Time Warp
With Tiger Woods ona rampage and the possibility of a Grand Slam the talk of the practice range,the first major of 2008 is the most anticipated Masters since '01, when Woodssuccessfully completed the Tiger Slam at Augusta. Here's what's different—andwhat's so much the same—between then and now.
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Then | Topic | Now |
Clinton waning | Presidency | Clinton running |
Recessionary | Economy | Recessionary |
Xbox | Cool TW Game Platform | Wii |
First movie | Harry Potter Milestone | Last book |
Pop dream girl | Britney Brouhaha | Paparazzi nightmare |
Solid-core ball | Equipment Trend | 64-degree wedge |
Tiger Woods | Top Three In World | Tiger Woods |
Aaron Baddeley Adam Scott | Hot Aussie Newcomers | Jason Day Matt Jones |
Karrie Webb (wins 5 of 6 majors) | Annika Rival | Lorena Ochoa (wins 8 of last 18 starts) |
$22,213,450 | TW's Career Earnings | $74,194,376 |
Joanna Jagoda | Recent Loss | Earl |
Elin Nordegren | New Love | Sam Alexis |
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REED SAXON/AP (SAM ALEXIS)
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