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Lurking doesn't work at Augusta

By David Kraft
ESPN.com

Wednesday, April 10, 2002

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Want a green jacket? Don't plan on sneaking up on it. Despite the risk-reward nature of the back nine at Augusta National, despite a deep and experienced field, despite all the nostalgia of Jack Nicklaus' remarkable back-nine run in 1986 to come from behind and win his sixth green jacket, Masters champions tend to come from the front, not the back. "Maybe it's the pressure, that's all I can think of," said Jeff Sluman, the 1988 PGA champion whose best finish at The Masters is a ...

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