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Tiger Woods To Return For 2011 Australian Masters - U.S. golfer Tiger Woods said on Monday he is eager to return to Australia for the 2011 Australian Masters. At the final round of Australian Masters on Sunday, former World No.1 Woods started at 10 strokes off the lead, managed to make two eagles over the final four holes and shot 65 to match his best score of the year at Victoria Golf Club in Melbourne. He secured a fourth-place finish at seven-under-par 277, which left him three shots behind winner Stuart Appleby of Australia. "I'd love to come back for it and play. It's not only a top-notch tournament but it would also be great prep (for the President's Cup) for all the American players coming out as well," Woods told Australia Associated Press on Sunday night. "Playing this type of course, getting used to the bounce, all that." According to Bloomberg, the fourth place finish did not deter fans who followed Woods at the Victoria Golf Club i...

Australian Masters - Spanish star Sergio Garcia has defied unfriendly weather to charge up the Australian Masters leaderboard but is not convinced his game is back where he wants it. The former world No.2, who has slumped to No.70 nearing the end of a lean year, made light of fierce winds to shoot a six-under-par 65 at Victoria Golf Club in Friday's second round. It was remarkable, both because the conditions left most of his rivals struggling, and because he had scraped his way to a two-over 73 in much kinder weather in the opening round. Advertisement: Story continues below It left him at four under at the tournament midpoint, well-placed to contend over the weekend for what would be his first title in two years. But Garcia said that after a year of erratic form, he was not ready to claim his six-birdie, no-bogey second round as evidence that his game had turned the corner. "I think that's going too far ahead," Garcia said. "I think that it's ...