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Posted April 9, 2013, 11:17 am
BY
David Lee

Donald seeks first Masters win

 

Former world No. 1 Luke Donald said a slight break leading up to the Masters Tournament is nothing new for him as he prepares to get over the major hump this week.
 
Donald’s most recent tournament was the Maybank Malaysian Open, where he missed the cut March 24. He has two third-place finishes and four top-20 finishes on the European Tour since October.
 
Donald hasn’t played in the United States since March 17 in the Tampa Bay Championship, where he finished fourth in his best stateside tournament so far this year. He has three top-20 finishes in four tournaments on the PGA Tour.
 
“Coming into this week, I’ve had three weeks off before,” he said. “I don’t think my break has been too different. I had to think a lot about my schedule, playing both tours and, obviously, having the middle of the year be very busy.”
 
Donald said he wanted to spend time working on his game. He came to Augusta National Golf Club last week and played Friday and Saturday, getting extra work on a course where he feels comfortable. He has played in eight Masters, in which he has made six cuts. His best finish is third in 2005.
 
“It’s obviously familiarity and technique that helps,” he said. “Knowing the greens and knowing the speed, and seeing the ball just drop in. I’m not a putter that likes to hit the ball hard, and having fast greens is probably a benefit for me.”
 
Donald has two career top-5 finishes in the Masters but continues to seek his first major victory.
 
“It’s just being patient, waiting for my turn to come,” he said. “It’s frustrating sometimes. When you have that background of good results that you know good things are going to happen.”

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