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In a way, very little has changed since 1998, when a 22-year-old Tiger Woods arrived at Augusta National Golf Club, a green jacket already in his closet, as the prohibitive favorite to win the Masters.

Fifteen times the tournament has been held in early April after Woods’s record 12-stroke breakthrough victory in 1997, and he’s been the popular pick most — if not every — year. He’s delivered three additional wins since his initial Masters triumph.

But we know that much has changed since 1998. The course has been tweaked, equipment has vastly improved, rivals have come and gone. A few other things were discovered in Woods’s proverbial closet, he’s changed his swing, and he’s had a difficult time staying healthy, even though he’s never missed a Masters start in 18 years.

He’s the choice — at least by those who establish the odds — to win the Masters again, which would end an eight-year drought between wins here, the longest of his career. His victories have come in 1997, 2001, 2002, and 2005.

The major championship he seemed most likely to win — Jack Nicklaus once famously predicted that Woods could finish with more than 10 — has now become the major he’s gone the longest without winning. Among his 14 majors, wins in the US Open (2008), British Open (2005) and PGA (2007), all have come more recently than his last Masters.

‘I think life is all about having a balance . . . I feel very balanced.’ – Tiger Woods, Four-time Masters champion.

“[I’ve] put myself in the mix every year but last year, and that’s the misleading part. It’s not like I’ve been out there with no chance of winning this championship,” Woods said Tuesday. “I’ve been there, and unfortunately just haven’t got it done.”