The Stephens brothers were masters at good ol' boy networking, which they practiced on the golf course.

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But less demand for the Italian masters may be good news for them, and for today's violin craftsmen, working as far afield as Ann Arbor, Bremen and St Petersburg.

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He was given an exemption to play on the tour this year, but until a sixth place at the Madrid Masters and his good performance at the PGA at Wentworth he was in danger of losing his card.

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"I just changed my routine before the Masters and the routine is good, but I think today is pretty hard, " Guan said.

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Hopefully, I can get myself in good shape for when the Masters comes round in April.

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Before the first world war, the products of the Italian masters were among the preferred collectibles of the great and the good of Europe.

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It encouraged banks to serve two masters -- their bottom line and the so-called common good.

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