Written 2 years ago by Will O'Callaghan

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Rory McIlroy has signalled his intent for this year’s Masters.

The world number three produced a superb hole-in-one on the iconic 16th at Augusta National during today’s practice session.

Clara’s Shane Lowry is another of the Irish players in this week’s field.

The 29-year-old will be aiming to make the cut this year after missing the weekend field in 2015, but he admits that he needs to improve on his recent form…

Meanwhile, another former champion has had to withdraw from this year’s Masters.

Just days after Tiger Woods confirmed that he won’t be competing this week, the 1992 winner Fred Couples has also announced that he’s unable to play due to his on-going back problems.

Image – Andrew Redington/Getty Images

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