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With Augusta National already a happy hunting ground for left-handers thanks to Mike Weir (2003) and Phil Mickelson (three wins between 2004 and 2010) Watson joined their exclusive club when he too became a Masters champion in 2012 – and then did it again two years later.

The big-hitter’s first success will long be remembered for his play-off recovery from the trees against Louis Oosthuizen, while the second came by a three-stroke margin over Jordan Spieth and Jonas Blixt. Later in 2014 he captured a first World Golf Championships in dramatic fashion at the HSBC Champions in China, holing out for eagle from a greenside bunker on the final hole to tie with Tim Clark and making a 20-foot putt for victory in sudden death.

It was the seventh of his nine successes on the PGA TOUR, all bar one since he lost a three-hole play-off to Martin Kaymer for the 2010 PGA Championship. He has been a member of the three American Ryder Cup sides, but after not being selected for the last match despite being seventh on the world rankings at the time he agreed to serve as one of Davis Love’s assistants.