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Mickelson shot 31 on the back nine that year to clip Ernie Els by one. The climax of that tournament is now a logo on Mickelson's belt buckle. This year, though, well this years has the makings of something tremendous. We get all the trappings of a normal major with two key ingredients that many Masters especially recently have lacked. Elder statesmen Mickelson and Woods trying to rekindle something special. Two all-timers trying to remember what it feels like to have all the Masters you could possibly want in front of you and the possibility that you could win them all still in play.

There is nothing in all of sports as dramatic or compelling as that narrative. And now we get it with an even deeper generation trying to take it away from them. Mickelson is playing some of the best golf of his career his words , and Tiger is twirling irons like it's Open is always on my mind, but it's not something I'll think about until after the Masters," said Mickelson after winning the 43rd event of his career on Sunday.

Their presence at Augusta -- when in good form -- exponentially raises the bar on what we could see. The possibilities are so tantalizing, I can't even choose.

Mickelson facing anyone down the back nine of an event is always immense. He was paired with somebody on Sunday whose name I still cannot pronounce and was ranked outside the top in the world a few months ago, and I was more riveted than Zach Johnson at a corn-shucking convention. What if we get a Mickelson-McIlroy redux? It will be interesting to watch what Woods does at the rest of the major championships this year. I think the Master was a reminder that the four big ones are on a different plane than the Valspar Championships of the world.

I still think Tiger has a lot left in the tank, but the Masters showed us that Woods' success at Augusta should not be as automatic as we thought. By Kyle Porter. Apr 8, at pm ET 1 min read. Watch Now:.

Sandy Lyle. Robert MacIntyre. Hideki Matsuyama. Rory McIlroy. Phil Mickelson. Larry Mize. Francesco Molinari. Collin Morikawa. Sebastian Munoz. Kevin Na. Joaquin Niemann. Jose Maria Olazabal. Louis Oosthuizen. Carlos Ortiz. Charles Osborne. Ryan Palmer. Victor Perez. Ian Poulter. Jon Rahm. Patrick Reed. Justin Rose. Xander Schauffele. Scottie Scheffler. Charl Schwartzel. Adam Scott. Webb Simpson. Vijay Singh. These arrivals are spread out over a few days.

Outside of some press conferences here and there there will be television coverage on CBS Sports Network from 12 to 2 p. ET with Masters on the Range , timed roughly for when players are expected to make the turn.

Wednesday, April 4: Practice Rounds, 8 a. Television coverage of the actual competition begins at 3 p. Actual tee times are released prior to each day, but generally, play will begin around 8 a. Time: 3 p.