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With 20 rookies teeing up at The 80th Masters, Colin Montgomerie reflects on his debut at Augusta and offers some useful advice for this weeks debutants. There are 20 Masters debutants in the field this week, and if I could offer them one piece of advice above any other, it would be simply: Enjoy the experience.I made my first appearance at Augusta National in 1992 - it might have been 24 years ago, but it is still very much fresh in my memory. I was third in the Order of Merit on the European Tour at the time, and that earned my place. And it was fantastic when the invite arrived from the Masters committee. Colin Montgomerie still has fresh memories of his Masters debut in 1992 Only one man has ever won the Masters at the first attempt, so I think what youve got to do is experience it, enjoy it, and if it does work out well its a bonus.I had a good, solid week and finished inside the top 40 on two under, and the most important thing I learned was to be patient. Its almost impossible to avoid getting ahead of yourself, but its vital to draw yourself back and realise Masters week is a marathon, not a sprint.Youre going to make things harder for yourself if you go for too many shots early on and try to make birdies happen. Theres nothing wrong with keeping it cautious and a 71 or 70 on the first day will do just fine. Its tough to avoid being overwhelmed by your first visit to Augusta I think the hardest part of dealing with my Masters debut was trying not to be overwhelmed by the whole aura of Augusta. You get distracted by the whole occasion, the whole scene, but I managed to make the cut and I was quite happy with a tie for 38th place at the end of the week.The one thing that surprises everybody when they first come here is how hilly the course is, and how dramatic the whole place is. The first view of Amen Corner in particular is something very special, and the unique nature of Augusta makes it such a joy to be here. Andy Sullivan is one of the 20 Masters rookies this week The course has changed from tee to green since my debut, its obviously much longer now, but the greens havent changed at all and getting to grips with the putting surfaces is what its all about.The biggest test for the rookies is coping with the severity of the greens, getting the pace right and trying not to leave six-foot putts for par, because you wont make them all.I enjoyed the experience as a player in 15 appearances, and I still enjoy coming here to commentate for Sky Sports. I did an analysis of the 13th hole before the par-three competition, and it was interesting to hear Augusta chairman Billy Payne confirm they were considering changes to that hole. Monty believes it is time to lengthen the par-five 13th I think the modern game demands that they lengthen the 13th - you cannot be going into par-fives with a wedge like Bubba can do there, and hes not the only one. 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He is trying to make changes, that is clear from the teams approach to todays run-chase.He is trying to push them to targets they havent reached before, express themselves in a way they havent done before. Head coach Mark Robinson says England Women must learn how to play without a fear of failure.dddddddddddd With that will come the odd blip, like we saw at the end [England lost four wickets for 28 runs] but we will just have to tolerate that.The challenge for him is he is learning about some of these players for the first time, he met one or two for the first time when he flew out here.Hell work closely with captain Charlotte Edwards, and with that he will gain a better understanding of the team he has got. He knows though that its a very talented group. Taylor is a prime example. She has been a high-class player for a long period of time, but sometimes playing in such a successful way, its easy to sit back and say Im doing alright here, and pick up the plaudits. Robinson is saying even you can be better.They go into the World T20 in India next month with their chances of winning high. Theyre either the best side in the world, or one of the best two, up there with Australia.From what we have seen in this series, perhaps that gap is getting a little bit smaller - South Africa have improved considerably since the last time I saw them - but England will be very disappointed if they dont at least make the final.Watch highlights of todays match at 4.30pm on Sky Sports 2, then join us for live coverage of the ICC Womens World T20 live on Sky Sports in March. Also See: England Women wrap up series As it happened Scorecard Womens cricket home ' ' '