Fechner, 68, has worked at the Masters as a scoreboard attendant for 25 of the competition's 31 years.

Fechner said the buzz created by the addition of Tiger Woods to this year's Masters made it a `can't miss' event.

"This year there is so much interest in it," he said.

"Not only because Tiger is coming but because of how many other great players are coming as well.

"There will be so many people around the course. I think it will be like watching Norman back when the galleries would be 10-deep and all crowding to watch him."

Fechner began working as a scoreboard attendant when he was part of Apex.

He joined a number of other members working on the scoreboards to raise money for their group.

Over the years he has continued his association with golf, working at many of Australia's biggest golf tournaments.

"Some people actually pay $500 or so for the privilege of working at these events," he said.

"I am lucky enough to be asked to come back. I have worked on one of the main scoreboards for the past few years but this year they are using a different system so they offered me the chance to hold one of the walking scoreboards.

"So I will carry the scoreboard for one of the groups of golfers so the crowd knows the scores of the golfers they are watching. I will have an official scorer with me to relay the scores back to the media centre.

"It is a great way to spend a few days.

"In past years we have also been able to play a round on the course on the Monday after. That has been a great experience."

Fechner was able to see Woods in a previous appearance in Melbourne but the best golf he has seen came from one of the earlier Masters.

"I was able to watch Norman play with Ballesteros many years ago," he said.

"Both of them were out of contention so they were just trying to out- drive each other over 18 holes.

"It was amazing to watch. Ballesteros could do anything he wanted on the golf course.

"We used to also record what club they used and how far they drove the ball. One of Ballesteros's drives went near 300 metres and I called through the shot and they told me there was no way he had hit it that far.

"So I told them to check the television monitor because he was only 60 metres from the hole."

Fechner travels to Melbourne today. The Masters begins at Kingston Heath tomorrow and concludes on Sunday.