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PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT BECK For Sports Illustrated

Negative Impressions Augusta National is the backdrop for some of the most beautiful imagery in sports—and also the most familiar. For this year's Masters one of SI's photographers set out to cast the golf cathedral in a new light: with infrared photos. April 8: Round 2 Charley Hoffman teeing off on number 12.

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PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT BECK For Sports Illustrated

April 7: Round 1 Jimmy Walker teeing off on number 7.

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PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT BECK For Sports Illustrated

April 7: Round 1 Jason Dufner, Louis Oosthuizen and Patrick Reed approaching the green on number 1.