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CHRIS WOOD already there. We both agreed it was a big weight off our shoulders. What did you find most diffcult in 2010? I played the week before in Houston. The greens there were fantastic. But I got to Augusta having built up the speed of the greens there to an unhealthy extent. I arrived feeling defensive about how fast the surfaces were going to be. And when I got there the slopes on the greens intimidated me even more. That was bad thinking on my part. The key is not to be scared of the greens. You just have to get your head round the size of the borrows. The breaks are huge. It’s hard to stand 30 feet from the hole and aim for 15 feet of break. It’s hard to do that right away. It’s something you have to practise. Does anything else stick in your mind? I remember arriving on the weekend before the tournament. My former coach was with me. He is like a brother. We went to register and decided to go and have a wander. It was about 7pm, almost getting dark. We walked down the 10th hole, then down the 11th. I can still remember getting to the brow of the hill and looking down at the 12th green. To share that with a close friend was such an emotional experience. I’ll never forget that. It felt like I had arrived at an important point in my golfing journey. I went to my friend for coaching when I was a 15-handicapper. He took me from there to the European Tour and then on to the Masters. It was emotional for him too. ‘I got to Augusta having built up the speed of the greens in my mind to an unhealthy extent. I arrived feeling defensive about how fast the surfaces were going to be’ Who is going with you this year? My parents are going. My dad is a twohandicapper. He caddied for me in the par-3 contest last time and did some putting. He was horrendous. My putter is obviously a bit longer than most. My dad is six feet and shrinking (laughs). So he struggled. He missed everything. This year, my fiancée, Bethany, is going to caddie in the Par 3. I promised her that. She’s not a golfer, though. So she won’t be putting I don’t think. But she loves to watch the little kids running around in their little white jump suits. Is there any hole on the course that stood out for you? Wood ponders with caddie Dave McNeilly on his Masters debut in 2010. I loved the 13th. And the tee shot at the 12th is one of the scariest shots you’ll ever hit. I played with Ryan Palmer back in 2010. He’s a really good player and hits a lovely little draw on most shots. He was going along nicely when we got to the 12th tee. Not for long, though. His tee shot flew the green and finished up in the flowers on the hill at the back. Now I’m stood there wondering what I should do. I’ve got a mad Irishman on the bag and he wasn’t too sure either. But I hit the green. I can honestly say it was the biggest relief of the week. It’s such a narrow target and there really is nowhere to “miss.” FAST TRACK TO AUGUSTA How Wood jumped 150 places in the rankings. In October 2014, Chris Wood was forced to sit out five months to recover from a tennis-induced wrist injury. That inactivity saw his world ranking plummet towards the 200 mark. In the last 15 months, he quietly went about his business, regained his form and forced his way into the world’s top 50 just in time. 192nd In his third event back after injury, a T3 at the Trophee Hassan II hints at a new dawn. But it’s not to be. Playing “poorly for a few weeks”, by the time he finishes T49 at May’s Open de Espana, he drops to 192nd. By June 2015, Wood breaks back into the top 100 with victory at the Lyoness Open. Coming from five shots back, a final-round 67 secures his second European Tour win. 78th 119th Wood’s recovery picks up speed. A 4th place at the BMW PGA Championship propels him to 119th in the world. The following week, a T<strong>16</strong> at the Irish Open sees him drop back two spots to 121st. Despite finishing 10 shots back of winner Marc Leishman in last December’s Nedbank Golf Challenge, Wood’s 3rd sees him break back into the world top 50, earning him his place at Augusta. 46th 66 Golf World May 20<strong>16</strong>
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