Inbee Park's 7-iron tee shot Saturday on the 168-yard 17th hole turned to left on a perfect line at the back-left pin, landed softly and rolled to 2 1/2 feet for yet another birdie in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Carlos Monarrez looks at five things to watch at the Masters:

Benjamin Alvarado carded a 5-under 66 on Saturday to grab a 3-stroke lead at the inaugural Brasil Classic.

Australian professional Jarrod Lyle has played 18 holes of golf for the first time in 14 months as he continues to recover from a second battle with leukemia.

Arnold Palmer reached for a black pen and a blank piece of paper, and for a moment, he went back in time to the first grade.

Tiger Woods in a green jacket once felt like an annual celebration of spring, as regular as the azaleas bursting with color at Augusta National.

Yardage and par at the Augusta National Golf Club course, site of the 77th Masters Tournament to be played April 11-14:

A look at the Masters by the numbers:

Ten facts about the 77th Masters, to be played April 11-14 at Augusta National Golf Club:

How well do you know the Masters? Try this quiz:

Tiger Woods in a green jacket once felt like an annual celebration of spring, as regular as the azaleas bursting with color at Augusta National.

A look at 20 top players going into the 77th Masters, to be played April 11-14 at Augusta National Golf Club (listed in predicted order of finish):

Arnold Palmer reached for a black pen and a blank piece of paper, and for a moment, he went back in time to the first grade.

Bubba Watson held his right arm out to his side and hung his head as his tee shot sailed toward the woods to the right of the 10th fairway at Augusta National. For a moment, it looked as though he would be the latest victim of what perennially is the toughest hole at the Masters.

Facts and figures for the Masters:

A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the 77th Masters, to be played April 11-14 at Augusta National Golf Club:

A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National, site of the 77th Masters to be played April 11-14, with famous shots played at each one, and where each hole ranks in difficulty since 1934:

The 93 players who have qualified and are expected to compete in the 77th Masters, to be played April 11-14 at Augusta National Golf Club. Players listed in only first category for which they are eligible. One spot still open for the winner of the Texas Open if not eligible.

Inbee Park fired a 5-under 67 on Friday to move into first place at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff is one of the few LPGA Tour players to use an anchored putting stroke, a method the U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club have proposed banning.

Billy Horschel carded a 4-under 68 on Friday to grab a 2-stroke lead at the Valero Texas Open.

Inbee Park opened a three-stroke lead in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, twice hitting to 2 1/2 feet to set up back-nine birdies in a bogey-free round.

Billy Horschel overcame the strong Texas wind and is one round away from his first PGA Tour win.

Danny Lee carded his second straight 65 and grabbed sole possession of the lead at the inaugural Brasil Classic before Friday's second round was suspended due to darkness.

LOS ANGELES-Lizette Salas heard the cheers in the gallery and the shouts of "Fight On," coming from fans who knew her from her USC days.

Na Yeon Choi, Suzann Pettersen and Jodi Ewart Shadoff all carded a 4-under 68 on Thursday to share the lead at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Inbee Park took the second-round lead Friday in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, making three birdies in a row early on the back nine and rebounding from a wind-blown bogey with four straight pars.

Rory McIlroy matched the low round of the day with a 5-under par 67 and moved within three shots of the lead at the Texas Open on Friday, continuing his last-minute preparations for next week's Masters.

Matt Bettencourt and Peter Tomasulo both fired a 5-under 67 on Thursday to share the lead following the first round at the Valero Texas Open.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff is one of the few LPGA Tour players to use an anchored putting stroke, a method the U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club have proposed banning.

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