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As the world watches The Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia this April, TripAtlas.com takes a look at Tiger Woods' favourite golf courses around the world.

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1) St. Andrew's Old Course, Scotland

In an interview with IGN Sports in 2006, Tiger named St. Andrew's Old Course as his favourite golf course in the world.

"It's where the game all started, it's why we have 18 holes instead of 22 and I think the history behind St. Andrews is amazing. There is no other golf course in the world that can say that every great player who has ever played the game has played that golf course," he says.

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2) Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia

One of the proudest moments of Tiger's life took place here when he won the Masters and Augusta is where he will make his return to golf in April for the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament. Time and time again, he's listed Augusta National as his favourite course in the U.S.

"The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta," Woods said in a statement.

Augusta is also notorious for excluding women from club membership.

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3) Isleworth, Florida

Isleworth is Tiger's home course and is consistently ranked as the longest and most difficult course in Florida by the Florida State Golf Association (FSGA). The site was purchased by Almond Palmer in 1984 who was one the course's original designers. The course is also home to the Tavistock Cup.

Located in Windermere, Florida just outside Orlando, Isleworth is a private golf community home to Tiger and Shaquille O'Neal.

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Gizelle Lau is a travel & food writer in Toronto and is the Online Editor for TripAtlas.com.