His lead after the second round was only one shot, over Australian Peter O'Malley, who beat Woods in the 2002 Accenture Match Play, and five shots or less over many other worthy competitors including Day, the Americans Bubba Watson and Nick Watney, and Australian Adam Scott.

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American golf writer Ian O'Connor said the return of Woods would see an unprecedented level of interest in this year's Masters.

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Youth has been the theme of several of Buick marketing campaigns during the last three decades, with famous pitchmen from Tiger Woods to Shaquille O'Neal.

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