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This is not the JBWere Masters

Some thoughts on the similarities and differences between Tiger Woods’ last tournament and his next one:

Masters

Similar.

Woods’ last tournament, in November of 2009, was the JBWere Masters, the official name of what is more commonly referred to as the Australian Masters. His next tournament is the Masters (no further identification needed).

National News Story

Similar, except that the nation in question last time was Australia.

Woods’ Australian appearance was his first in that country since 1998, so it was big news Down Under. And the news angle spilled beyond the sports desk because half of his $3 million appearance fee was paid by the state of Victoria.

Now Woods’ much-reported-on philandering,