Zach Johnson, Mike Weir and Trevor Immelman are among recent Masters winners who also lack long-game power.
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Last Sunday, Immelman lost the Wachovia Championship in a play-off to Jim Furyk after three-putting the final green.
"I know what it takes to win here and, for me, it's being patient and avoiding the big mistakes, " Immelman said Friday.
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And there will be 11 major winners in the field, including current Masters champion Angel Cabrera, Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman and Retief Goosen.
"Those guys are legends in South African sport and it is fantastic for me to have done something that they have done, " said Immelman.
Major champions Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Webb Simpson, Lucas Glover and Trevor Immelman all missed the halfway cut along with FedEx Cup series leader Brandt Snedeker.
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South Africa's Immelman dropped three shots in six holes from the 10th and eventually had to settle for second place at 11 under with a 70.
Trevor Immelman, co-leader overnight with Adam Scott, had moved two strokes clear at the turn chasing a first Tour win but faded over the closing holes.
England's Gary Clark and David Carter both shot opening rounds of 69 to lie three shots off the lead in a group containing South African Trevor Immelman.
Also among those who failed to qualify were South Africa's Trevor Immelman, Swede Jesper Parnevik, Australians Aaron Baddeley and Peter Lonard and 1986 USPGA champion Bob Tway.
Another South African, Trevor Immelman, is the defending champion, while countryman Gary Player is bowing out of major championships after this year's event following 52 consecutive Masters appearances.
Trevor Immelman won the 2008 Masters with a final-round 75.
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In winning, Immelman emulated compatriots Gary Player, the last man to defend the title, and Ernie Els, who was the last man to defend a title on the European Tour.
Immelman opened Thursday with a bogey-free 68 (only Sergio Garcia also avoided bogeys) and followed Friday with a 75, to finish like Dustin Johnson and Stricker at one-under for the tournament.
WSJ: At the Masters, the Eighth-Grader Gets Detention | Golf Journal by John Paul Newport
Immelman picked up five shots in four holes from the 14th, eagling the 15th before a bogey at the last, while Els pitched in for an eagle two at the 16th.
At the established majors, despite occasional Cinderella stories such as Trevor Immelman at the 2008 Masters and Michael Campbell at the 2005 U.S. Open, the contenders on Sunday afternoons almost always include a few of the game's reigning greats.
Team Albany, which also consists of South Africans Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Tim Clark and England's Ian Poulter, ended day one third on 23-under as Team Isleworth, who include American pair Bubba Watson and Sean O'Hair in their ranks, lead on 26-under.
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