Augusta National, host of the most hallowed greens in the world, will play host to the 78th edition of the US Masters later this week.
Golf's most revered course has made plenty of hearts leap, but it has also broken some, too.
Masters heartbreak
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Jack Burke Jr., Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., hits from under a dogwood tree along 15th fairway during final round of the Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Ga., April 8, 1956. Burke surged into the lead to win the event with a 72-hole total of 289 after front runner Cary Middlecoff and Ken Venturi faltered on last day. (AP Photo)
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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 14: Roberto de Vicenzo tips his hat to the gallery as Tommy Aaron walks to the hole during the 1968 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 1968 in Augusta, Georgia. De Vicenzo's playing partner Tommy Aaron inadvertently entered a 4 instead of 3 on his scorecard. De Vicenzo did not check it, so he had to take second place. (Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 13: Greg Norman of Australia looks over the green as lines up a shot during the US Masters held at the Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 1986 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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12 Apr 1987: Greg Norman of Australia just misses out on the 18th to finish runner-up at the US Masters held at the Augusta National Golf Club, in Georgia, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon /Allsport (credit:Getty Images)
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AUGUSTA,GA - APRIL 9: Scott Hoch of USA misses a key putt on the 10th hole during the play off after the final round of the Masters, held at The Augusta National Golf Club on April 9, 1989 in Augusta, GA. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 14: Greg Norman of Australia reacts to missing a chip shot that would have given him an eagle on the fifteenth hole 14 April at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Norman shot a 78 and lost a six stroke lead to winner Nick Faldo. (Photo credit should read DOUG COLLIER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kenny Perry of the US reacts after missing his chip on the eighteenth green on the first hole of the playoff with Argentina's Angel Cabrera at the Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2009. Perry agonisingly missed out on becoming the oldest player to win a major at the Masters, but at 48 years old he believes he still has time to achieve that feat. The American lost out on the second hole of a sudden death playoff at Augusta National to Argentina's Angel Cabrera after teeing off on the 72nd and last hole with a one-stroke lead. It was the second time that he had seen a major title wrenched from his grasp, 13 years after losing to Mark Brooks on home turf at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky, at the PGA Championship. But it was a case of no regrets from Perry, one of the most popular players on the tour. 'I'm not going to feel sorry,' he said. 'If this is the worst thing that happens to me, I can live with it. I really can. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 10: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland waits on the tenth hole after an errant tee shot during the final round of the 2011 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2011 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)