Tiger Woods earned his first PGA Tour win in nearly three years two weeks ago at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and the momentum from that victory and his past success at The Masters has helped install Woods as the betting favorite at the 2012 edition of golf’s first major.
Masters 2012 Preview: Tiger Woods Heads Back To Augusta As Favorite
But Woods, the prohibitive favorite for a dozen or so iterations of The Masters, may have to fend off Rory McIlroy, the rising star whose final-round collapse at Augusta was the story of the tournament in 2011 and whose fantastic game could make him the golfing world’s next dominant figure in the Woods mold.
And Woods and McIlroy will have to take on a typically unforgiving Augusta National course and outpace the rest of a deep field, too.
Here’s the schedule for the 2012 The Masters.
2012 The Masters Schedule
Monday, April 2: Practice Round
Gates open at 8 a.m., gates close at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 3: Practice Round
Gates open at 8 a.m., gates close at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 4: Practice Round and Par 3 Contest
Gates open at 8 a.m., gates close at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Par 3 Contest begins at approximately 12:30 p.m. (Live coverage on ESPN from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
Thursday, April 5: First Round
Gates open at 7 a.m., gates close 30 minutes after play
Live coverage on ESPN from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 6: Second Round
Gates open at 8 a.m., gates close 30 minutes after play
Live coverage on ESPN from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 7: Third Round
Gates open at 8 a.m., gates close 30 minutes after play
Live coverage on CBS from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 8: Final Round
Gates open at 8 a.m., gates close 30 minutes after Presentation Ceremony
Live coverage on ESPN from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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