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All eyes, and many bets, are on Tiger Woods as Masters is set to tee off

Tiger Woods wipes his face, taking a momentary break on the 13th green during his practice round for the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Augusta, Georgia.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Twenty-five years after the most dominating win in the history of the Masters, Tiger Woods has pulled off an even more unbelievable victory.

He's playing this week.

In a development that would have been inconceivable a year ago, when he was in the early stages of recovery from a rollover car accident that nearly cost him his right leg, Woods is competing for a record-tying sixth green jacket.

"I think the fact that I was able to get myself here to this point is a success," said Woods, 46, who Thursday will tee off on the No. 1 hole at 7:34 a.m.

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