Golf-Oosthuizen back in the hunt at Masters

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By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 10 (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen put a forgetful year behind him when he made a bright start to the Masters on Thursday, shooting a three-under-par 69 to finish the opening round tied for second place. The South African, who has been plagued by back problems in the last year, had six birdies and three bogeys on a difficult day for scoring at Augusta National to put himself in great position to challenge for the title. "I tried to smile my troubles away when it got difficult." Oosthuizen burst on to the world golfing stage when he won the 2010 British Open and almost won the 2012 Masters after making an albatross in his final round. He went on to lose to Bubba Watson in a playoff and missed the cut last year before his ailing back started to play up.

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