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Unlike Gene Sarazen’s double-eagle 2 in 1935, Louis Oosthuizen’s perfect swing from the second fairway of Augusta National on Sunday did not alter the course of Masters history.

Tiger Woods arrived at Augusta National as a favorite to win his fifth green jacket. Instead, he left with his worst score as a pro.

Rory McIlroy moved in for the kill and Tiger Woods was left kicking his club in frustration during a Masters second round that ended with Americans Jason Dufner and Fred Couples sharing the lead.

Russ Berkman's dream came true when he won a lottery for four passes to Wednesday's practice round at the Masters golf tournament in Georgia. But the Seattle-area resident's stomach turned when he found his dog, Sierra, had eaten them... He induced vomiting and recovered a gooey glob. Then he went to work trying to put about 20 vomit-covered pieces back together.

A resurgent Tiger Woods returned to the Masters stage on Tuesday night with the most emphatic statement for his rivals, declaring: “I’m here for the green jacket.”

The exciting conclusion to the Masters gave CBS an early primetime bump, but even without that minor demo hike, the network still would have won Sunday thanks to "Undercover Boss," "The Amazing Race" and more.

Tiger Woods almost borrowed another page Sunday from Jack Nicklaus. A quarter century after Nicklaus won arguably the greatest Masters after being written off, Woods was in a similar position as his childhood idol.

It was a roar that defines the Masters, so loud it startled even Tiger Woods. Rory McIlroy, who already dazzled the crowd with a shot through the pines to the back of the 17th green, raised the putter in his left hand as the birdie putt turned toward the hole, then slammed his right fist when the ball disappeared into the cup.