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.

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 becomes the fourth straight Masters champion to win his first major.

Fowler holed an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 67. He had to settle for his third runner-up finish in a major. He left the scoring cabin when Reed two-putted for par down the slippery slope on the 18th green and waited for a chance to greet Reed.

“Glad I at least made t..

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The tepid applause that greeted Patrick Reed on the first tee made it clear he wasn’t the people’s choice.

All he cared about was being the Masters champion.

He turned back an early move by Rory McIlroy and a late charge by Rickie Fowler. Most daunting in the middle of the final round Sunday was a familiar name at Augusta National – Jordan Spieth – on the verge of the greatest comeback in Masters history.

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Reed had the game and the grit to beat them all. And when he slipped on that green jacket, he had everyone’s respect.

”I knew it was going to be a dogfight,” Reed said. ”It’s just a way of God basically saying, `Let’s see if you have it.’ Everyone knows you have it physically with the talent. But do you have it mentally? Can you handle the ups and downs throughout the round?”

He has proven that playing for his country. He did it Sunday for himself.

The final test was a 25-foot putt down the scary slope on the 18th green, and Reed pr..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Patrick Reed wins the Masters for first major title, beating Rickie Fowler by a stroke.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Tiger Woods nearly aced a hole and made his lone eagle of the week.

The four-time Masters champion somewhat returned to form at Augusta National. It was just a few days too late to be more than an afterthought at golf’s first major.

Woods closed with a flurry, recording a 3-under 69 in the final round at the Masters. He finished 1 over for the tournament, 16 strokes behind winner Patrick Reed and in a four-way tie for 32nd.

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It was far from what the 42-year-old Woods wanted, but he left the hallowed grounds feeling better about his game than he did a few days before and more encouraged than his last few trips to Augusta National.

Woods last played the event in 2015. He returned the last two years for the champions’ dinner, but didn’t get on the course. The hiatus left him feeling nostalgic during his walk to the 18th green.

”This is one of the greatest walks in all of golf,” Woods said afterward. ”And I had missed it for the last coupl..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The Latest on Sunday’s final round of the Masters (all times local):

4:45 p.m.

Charley Hoffman has made a hole-in-one at the Masters.

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Hoffman flirted with the bunker left of the 16th green, only to catch a fortuitous kick that sent the ball right into the hole.

It was the third straight year that there’s been at least one ace at the 170-yard hole known as Redbud.

Matt Kuchar had a hole-in-one in 2017, while three players did it in 2016.

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Paul Casey has bogeyed the last two holes at the Masters to miss out on the course record.

Casey still managed to shoot a 7-under 65, which is the lowest round of the day so far and his best score ever in a major championship.

Beginning at No. 11, Casey ripped off a streak of four birdies and an eagle over five holes, pushing his score for the day to 9 under. That gave him at a shot at the Augusta National record.

He came up short of the 63 shared by Nick Price and Greg Norman.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The Latest on Sunday’s final round of the Masters (all times local):

4:45 p.m.

Charley Hoffman has made a hole-in-one at the Masters.

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Hoffman flirted with the bunker left of the 16th green, only to catch a fortuitous kick that sent the ball right into the hole.

It was the third straight year that there’s been at least one ace at the 170-yard hole known as Redbud.

Matt Kuchar had a hole-in-one in 2017, while three players did it in 2016.

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4:30 p.m.

Paul Casey has bogeyed the last two holes at the Masters to miss out on the course record.

Casey still managed to shoot a 7-under 65, which is the lowest round of the day so far and his best score ever in a major championship.

Beginning at No. 11, Casey ripped off a streak of four birdies and an eagle over five holes, pushing his score for the day to 9 under. That gave him at a shot at the Augusta National record.

He came up short of the 63 shared by Nick Price and Greg Norman.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The Latest on Sunday’s final round of the Masters (all times local):

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Tiger Woods is playing his final round at this Masters – and it may have included his best iron shot of the week.

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Woods nearly aced the 240-yard, par-3 fourth Sunday. His tee shot landed a few feet short of the flag, bounced a few times and then skirted by the left edge of the hole. He was left with a left-to-right-breaking 10-footer that he dropped in the left side of the cup.

It provided a brief glimpse of what might have been at Augusta National had Woods had better distance control with his irons.

Woods missed greens right and left, never really getting approach shots in the perfect spots on treacherous greens.

His errant ways left him starting a lot sooner than expected and will have him finishing shortly after the leaders tee off Sunday afternoon.

Woods also made a birdie on par-5 second, but followed that with bogey on the par-4 third. He is 3-ove..

Augusta National(Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images)AUGUSTA, Ga.—To say things stay the same at Augusta National is erroneous; in this century alone the course has been lengthened, the membership diversified, the practice facility has been overhauled, a new media center built, even the merchandise shops have seen dramatic renovation. The only thing that remains consistent here is change.
But the sentiments that surround the Masters, and the behavior of those who love it, endures. Evidenced by this mash-up, featuring video from this year's tournament…dubbed with the voice of famed broadcaster Chris Schenkel from the 1975 Masters:
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The landscape of Augusta National will continue to evolve. But, at the Masters, time is a flat circle.
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