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Augusta, Georgia (CNN) -- From grandma to grandson, from fan to foe, the throngs at Augusta are happy Tiger Woods is back in form and ready to contend for a fifth Masters title.
Like Arnold Palmer had his army, Tiger certainly has his troop.
Thousands of patrons lined the fairways on Augusta National Golf Club's front nine Tuesday morning as Woods played a practice round. They crammed themselves as many as 10 deep around the greens and moved from tee to green like waves going up each side of the fairways.
"I think he's going to bring a lot of people back to the game," said Will Brown, an Augusta resident who was following Woods with his wife and two sons. "He's good for golf."
As he spoke, his son Zeke, 6, tugged at his father's pant leg, begging to go to the practice tee to wait in line for Woods' autograph.
"He's very special," Zeke squeaked about his favorite golf star.
Woods scored his first official PGA Tour victory in two and a half years two weeks ago, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Florida by five strokes. It was also his first victory since disclosure of his marital infidelities, which led to divorce.
In the months between those wins, his game nosedived and he plummeted from the top spot in the world golf rankings, even falling out of the top 50. He's rebounded to No. 7 and rebounded with the fans, too.
Leo Brown, a 60-year-old from Greenville, South Carolina, was pleased to see Woods back in the winner's column.
"He showed all the doubters that he still had a game," Brown said.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/us/tiger-woods-masters-preview/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
Like Arnold Palmer had his army, Tiger certainly has his troop.
Thousands of patrons lined the fairways on Augusta National Golf Club's front nine Tuesday morning as Woods played a practice round. They crammed themselves as many as 10 deep around the greens and moved from tee to green like waves going up each side of the fairways.
"I think he's going to bring a lot of people back to the game," said Will Brown, an Augusta resident who was following Woods with his wife and two sons. "He's good for golf."
As he spoke, his son Zeke, 6, tugged at his father's pant leg, begging to go to the practice tee to wait in line for Woods' autograph.
"He's very special," Zeke squeaked about his favorite golf star.
Woods scored his first official PGA Tour victory in two and a half years two weeks ago, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Florida by five strokes. It was also his first victory since disclosure of his marital infidelities, which led to divorce.
In the months between those wins, his game nosedived and he plummeted from the top spot in the world golf rankings, even falling out of the top 50. He's rebounded to No. 7 and rebounded with the fans, too.
Leo Brown, a 60-year-old from Greenville, South Carolina, was pleased to see Woods back in the winner's column.
"He showed all the doubters that he still had a game," Brown said.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/us/tiger-woods-masters-preview/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
