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As the great Spaniard strolled off the 18th a young boy held out his hand for a ball. 

Jose Maria Olazabal duly obliged to leave the delighted youngster, wearing his green Masters cap, with another souvenir. The child's father held out a fist to bump. 'He was champion twice,' he told him.

At 58 those victories, in 1994 and 1999, may well feel like a long time ago. These days, simply avoiding the cut represents success for a veteran who has played just two professional events since 2022.

While younger men, including 2015 winner Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Viktor Hovland have already stepped on their private jets, Olazabal remains here for the weekend, albeit by the barest of margins. 

The high winds that killed low scores on Friday ended up leaving the door ajar for those who could draw on their experience to find the answers.