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Splashy 13th shot returns
Last updated April 8, 1996 at 9:30 PM ``I just think it's exciting if somebody takes their shoes off, puts on the rain suit and goes down after it,'' Curtis Strange said. ``I think it's part of the golf tournament and always has been." The water level of the tributary of Rae's Creek, which runs in front of the 13th green, has been lowered for the 60th Masters, making it possible for golfers to play out of the creek again.

Live updates from the Augusta National
Last updated April 8, 1996 at 7:30 PM Tiger Woods and Greg Norman finsih the first day of practice on a light note.

Practice round day one finds fairways and roadways packed Last updated April 8, 1996 at 9:30 PM Out-of-town visitors seemed to have figured out how the limited practice round ticket sales worked this year and more fans were from out of town Monday compared with last year's first day, according to security guards, sportswriters, vendors, patrons and police.

Augusta declares Arnold Palmer Day
Last updated April 8, 1996 at 8:30 PM The 66-year-old four-time Masters champion will unveil his own statue 9:30 a.m. Tuesday during ceremonies at Riverwalk Augusta in front of the Radisson Riverfront Hotel.

Woods not ready for pros
Last updated April 8, 1996 at 10:30 PM Earl Woods, Tiger's father, said his son might turn pro early if the NCAA continues its recent scrutiny during his two-year collegiate career. Woods was penalized for the third time in his collegiate career in October 1995 when the NCAA found him in violation of rules for allowing well-meaning Arnold Palmer to pick up a $25 dinner tab.

Daly still trying to figure out BellSouth
Last updated April 8, 1996 at 8:45 PM British Open champion John Daly, who beat a hasty retreat from the Atlanta Country Club after missing the cut on Friday in the BellSouth Classic, spoke about the septuple bogey 12 he had in that tournament for the first time on Monday.

David Duval gets a hole-in-one during Monday's practice round
Last updated April 8, 1996 at 9 PM The guys I was playing with, Tim Herron and Steve Stricker, wanted me to hit another ball on No. 12, but I said no. I said I'm done here. My work is done.

Alexander Cejka watched the Masters on TV a decade ago; Now he's there
Last updated April 7, 1996 at 10:30 PM The German watched countryman Bernhard Langer play in 1985, kindling a desire to play the Augusta tournament himself. This year the foreign invitee is playing with Langer, watching him play the course in person.

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