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AUGUST<br />

20<strong>16</strong><br />

A<br />

YOUR DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE YEAR’S FIRST MAJOR<br />

THE FIGHT FOR THE<br />

GREEN JACKET<br />

The ‘Big Three’ of Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day all have the skills<br />

and firepower to dominate the Masters. But who has the game to win this year?<br />

The Masters is always the most eagerly anticipated<br />

major of the season, but the emergence of the new ‘Big<br />

Three’ has made this year’s Tournament among the<br />

dogwoods and azaleas an even more tantalising<br />

proposition than normal. Jordan Spieth will defend the<br />

title he won in record-breaking fashion a year ago, Rory<br />

McIlroy has his sights set on completing a career Grand<br />

Slam, while Jason Day is arguably the most complete<br />

golfer of the three. Each player is armed with a unique<br />

but equally potent arsenal of skills for breaching<br />

Augusta National’s robust defences – and you can make<br />

an irrefutable case for each of them adding to their<br />

major tally in April – but only one man can win.<br />

Tony Dear investigates who it will be.<br />

September May 2014 20<strong>16</strong> Golf World<br />

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