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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) One of the messages Patrick Reed received for his hard-earned Masters victory came from Tiger Woods, who added a personal touch to his tweet of congratulations .

”At worst you have assured yourself a captain’s pick for next year’s Presidents Cup,” he wrote.

That’s still 20 months away in Australia and on nobody’s mind except for Woods’, mainly because he’s the U.S. captain for the 2019 matches. Much closer on the calendar is the Ryder Cup in France at the end of September. Reed moved to the top of the standings by capturing his first major.

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If he wasn’t already a lock, he is now.

For the last four years, the Ryder Cup has defined Reed’s success in golf. He earned his way onto the last two teams by winning tournaments, including a World Golf Championship at Doral and a FedEx Cup playoff event at Bethpage. And as much as Reed boasted after the 2014 victory at Doral that he considered himself one of the top 5 players in the world, he didn..

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Patrick Reed got some laughs a few years back when he declared himself a top five player, with little on his resume to back it up.

No one is laughing now.

Reed’s breakthrough win in the Masters didn’t officially move him into the top five – he’s now No. 11 in the world – but it certainly moved him into the conversation when the debate turns to major championships.

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As well it should, after Reed handled not only the golf course but the suffocating pressure of a Sunday at the Masters to win his first major. Playing in the same group as four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, he didn’t flinch even as Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler made late runs at him.

The player known for a sometimes prickly attitude may have even won a few fans over in the process.

They cheered for McIlroy on the first tee, certain that he was going to overcome a three-shot deficit and win his first green jacket. But it was Reed who got the final cheers when he calmly sa..

AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) After the final putt disappeared into the cup, Rickie Fowler waited outside the scoring room at Augusta National.

Once again, he was congratulating someone else on winning their first major championship.

For Fowler, the wait goes on.

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”I was ready to go win,” he said. ”Unfortunately, I was one shot short.”

This has become a familiar lament for Fowler, who lugs around the unwanted baggage as the best player without a title in one of golf’s biggest events.

He had his best chance yet on a stirring on Sunday at the Masters, making six birdies over the final 11 holes – including an 8-footer at the 72nd hole that finished off a 14-under 274.

It’s a score that would’ve been good enough to win most years.

But Patrick Reed had one less stroke on his card, claiming the green jacket by sinking a short but testy par putt at No. 18 .

”Glad I at least made the last one to make him earn it,” Fowler said.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) After the final putt disappeared into the cup, Rickie Fowler waited outside the scoring room at Augusta National.

Once again, he was congratulating someone else on winning their first major championship .

For Fowler, the wait goes on.

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”I was ready to go win,” he said. ”Unfortunately, I was one shot short.”

This has become a familiar lament for Fowler, who now lugs around the unwanted baggage as the best player without a title in one of golf’s biggest events.

He had his best chance yet on a stirring Sunday at the Masters, making six birdies over the final 11 holes – including an 8-footer at the 72nd hole that finished off a 14-under 274 .

It’s a score that would’ve been good enough to win most years.

But Patrick Reed had one less stroke on his card, claiming the green jacket by sinking a short but testy par putt at No. 18 .

”Glad I at least made the last one to make him earn it,” Fowler said.

Jordan Spieth did his part, too, to mak..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Patrick Reed became famous playing for his country. He won for himself on Sunday at the Masters.

Rory McIlroy came after him early. Jordan Spieth briefly tied him for the lead. Rickie Fowler birdied the last hole to leave him no room for error. Reed never flinched through it all on a raucous afternoon at Augusta National, calmly rolling in a 3-foot par putt for a 1-under 71 and a one-shot victory.

Captain America is now the Masters champion.

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Even as the loudest cheers were for everyone else, Reed earned all the respect with two big birdie putts on the back nine, one key par and plenty of grit.

The 27-year-old Texan is the fourth straight Masters champion to win his first major.

Fowler made an 8-foot birdie putt on the last for a 67 – and his third runner-up finish in a major.

Spieth put up the most unlikely fight and was on the verge of the greatest comeback in Masters history. He started nine shots behind going into the final round,..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) A glance at the key hole Sunday at the Masters:

HOLE: 18

YARDAGE: 465

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PAR: 4

STROKE AVERAGE: 4.03

RANK: 7

KEY FACTS: Patrick Reed won his first major with a testy two-putt on the final hole. Rickie Fowler put the pressure on Reed by making a birdie at No. 18. It also essentially knocked Jordan Spieth out of contention when his tee shot clipped a tree branch, dropped well short of the fairway and led to a bogey.

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