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Masters Legends - No 2: Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods: Last claimed the Green Jacket in 2005

With just two days to go until 2015's first major, we continue our countdown of the top 10 Masters Legends.

Tiger Woods has failed to add to his 14 major titles since the 2008 US Open, but he has already done more than enough to make sure his legacy at Augusta National will remain for a lifetime and beyond.

On his first appearance as a professional in 1997, Woods spent more time extracting his ball from pine straw than on the impossibly manicured fairways over the first nine holes as he took 40 blows to reach the turn.

For the next 63 holes the 21-year-old was in a different stratosphere - nibbling away at the short holes, carefully digesting the par fours and simply gorging on the par fives as he became the youngest Masters champion by a record 12-shot margin.

His performance prompted a reluctant Masters committee to make widespread course changes, but the "Tiger-proofing" did not stop him completing his famous "Tiger Slam" in 2001.

He defended the title with ease and added a fourth Green Jacket to his wardrobe in 2005, edging out Chris DiMarco in a play-off shortly after "that" chip-in for birdie at 16, but that remains his last trip to the Butler Cabin as champion.

Woods missed out through injury last year, and his form going into this week's edition is very much unknown, as he has played only 47 holes of competitive golf since the turn of the year.

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