The death of Seve Ballesteros will be remembered at the annual Masters champions dinner in Augusta on Tuesday.
Jose Maria Olazabal, with whom Ballesteros formed the most lethal partnership in Ryder Cup history, is among those present for what is sure to be a emotional moment.
"There is always a mention during the dinner of the players who have passed away in the year just gone," Olazabal said.
"It's one of the beauties of this place that they show their respect to those we have lost."
Olazabal, now Europe's Ryder Cup captain, has overcome a cracked bone in his foot to be present and playing in the event that he - like Ballesteros - won twice.
"I was on a treadmill when I felt something and it kept me out of the Open de Andalucia three weeks ago, but I've been able to practise and this is one tournament I always love to play whenever I possibly can."
The 46-year-old missed the event in 1996 as he battled with rheumatism, but won for the second time only three years later.
Ballesteros died last May after being diagnosed with a brain tumour late in 2008. His final Masters appearance came the year before.
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