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Native of Weyburn, Sask., makes his debut at the Masters with a playoff beard while green-shirted 'Graham's Gangsters' cheer him on

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Weyburn, Saskatchewan native Graham DeLaet, with playoff beard in full glory, talks with South Africa's Branden Grace as they wait to tee off on the 10th hole during a practice round ahead of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., on April 9, 2014.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters

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Graham’s Gangsters, a group of eight hosers came with him from Saskatchewan to follow his play during the first round of the 2014 Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., on April 10, 2014.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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Former Masters champion Mike Weir, left, himself a born hoser but now U.S. resident, shares a laugh with DeLaet on the first tee during a practice round ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia April 8, 2014.Mike Blake

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Graham DeLaet patiently, politely, even, waits on the second fairway at the 2014 Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., on April 10, 2014. DeLaet shot 80 in the first round.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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Graham DeLaet politely waits at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on April 10, 2014.JIM YOUNG/Reuters

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Ya. That's a hockey glove Graham DeLaet is using as a head cover as he prepares to tee off on the seventh hole during the second round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia April 11, 2014.Mike Blake

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Graham DeLaet, looking at home, deep in the woods, signals right after teeing off on the 11th hole during a practice round ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia April 9, 2014.Mike Blake

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Graham DeLaet blows on his putter while on the third hole during the second round of the Masters tournament on April 11, 2014. The putter, though, was not red hot for the tourney. DeLaet missed the cut Friday, shooting 80 and 72.JIM YOUNG/Reuters

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