Immelman builds commanding six-stroke lead at Masters

 
Going for his first major championship, Trevor Immelman tried to shake off a missed put from 3 feet and went to the back nine of the Masters with a two-shot lead Sunday. Live Masters updates Leaderboard [link]

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Congratulations are in order for Trevor Immelman , the first South African to win the Masters since Gary Player pulled the feat in 1978. It’s also the first Masters win for a South African since apartheid ended in the early 1990s, for what it’s worth. Notables such as Ernie Els and Reteif Goosen couldn’t earn a Green Jacket at Augusta, but with Immelman’s win, South ...
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Immelman grabs first major title with Masters win - Golf

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Trevor Immelman felt goose bumps as he listened to a phone message left by Gary Player , his childhood idol and the last South African to slip on a green jacket at the Masters. Player told him to believe in himself, to be strong ...
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