Intelligent punter's guide to the US Masters golf at Augusta

Who's worth a flutter in the year's first Major, which tees off in Georgia today? Our man picks his top 20

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TIGER WOODS may be missing through injury but there's still a great four days of action to look forward to in the first golfing Major of the year - the US Masters.

Unlike the other three Majors, the Masters is always played at the same venue, the Augusta National course in Georgia, which makes the task of finding the winner - or at least a top six finisher - marginally easier because course form is a key factor.

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is a writer, broadcaster and blogger who writes The Week’s Intelligent Punter’s Guides. He is co-founder of the Campaign For Public Ownership. He tweets on sport @MightyMagyar and on politics and other subjects @NeilClark66