Changing the game   Know this about Tiger Woods' drive to become the game's greatest golfer: The swing he used to win the Masters by a record 12 strokes in 1997 has been discarded like an old pair of shoes. In its place is a more compact, tighter swing that focuses on control rather than raw power.

  Tiger on his new swing

  Tiger on a recent practice round in Augusta

World ranking substantiates Tiger's prowess   From Staff ReportsTiger Woods' domination of world golf can be seen in the latest World Ranking, which was released after his second-place finish in The Players Championship at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Tiger's Roots

Posted 03/31/98 at 19:42:10 EST   Heartwell Golf Course, tucked in a sleepy residential neighborhood in Long Beach, Calif., does not have the air of the historic. It lacks the grandeur of, say, the Colosseum or the Pyramids, and it offers no windows into the soul, as do Graceland or Monticello. Still, strolling around Heartwell is a journey back in time because this will forever be remembered as one of the places where Tiger Woods blossomed as a golfer.

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Little fanfare surrounding Duval   David Duval, looking more these days like Michelangelo's David with his physique chiseled from granite, comes to Augusta hoping to rekindle his good ol' golfing days.

Love would prefer first to second   Davis Love III's winless streak will reach two years next week at the MCI Classic. Or will it?

  Davis Love III wants to win

Lehman playing charmed golf   You can find good fortune in the oddest spots, and Tom Lehman may have found his in a Hawaiian international market.

An old club renewed Mickelson's game   Once an old club found its way back into his bag, Phil Mickelson started winning again.

  •.Rejuvenated Sutton hopes to change Masters script
  •.Father Time catching Shark
  •.Putting tip helps Mize get on track
  •.Monty leaves putting touch in Europe
  •.Daly well aware of what's at stake
  •.Palmer's in first Masters as a member
  •.Parnevik's sights on a 'match win'
  •.Azinger's no fan of rankings
  •.Closing 80 left Els shaken
  •.Price would bracket course with bunkers
  •.Clarke, Westwood enjoy fast cars, faster putts
  •.Frenchman undaunted by Carnoustie collapse
  •.Pride of Paraguay returns
  •.Furyk silencing his critics
  •.Aussie amateur's goals lofty
  •.Snaky greens scare Singh
  •.Begay knows he's lucky
  •.Miracle at Carnoustie stays with Lawrie

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• Don't know the score from the 1946 Masters? How much did Nicklaus win by his first time? Read on below! ----Yearly---- 34 Smith 35 Sarazen 36 Smith 37 Nelson 38 Picard 39 Guldahl 40 Demaret 41 Wood 42 Nelson 43 WWII 44 WWII 45 WWII 46 Keiser 47 Demaret 48 Harmon 49 Snead 50 Demaret 51 Hogan 52 Snead 53 Hogan 54 Snead 55 Middlecoff 56 Burke 57 Ford 58 Palmer 59 Wall 60 Palmer 61 Player 62 Palmer 63 Nicklaus 64 Palmer 65 Nicklaus 66 Nicklaus 67 Brewer 68 Goalby 69 Archer 70 Casper 71 Coody 72 Nicklaus 73 Aaron 74 Player 75 Nicklaus 76 Floyd 77 Watson 78 Player 79 Zoeller 80 Ballester 81 Watson 82 Stadler 83 Ballester 84 Crenshaw 85 Langer 86 Nicklaus 87 Mize 88 Lyle 89 Faldo 90 Faldo 91 Woosnam 92 Couples 93 Langer 94 Olazabal 95 Crenshaw 96 Faldo 97 Woods 98 O'Meara 99 Olazabal 00 Singh