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Jason Day tees off on the sixth hole during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Defending champion Rory McIlroy waits to hit his fairway shot on the seventh hole during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Amateur Jackson Herrington hits out of a bunker on the fifth fairway during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Gary Woodland (right) talks with his caddie, Brennan Little, before Woodland’s second shot on the fifth fairway during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons watch after Gary Woodland hit his tee shot on the third hole during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Bryson DeChambeau talks with his caddie before he practices putting on the fifth green during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons cheer as defending champion Rory McIlroy walks up the ninth green during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Defending champion Rory McIlroy prepares to putt on the eighth green during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

A Masters pin rests on defending champion Rory McIlroy’s golf bag as he putts on the eighth green during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons watch defending champion Rory McIlroy putt on the eighth green during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

The sun shines through clouds as Thomasville native Harris English (left) and caddie Jimmy Gillam walk toward the 14th tee during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. Gillam is the caddie for 18-year-old amateur Mason Howell, who is also a Thomasville native. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Russell Henley (in purple at left), Samuel Stevens (in yellow at center) and Jacob Bridgeman (middle right) walk over the Hogan Bridge at the 12th hole during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Jon Rahm (right) hits out of bunker on the 12th hole during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons talk with each other as they watch golfers tee off on the 12th hole at Amen Corner during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

The gallery watches as Jon Rahm tees off on the 12th hole at Amen Corner during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Amateur Mason Howell, right, chips toward the green next to his caddie Jimmy Gillam on the 13th green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sepp Straka hits out of a bunker on the 13th green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Amateur Mason Howell prepares to putt on the 13th green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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Jason Day tees off on the sixth hole during a practice round at the Masters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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