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Tiger Woods shot 2-under-par 70 on Sunday at the Masters, doomed by an over-par front nine and the two-stroke penalty he incurred from Friday's improper drop on the 15th hole.

Australian golfer Jason Day leads the pack after two rounds of the Masters golf tournament, though a host of players -- including No. 1 ranked player Tiger Woods and Chinese teen phenom Tianlang Guan -- remain in contention for the prestigious green jacket.

The Masters is a monster of many parts. But the beautiful beast is defined, most of all, by her diabolical undulating lightning greens, 18 creatures that seem to change in speed, texture and disposition from year to year and even from day to day. Just because the Augusta National greens have loved you once, or in Tiger Woods’s case four times, doesn’t mean they’ll love you again. Your stroke and nerves change a bit with the years. The rain, the growing season, who knows what, gives those greens a slightly new nature over time.

Tiger Woods is hitting his stride on his march to the Masters. Woods had full control of his game Sunday and never let anyone get closer than three shots until he had locked up his 17th World Golf Championship title. With a bogey that didn't matter on the final hole, he closed with a 1-under 71 to win the Cadillac Championship.

Chinese teen sensation Tianlang Guan made history Sunday by capturing the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship and an invitation to the Masters in the process. Guan, 14, fired a 1-under 71 Sunday at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand, to finish the event at 15-under 273 and hang on for a one-stroke victory. The youngest player in this week's field, Guan completed a wire-to-wire victory and will become the youngest competitor in the history of The Masters.