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...After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta...
...Over the past six months (through January), 72 cities gained jobs, according to a Moody's Economy.com analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That may seem like a slow start, but it's a meaningful one to people being hired in places like Flagstaff, Ariz., Augusta, Ga., and Lansing, Mich...
...last time the Masters drew the interest of the larger media machine was in 2003, when news organizations of every stripe descended upon Augusta to cover the protests of Martha Burk, chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations, who crusaded against Augusta National's men-only membership policy. But Burk set up shop outside the club, where the media had access to her. Tiger does his work inside the ropes of Augusta, so the club can cut off the larger circus. Expect many television stations to send trucks and reporters to camp outside Augusta to gather fan reactions...
...Plus, Augusta fans will treat Tiger like a cub. "The galleries are kinder there and more knowledgeable," says Jenkins. "He's not going to get as many catcalls or whatever you are going to get when you go somewhere else." But he should expect the occasional barb. Even on the (cue the maudlin CBS music and the soothing voice of announcer Jim Nantz) "hallowed grounds of Augusta National, where the azaleas leave galleries breathless at Amen Corner," some clown won't be able to resist. (See the top 10 famous apologies...
...fares on the course, Tiger's return will likely be successful as long as there are no new surprises between now and April 8. "He should be ready to rehabilitate his image," says Bernstein. "But if there are more smoking guns, all bets are off." Not even Augusta can cocoon Tiger from any more scandals...