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Davis's penalty call shows touch of class

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Martin Laird | 09:57 UK time, Wednesday, 28 April 2010

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You have to take your hat off to the other week.

You practise your whole life to get into the position that he had, with a chance to win a Tour event, and then lose out by calling a penalty on yourself on the first play-off hole!

I was watching when it happened and couldn't believe it; not because I thought he wouldn't call a penalty on himself, you just never want to see a tournament end like that. He had played so well all week.


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Watching or playing, Masters is a dream

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Martin Laird | 10:31 UK time, Tuesday, 6 April 2010

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I've never played but would obviously love to one day. I don't want to go until I'm in the Masters field and going there to prepare for the tournament.

I'm not a huge watcher of golf when I'm not playing, but the is one of a select few tournaments that I do like to watch, especially on Sunday.

I think it's because it's the only major that's at the same course every year. You know all the holes on the back nine and the drama that can unfold over the final stretch.

The memories that stick out for me from watching as a kid are collapse in the final round in 1996, when won. Norman was always my favourite player when I was younger, so that made it a tough one to watch.

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