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Shropshire's Oliver Farr calls the Masters

Former Shropshire & Herefordshire junior and current European Tour pro Oliver Farr spoke to our man Matt Viney to give us his top tips to claim the coveted Green Jacket at the 2015 Masters.

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Rory McIlroy

He's playing well every week, he's world number one and he's just got everything.

The commentators say he misses a lot of putts but it is because he creates so many chances. He's got everything you need to be successful there and he's the person that everyone's looking to beat.

I agree with him that it's unthinkable he won't win the Masters at some time during his career.

He should have won it before now so it is built for him to win it this year.

Whether can do that because there is so much hype remains to be seen but he's won the last two majors - The Open and the PGA Championship - so I am sure he can win the next one.

Justin Rose

He hasn't missed a cut in nine tries at Augusta and he always seems to play well there.

He's a top player and he is someone who is up there every week in the big tournaments, so I don't see that changing in Augusta.

Jordan Speith

He has just been playing great at the moment. He's playing awesome and I see no reason why he won't take that into the Masters this week.

He's fourth in the world now at just 21 years of age as well so he's really flying and he is definitely going to be one to watch.

Bubba Watson

He has won two of the last three Masters tournaments and he always plays well in it so he's definitely up there this year.

I'm sure that the chance to win the tournament for the third time will also add plenty of extra motivation.

He'll be trying to emulate what he did the last two times he won it and there's no reason why he can't. He knows exactly what it takes to win it.

Shane Lowry

He's a bit of an outside bet. It will be his first time playing there and you never know how that will affect a player.

I haven't ever played at Augusta but they all say the greens are massively undulating, and it is all set up to be as tough as it can possibly be so it will be a big challenge for him.

But he has been playing great in Europe, so he is in good form and that could count for a lot.

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