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Haas wins Par-3 contest,
but high jinks rule the day
Last updated April 11, 1996 at 1:30 PM Haas birdied the second playoff hole to prevent Augusta native Larry Mize from becoming only the ninth player in Augusta National history to win both the Masters and the Par-3 Contest.

Crenshaw hoping to become one of only six three-time Masters champs
Last updated Last updated April 10 at 7:30 PM ``I'd absolutely love to repeat and I'm intent on it,'' Ben Crenshaw said Wednesday, practicing for Thursday's first round.

Golden Bear ready to let Woods carry the mantle
Last updated April 10, 1996 at 9:30 PM Two legends of golf heaped praise on 20-year-old phenom, Tiger Woods, Wednesday. ``Arnold and I both agree that you could take his Masters and my Masters and add them together, and this kid should win more than the both of us,'' the 56-year-old Nicklaus says of the two-time U.S. Amsteur champion.

Azinger weary ... of being asked the same old question
Last updated Last updated April 10 at 7:30 PM Cancer victim says it gets old being asked how he's feeling time after time.

Ballesteros still stuck in severe slump
Last updated April 10, 1996 at 9:30 PM On the eve of his 20th Masters appearance, Seve Ballesteros is fighting it. The golf swing that brought him 72 titles worldwide and two Masters Tournament green jackets still looks silky smooth, but he's mired in perhaps the worst slump of his 23-year professional career.

Watson hoping his short-putt problems over
Last updated April 10, 1996 at 6:45 PM Tom Watson hopes he has finally found the remedy for his well-documented putting maladies. He switched putters last week and will use a Zebra today in the first round of the Masters Tournament. This one has a special feel, one that could help Watson solve his problems on the greens and win his first PGA Tour event since 1987.

Colin Montgomerie is No.1 - in weight loss
Last updated April 7, 1996 at 7:30 PM No. 2 golfer has lost, he says, 40 pounds ... but didn't do it to better his game

Frost nips at golfers' tee times Last updated April 10, 1996 at 5:30 PM Sports Illustrated Daily Diary: Vijay Singh looks confused. It's 8:15 Wednesday morning and this is the last chance for the 93 players at the '96 Masters to practice their game. The only problem is, the course is closed. The temperature at 6 a.m. was only 31 degrees, says Sports Illustrated golf writer Amy Nutt, in her daily online diary.

Tee times and pairings for the Masters Tournament first round Last updated April 9, 1996 at 6:30 PM The feature twosomes include Tom Watson and Steve Elkington, 12:21 p.m.; defending champion Ben Crenshaw and two-time U.S. Amateur champion Tiger Woods at 12:30; Nicklaus and Michael Campbell of New Zealand at 12:57; Davis Love III and Colin Montgomerie of Scotland at 1:24; Fred Couples and British Amateur champion Gordon Sherry at 1:33; and Fuzzy Zoeller and Greg Norman at 2.

Sports writers and editors pick Masters champs Last updated April 10, 1996 at 5:30 PM Phil Mickelson will be the one, according to a smattering of sports writers and editors questioned Wednesday.

Who is favored to win the Masters?
Last updated April 9, 1996 at 10 PM Latest odds from Las Vegas oddsmaker Michael Roxy Roxborough

Steve Stricker knows his caddy well
Last updated April 10, 1996 at 6:45 PM Steve Stricker has finally made it to his first Masters, and his caddy has been by his side all the way from the altar.

Even caddies can't get tickets for the Masters
Last updated April 7, 1996 at 10:30 PM Participants can get tickets for immediate family, although they must still pay the $100 price tag, but caddies are out of luck.

A motto for the Masters: Snowmen are taboo
Last updated April 10, 1996 at 9 PM Pros and amateurs alike shudder at shooting in 80s. The score is called a snowman, after the shape of the ''8.''

Each CBS Masters telecast could be the last
Last updated April 7, 1996 at 8 PM CBS Sports celebrates the 40th anniversary of broadcasting the Masters, beginning with early-round coverage Thursday from the Augusta National Golf Club. The Masters is the longest-running sports event on one television network. But every year of showing the azalea-covered course could be CBS' last.

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