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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP)\u2014Ryo Ishikawa<\/a> understands that whatever pressure he faces
\nthis week at the Masters doesn\u2019t even compare with what his people in Japan are
\nfacing as they try to recover from the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed so
\nmany lives.<\/p>\n

Even so, the 19-year-old has been around long enough to appreciate the role
\nsports can play.<\/p>\n

That was one reason Ishikawa decided last week to donate all of his 2011
\nearnings on the golf course to relief efforts. The money itself, which could be
\nin the range of $2.2 million if he has the kind of season he did in 2010, is a
\nsmall amount in the big picture.<\/p>\n

He hopes the message is what comes across.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to emphasize the power and energy that sports can create for
\nthose people to encourage them, and also it\u2019s my intention to play really
\nwell,\u201d he said Monday. \u201cIt will be the best way to encourage people in
\nJapan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ishikawa has not been home since the March 11 devastation. He played three
\nstraight PGA Tour event in Florida, then drove up to Augusta. His family flew in
\nfrom Japan to meet him.<\/p>\n

He had said during the Florida swing that his mind was on golf, yet his
\nheart was at home as the Japanese try to recover. But he made clear Monday that
\nhe would not be distracted by anything except golf while at Augusta National.<\/p>\n

Besides, the better he players, the more money for the relief efforts. Along
\nwith donating his entire earnings, Ishikawa has pledged about $1,200 for each
\nbirdie in competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, since my big decision, I\u2019m 100 percent for playing golf,\u201d he
\nsaid. \u201cI believe that as I play, I\u2019m connected with the people that are
\naffected by the disaster through the donation, whatever I earn for this year.
\nAnd that\u2019s why I am fully devoting myself to golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now comes the hard part.<\/p>\n

Ishikawa is a nine-time winner in Japan, once as a 15-year-old amateur, once
\nby shooting 58 in the final round. That hasn\u2019t translated in America, where he
\nhas made only nine cuts in 19 events, his best finish a tie for ninth in the
\nMatch Play Championship last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t been producing the results, but at the same time, I know that I
\nam playing well,\u201d he said. \u201cI know what I\u2019m doing is right at this point. And
\nI would like to show to the American people how well I can play.\u201d<\/p>\n

MASTERS TICKETS: Daily tickets for the Masters will be available for the
\nfirst time starting in 2012.<\/p>\n

Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said Tuesday that a small number of
\ndaily tickets would be available, although the club does not disclose how many.
\nThe price for a daily ticket is $75, while a practice round ticket costs $50.<\/p>\n

Until now, a weekly badge was the only ticket for tournament rounds.<\/p>\n

Meantime, the Masters has moved its application process online for tickets.
\nApplications are being accepted at www.masters.com with a June 30 deadline for
\ndaily tournament tickets and a July 30 deadline for practice round tickets. The
\nlimit is two tournament tickets for any one day and four practice round tickets
\nfor any one day.<\/p>\n

Applicants will be notified by e-mail within several weeks after the
\ndeadline.<\/p>\n

The Masters also said the waiting list for a weekly badge, which reopened
\nbriefly in 2000, has been exhausted.<\/p>\n

BO AND BOB: Among the questions being asked of players on Monday under the
\noak tree was what makes the Masters special.<\/p>\n

The answer was on the other side of the clubhouse.<\/p>\n

Mark Chaney, the caddie for Bo Van Pelt<\/a>, was sitting alone on the bench when
\nan 82-year-old man in a pink shirt asked if he could join him. It was Bob
\nGoalby, who won the Masters in 1968. This was his 53rd consecutive trip to the
\nMasters.<\/p>\n

The stories began to flow.<\/p>\n

Goalby talked about the practice routine at the Masters back in his day, how
\neveryone came over from Greensboro because prize money was so low that no one
\ncould afford to skip many events.<\/p>\n

Van Pelt showed up a few minutes later and he was introduced to Goalby. Van
\nPelt knew the name well. Meeting the man was a treat. With more stories\u2014the
\nRyder Cup, practicing with Ben Hogan, the rivalry of Hogan and Sam Snead\u2014Van
\nPelt listened and laughed.<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t happen at any other major.<\/p>\n

Goalby held court for close to an hour when he realized he was running late
\nfor a lunch appointment. Van Pelt finally headed off to the practice range and
\nthen to play the course. It was a good start to his day.<\/p>\n

NICKLAUS REVISITED: CBS Sports is planning another Sunday special that looks
\nback at the Masters, this one involving Jack Nicklaus. Only it\u2019s not the Masters
\nvictory everyone is talking about this year.<\/p>\n

Some might argue it\u2019s even better.<\/p>\n

Jim Nantz will revisit the 1975 Masters, featuring the dramatic back nine
\nbattle involving Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller. The signature moment
\nwas Nicklaus holing a 40-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, raising his putter
\nand running off in celebration as Weiskopf and Miller watched from the tee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a rare mulligan for people to look back and experience this
\nhistoric tournament,\u201d Nantz said. \u201cIt is a privilege to bring back the 1975
\nMasters, considered by many golf purists to have been the most dramatic final
\nround in the history of this storied event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most Nicklaus memories this year are from his 1986 victory, when he shot 30
\non the back nine to win a sixth green jacket at age 46. This is the 25-year
\nanniversary of that win, which has been well-documented. Nantz did a special on
\nthat in 2006.<\/p>\n

Nantz also produced a color version of Arnold Palmer<\/a>\u2019s 1960 win.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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