Fraser eyes Augusta debut Marcus Fraser is so close to a Masters debut that he can almost smell the magnolias and he'll use this week's Match Play Championship in his bid to make it a reality. Currently 54th on the world rankings, Fraser needs to be inside the top 50 at the cut-off date of April 1 to play at Augusta National later that month. He could edge into the top 50 with as little as two wins this week in the match play at Dove Mountain in Arizona, where the world's best players are going head to head. A rookie in the lucrative 64-player shoot-out, two-time European tour winner Fraser is up against 2011 US PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley in the opening round. "The Masters has been on my mind for awhile to be honest," Fraser. Ever since I got close to the top 50. I feel like I'm playing well and if I keep doing what I have been doing over the last 18 months then hopefully I get the opportunity sooner rather than later. This week is a massive opportunity so hopefully I can take advantage. The 34-year-old from Corowa, NSW, said playing at Augusta National would be a childhood dream come true. "I have played in the other three majors but to play in the Masters, well it's the one everyone wants to get to," Fraser said. For a kid who grew up in a town of 5000 people just to have a chance to get to the Masters is pretty cool but to actually get there would be very special. But first his sights are set on Bradley. "I'm probably an underdog to most but everyone is pretty equal in every match," he said. Over 18 holes anyone can beat anyone. Perhaps the leveller, or even the advantage to European Tour player Fraser could be the weather, with extremely cold, windy and wet conditions forecast for the first round. Bradley admitted he knew very little of the Australian's game but said he wouldn't be complacent. "I've never played with him but obviously he's a great player because he is in this field and has won before," Bradley said. I know I have to just be at my best whether it's against Marcus Fraser or Tiger Woods.