Photos: The 2021 Masters golf tournament
Hideki Matsuyama celebrates with the green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 11. He finished one shot ahead of Will Zalatoris.
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Masters 2021: The best pictures from Augusta

Updated 1648 GMT (0048 HKT) April 12, 2021

Hideki Matsuyama celebrates with the green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 11. He finished one shot ahead of Will Zalatoris.
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Hideki Matsuyama put together two brilliant closing rounds over the weekend to win the Masters golf tournament and become the first Japanese man to win any of golf's four major championships.

The Masters began Thursday in its traditional spot on the calendar, a year after it was pushed all the way to November because of the coronavirus pandemic.

No spectators were on the course last year, but this year a limited number of people were permitted to attend.

Things weren't completely back to normal yet; the face masks were proof that we still have a long way to go with Covid-19. But the course was as gorgeous as ever.

Matsuyama celebrates with his caddie, Shota Hayafuji, on the 18th green Sunday.
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Matsuyama lines up a putt on the 18th green Sunday.
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Xander Schauffele bites his club on the 16th hole Sunday. He hit the ball in the water there, effectively ending his hopes of winning the tournament.
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Kevin Na plays a shot from a bunker on Sunday.
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Matsuyama plays a shot from a bunker.
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Schauffele hits a tee shot on Sunday.
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An attendant adjusts scores from behind a leaderboard on Saturday.
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Matsuyama finished with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into Sunday's final round.
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Spectators walk to cover on Saturday after play was temporarily suspended because of inclement weather.
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Matt Jones reacts on the 13th hole as a warning horn was sounded to suspend play on Saturday.
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Justin Thomas hits a tee shot on Saturday.
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Justin Rose eyes a par putt on the first hole Friday. Rose held a one-shot lead heading into the weekend.
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People spread out from one another as they watch Tommy Fleetwood putt on the 16th green on Friday.
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Bryson DeChambeau, last year's US Open champion, plays a shot on the 13th hole Friday.
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Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, watches the action along with fellow Augusta National member Heidi Ueberroth on Friday.
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Former Masters champion Jordan Spieth walks past the azaleas on the sixth fairway Friday.
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Lee Elder acknowledges applause as he joins Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as honorary starters on Thursday. In 1975, Elder became the first African American to play in the Masters.
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Dustin Johnson, last year's Masters champion, plays a shot on the second hole on Thursday.
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Rose hits out of a bunker on the second hole on Thursday. He shot a 7-under 65 to take a four-shot lead after the first round.
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This was the first time in two years that the Masters had allowed spectators on the course.
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Spieth hits a tee shot on Thursday.
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Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka had knee surgery less than a month ago, but he was on the course for the first round.
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Rory McIlroy hits out of the rough on the sixth hole Thursday.
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Two-time Masters champ Bubba Watson hits out of a bunker on the first hole Thursday.
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Fans watch some of the first-round play.
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Max Homa walks down the 18th fairway on Thursday.
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Joaquin Niemann looks for his ball on the 10th hole Thursday.
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During a practice round on Wednesday, Ian Poulter takes a Hogan Bridge selfie with his playing partners and their caddies.
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McIlroy and Thomas walk across the Sarazen Bridge during a practice round on Tuesday.
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Azaleas frame the 16th green on Monday.
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