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Woods and Snedeker Looking To Put The Masters Behind Them

The Players Championship gets underway tomorrow at the world famous Sawgrass golf course in Florida. The players see this tournament as their fifth major as it has one of the best fields in golf and the prize money isn’t too bad either!

It’s a course that World No.1 Tiger Woods has struggled a bit in the past but he has managed a win here before and will be looking to keep his good run of form going and get that dreaded 15th hole at the Masters out of his system.

Brandt Snedeker who had a poor finish in the last round at Augusta last month will  hope his fantastic start to the year will continue and he can get over the disappointment of missing out on the green jacket after three superb rounds at the Masters, which saw a bad fourth day of putting let him down.

This is a bit of a horses for courses type of course and it wouldn’t surprise me to see a past winner or an older player claims the tile this time around.

Live on Sky Sports at 6pm tomorrow.

Westwood Eyeing Up First Win At The Emirates Golf Club

Lee Westwood is confident of having one of his best seasons yet and is sure he can hit the ground running when he tees it up at his first tournament of the year, the Dubai Desert Classic.

The Englishman from Worksop who will be 40 this year has a great record at the Emirates Golf Club, coming second three times and a total of seven top ten’s in 19 appearances, but is still yet to claim the trophy.

Westwood feels that his move to Florida last year has given him the platform to get his game into tip top condition for the 2013 season.

He’s had time to practice his short game out in the Florida sunshine whilst the snow has been falling in the UK and it’s fair to say that his short game has been his Achilles heel in recent years and probably cost him many wins, so it will be interesting to see how much it has improved and whether he can capitalise on his great driving and iron play.

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McIlroy Says Missing Last Years Players Championship Was A Mistake

Rory McIlroy (who is at number one again) is keen to improve on  a poor record at the £5.8m Players Championship, which starts at Sawgrass in Florida tomorrow.

The Northern Irishman has yet to brake par and has  missed the cut on two previous visits on the 7,215-yard par-72 course.

McIlroy and Westwood chose to miss the event off their calender last year but both have returned to the so-called fifth major.

“It wasn’t one of my brightest moments,” McIlroy admitted. “I’m glad to be back, it’s a very big tournament and one that I’d love to win one day.”

McIlroy lost in a play-off at last week’s Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina, as American Rickie Fowler won his first PGA Tour title. So he is keen to put that behind him and come out all gun’s blazing on Thursday. Another interesting week ahead!