AUGUSTA: The 78th Masters will get underway at Augusta National early Thursday morning (Friday in Manila) with living legends Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player hitting the first balls as honorary starters.

Another legend of the game, though, will be missing as, for the first time since he made his debut as a willowy amateur in 1995, Tiger Woods will be absent.

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