Augusta West In Houston And Pre-Masters Preparation

In a Golf World column, Curt Sampson writes about the great job the Shell Houston Open has done attracting players by mimicking the setup at Augusta National.

A whopping 45 players from this year's Masters field are teeing it up this week at Golf Club of Houston.

On the topic of pre-Masters preparation, I wrote in the same issue of Golf World about what it is that players get from visiting Augusta prior to tournament week and whether it makes a difference.

Sergio Garcia leads heading into the weekend, where tee times have been moved up Saturday to avoid storms.

The highlights through two rounds;