West Coast blazes trail to Masters

The Florida swing is the unofficial start of the road to the Masters, now just 44 days away and counting.

Greg Norman made it feel that way a few decades ago.

The Shark would play the Tournament of Champions in January and then not show up again until Florida, usually at Doral. He was No 1 in the world a good chunk of that time, which only added to the feeling that golf began to matter when TV showed swaying palms, sweaty brows and water hazards.