article_snippet.sent: Ahead of golf's first major of the year, where all talk is of whether Rory McIlroy can complete a career grand slam or how Tiger Woods' latest comeback will fare, Sportsmail's Derek Lawrenson will bring daily updates from behind the scenes at Augusta.
article_snippet.sent: 1 Rory McIlroy shields 1 Rory McIlroy from the rain during a practice round at Augusta .
article_snippet.sent: the Englishman golf clubs.
article_snippet.sent: There is a reason why the phrase ‘beware the injured golfer’ has entered the sport’s lexicon.
article_snippet.sent: Masters Tuesday saw the 80th anniversary of the most famous shot in the tournament’s history, the one that put the event on the map, when Gene Sarazen made the Englishman albatross on the 15th hole in the final round to edge out Craig Wood.
article_snippet.sent: Rory McIlroy will impress us all if Rory McIlroy completes Rory McIlroy career Grand Slam in more dramatic fashion than that.
article_snippet.sent: Gene Sarazen played the most impressive shot in the tournaments history with an albatross on the 15th .
article_snippet.sent: A practice-round tradition at this grand old tournament is to gather around the beautiful par-three 16th hole and see which players are talented enough to skip which players golf balls across the water and on to the green.
article_snippet.sent: So far, none has matched the amazing feats of Vijay Singh in 2009 and Martin Kaymer in 2012, whose shots not only reached the green but dropped into the beautiful par-three 16th hole.
article_snippet.sent: Martin Kaymer of Germany is one of two players to have holed after skipping off the water at the 16th .
article_snippet.sent: As the patrons make the patrons way through the admission gates to Augusta National, the plethora of signs listing the prohibited items offers reassuring confirmation of the list of priorities at the Masters.
highlights_snippet.sent: Season's first major, the Masters, tees off Thursday April 9 at Augusta .
  