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In the world of golf, the Masters is a traditional rite of spring featuring top golfers battling it out for the green jacket in the first major golf championship of the 2012 season, and with prize money worth over a million dollars.

As such, the Masters remains one of the most watched tournaments of the year. Tickets go on sale late the year before, as fans clamor for the cheap practice round sessions - some going for more than $200 a ticket - while prices climb into the thousands for up-close and personal locations as the tournament progresses.

Meanwhile, the majority of couch potatoes will sit home and watch the Masters on a variety of media this year (including online streaming webcasts and video clips) of the historic 76th Masters Tournament which airs live from April 5 - 8, 2012 from Augusta, Georgia on CBS Television and ESPN to an Easter Sunday finish.

In 2010, Phil Mickelson took the green jacket in a dramatic Masters Tournaments as he edged out a handful of top players including an embattled Tiger Woods. Woods made a less than triumphant return to the links in 2010 (he came in 4th) following an infamous sex scandal that had kept him off the course for the previous 5 months.

In 2011, it was the young Rory McIlroy who grabbed the headlines as Tiger Woods battled on, but ultimately it was South African Charl Schwartzel who calmly birdied in his last four holes to close with a 66, and win the 2011 Masters Tournament by two strokes!

Who will win the Masters title this year?

Around the Web, find out more at top sites offering previews, ticket information, photos & clips, background facts, trivia and related tourism information for those traveling to this year's big Masters shootout in Augusta ...

More about the Masters Tournament around the Web:

The Masters Golf Tournament - The history, the trophies, a visual of the course, greatest moments, lowest scores, webcasts, and ticket information, plus searchable video highlights and news on the current Masters and winners of the past. Keep up with the top names as they compete for the green jacket in Augusta...

BBC Sport | Golf - Up-to-the-minute Masters coverage with all the latest action in photos, audio and video clips, leaderboard, clubhouse scores, feature stories, Augusta weather info.

Golf Today - Premium UK magazine online with coverage of all of the majors. The Masters info gets updated each year and the past year's field, highlights and results are accessible so you can check out photos and players from the tournament for the past few years...

Augusta, GA - The hometown of the fabled Masters Golf Tournament, with more going on than just golf. The info on this site will help you plan where to stay, what to do when you're not watching the action at the golf course and where to eat. Of course, they also have excellent coverage of the main event...

Golf.com - The digital version of the print magazine with major coverage & interviews, plus putt around the rest of the site for lots of special features including golf videos, online lessons, fun and games.

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