how the town of Augusta must have been and how easy it must have been for the players and everyone else to get around without the normal traffic issues. Normally chaotic during Masters week, the contrast this year must have been obvious. Incredibly so.

Having said that, it was the course that held most of my interest. How would it play only a few weeks after an over-seed? My years living in the United States told me that, in order to get the grass established, there was likely to

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