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Masters winner Bubba Watson proves a small team brings success, says Ewen Murray

Image: Out on his own: Bubba Watson's simplicity was the key to his success, says Ewen

So The Masters is over for another year. The sport is blessed with this annual gathering amid the tall whispering Georgia pines to the East of Atlanta.

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In Jordan Spieth, America has a wonderful prospect for the future. His maturity at 20 years of age is admirable. He lambasted his own behaviour during defeat to Ernie Els in the Accenture Match Play earlier this year and I have no doubt he will look back on last week and see where improvements can be made. Here is a man who dropped out of college to gamble on getting into tournaments via the dreaded Monday qualifying route where one or two places are available. His sister is disabled and with part of his earnings he has started a charity that will help many who have the same troubles in life. His whole career is ahead of him and I have no hesitation in saying he will make a great success of it. He is a very impressive individual with his feet firmly on the ground. Jonas Blixt is a member of the European Tour and therefor qualifies for Ryder Cup selection. Another of my co-commentators last week, Paul McGinley, will have been impressed the way he stuck to his task down the stretch and seemed unfazed by the pressure on the back nine at Augusta. Jonas has his base by Jacksonville Beach just a mile or two from the TPC at Sawgrass and another top performance at the Players Championship in three weeks' time will give European Captain McGinley some food for thought. I enjoyed Paul's company and he is evolving into an excellent commentator. Right now he is focused on doing the best possible job for his team. He is a deep thinker, thoughtful analyser and I have no doubt he will do a superb job at the helm for Europe. Tiger Woods will miss out on defending the Players as he continues his convalescence after back surgery and it's doubtful he will be at Pinehurst for the US Open. He was missed last week. We have become so used to seeing him challenging for majors and hopefully the procedure he underwent in Utah last month will be a complete success and his recovery will be a speedy one.

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