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What each contender needs to do (and avoid)

By Jason Sobel
ESPN.com

Saturday, April 12, 2008

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Quick history lesson: Entering the final round of the 1956 Masters, Jack Burke Jr. trailed by eight strokes, lingering in a share of fourth place. That day, he made up the largest deficit by a champion in tournament history, coming from behind to defeat then-amateur Ken Venturi by one. Don't expect a similar result Sunday. In fact, until last year, every champion since 1990 had come from the final pairing, as Augusta National traditionally turns into follow-the-leader in final r ...

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