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YOUR LOCAL SOURCE SINCE 1867Aiken StandardAiken StandardTHURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012 VOL. 146, NO. 96 75

HOLE OF THE DAYNO. 8 - YELLOW JASMINE

PAR 5 | 570 yards.Accuracy will be key inavoiding the right-sidefairway bunker off the tee.Yellow Jasmine plays uphill,and the trees to the left of thegreen should keep playersfrom attacking the pin if theirtee shot is too far left.

THE SCHEDULE7 A.M. Gates open (Close 30minutes after play)

Online10:45 A.M.-6 P.M. Amen Cornerlive video coverage at Masters.com11:45 A.M.-7 P.M. Hole Nos.15 and 16 live video coverage atMasters.comNOON-7:30 P.M. Featured groupsvideo coverage at Masters.com

2 P.M. Masters radio live audio atMasters.com3-7:30 P.M. Video highlights atMasters.com

On television3-7:30 P.M. Live coverage onESPN4:30-7:30 P.M. Live coverage onESPN 3D8-11 P.M. Replay of telecast onESPN11:30-11:45 P.M. HighlightsShow on CBS

KEY ANNIVERSARY10 YEARS AGO: The supersized era of Augusta National began when theclub tried to combat technology by lengthening nine of the 18 holes, addingas much as 285 yards. Some called it Tiger-proofing, but it wasnt nearlyenough to stop Tiger Woods from becoming only the third player to repeatas Masters champion. In a tournament plagued by rain, Woods birdied hislast hole for 66 on Saturday to share the lead with Retief Goosen. An early

burst of birdies in the final round gave him the lead, and no one got closerthan two shots the rest of the way in a reckless attempt to try to catch him.Woods closed with 71 for a three-shot win over Goosen.

MASTERS TRIVIAName the first playerto shoot 63 at AugustaNational.

A: Nick PriceB. Johnny MillerC: Greg Norman

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NINE DAILY FACTS TOMASTER THE WEEK

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IF YOURE GOINGAMEN CORNER is an obviouscrowd favorite, but try findinga spot at the favorite courselocations of the Aiken Standardsports staffers.NOAH FEIT: I like going by theseventh green. Thats a goodgreen for a lot of action. Fromthere, you can also see partsof Nos. 3, 17, 2 and 15. Youllsee a good mix of players at thebeginning, middle and end oftheir rounds.JEREMY TIMMERMAN: Set upshop somewhere between the15 and 16 greens. Two scoring

holes on the second nine makefor dramatic shots. Dependingon which side youre on, the fifth

green and No. 6 are a short walkfrom this location.CAM HUFFMAN: The No.10 green has a little bit ofeverything great golf, shadeand a view of the scoreboard.From there you can see theapproach shot into the green,the putts on the green andthe tee shots at No. 15. Largetrees provide some relief fromthe shade, and a view of thescoreboard lets you knowwhats going on around the restof the course.

MASTERS

COVERAGE

KeeganBradley:2B

Notebook:1B

Lee Westwood: 1B

N.A.familyatthe

Masters:7A

GROUPS TO WATCH9:07 A.M. Aaron Baddeley,Kyung-Tae Kim, Lucas Glover9:18 A.M. Kyle Stanley, JasonDay, Bill Haas10:35 A.M. Tiger Woods, MiguelAngel Jimenez, Sang-Moon Bae10:46 A.M. Luke Donald,Francesco Molinari,

Nick Watney11:19 A.M. Sandy Lyle, SimonDyson, Corbin Mills12:25 P.M. John Senden,Jonathan Byrd, Paul Casey1:42 P.M. Angel Cabrera, RoryMcIlroy, Bubba Watson1:53 P.M. Phil Mickelson, HunterMahan, Peter Hanson

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As a portion of the Laurens Streetbridge continues to fall, the South Car-

olina Departmentof Motor Vehiclesis working toresolve the issue.

The southwest-ern part of the

bridge has sunk a total of 16 inchessince Monday when it was first closedafter Aiken Public Safety received acall from a concerned motorist.

The ends of the bridge are sitting onconcrete supports with dirt underneath.That ground eroded after heavy rainsSunday evening, causing a corner ofthe bridge to falter.

Public Works Director Larry Morrissaid the last the City heard about therepairs was that SCDOT was work-ing to bring a crane in to remove thebroken pavement to avoid damage tothe concrete columns supporting themiddle of the bridge.

On Wednesday, SCE&G beganinstalling a temporary line to re-routepower from a current line that runsparallel to the bridge.

BY AMY BANTONabanton@aikenstandard.com

Laurens Street bridgecontinues to collapse

STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL GIBBONS

ITS SINKING: An SCE&G worker assesses the damage. The Laurens Streetbridge has sunk around 16 inches since Monday when it was first closed.SEE BRIDGE, 12A

AUGUSTA The atmospherewas tense and, at times, even alittle hostile inside Masters Chair-man Billy Paynes annual newsconference Wednesday morning at

Augusta National Golf Club.The traditional state of theclub address included all the usualcomments about Masters traditionand a spectacular group of players,but it became clear early on thatthe topic of the day was going tobe the clubs continued refusal toadmit a female member. The seem-ingly dying embers from that fireburned hottest in 2002 when Mar-tha Burk organized a well-publi-cized protest during Masters week,were stoked once again recentlywhen a female, Virginia Rometty,

was named the new Chief Operat-ing Officer of IBM in January. Thepast four professionals to hold thatposition were granted membershipinto the exclusive club.

Media members approachedthe topic in every possible wayWednesday asking about Rom-

etty directly, questioning Payneabout what he would say to hisgranddaughters if they askedwhy women werent around andrequesting advice on what theyshould say to their own daughters.The relentless media memberseven used Paynes own commentsabout golf failing to reach a wideenough audience to question whythe club is still unwilling to reachout and hand a green jacket to awoman.

BY CAM HUFFMANchuffman@aikenstandard.com

Billy Payne delivers state of theclub address at Augusta National

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IN THE NEWS

Horses and Courses to bebroadcast live today Join the Aiken Standardand ASTVas we bring you live coverage of theHorses and Courses parade tonight,followed by a live showing of On theSports Front in The Alley.Horses and Courses is sponsored bythe City of Aiken Arts Commissionand Parks, Recreation and TourismDepartment. Coverage will begin at6:30 p.m. on aikenstandard.com andASTV Channel 95.

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STATE OF THE CLUB: Chairman ofAugusta National Golf Club Billy Payneresponds to a question during a newsconference on Wednesday in Augusta.

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