April 4, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said: Speith is plenty long. Just going back 10 years- Scottie- Long, Hideki (average?) DJ- Long, TIger- Long, Reed- Average?, Garcia- long, Willet- no clue- Spieth- long, Watson- long, Scott- long Watson again- long. I mean that's 7 big hitters and 2 average guys and whatever and whoever the fuck a Danny Willet is. Two of them use driver distance as a primary weapon. The rest are creative shot makers with a great short game. Yes driving it far helps. But this is not a course defined by driving distance. Davis Love III, BK, BDC, Champ, Finau, Woodland, List... There are so many bomb first players that do not do well at Augusta. But a strong short game is a common theme. Hell, even DJ was epic inside 100 and around the green when he won.
April 4, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, dieucla98 said: Two of them use driver distance as a primary weapon. The rest are creative shot makers with a great short game. Yes driving it far helps. But this is not a course defined by driving distance. Davis Love III, BK, BDC, Champ, Finau, Woodland, List... There are so many bomb first players that do not do well at Augusta. But a strong short game is a common theme. Hell, even DJ was epic inside 100 and around the green when he won. IT also helped that he was playing it as a dart board due to weather conditions. That should count as like 1/2 a masters win.
April 4, 20232 yr TEE TIMES (all times EDT) FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY 7:40 a.m. -- Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson (Honorary Starters) 8 a.m. -- Mike Weir, Kevin Na 8:12 a.m. -- Vijay Singh, Scott Stallings, Matthew McClean (a) 8:24 a.m. -- Sandy Lyle, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch 8:36 a.m. -- Fred Couples, Russell Henley, Alex Noren 8:48 a.m. -- Adrian Meronk, Kevin Kisner, Louis Oosthuizen 9:00 a.m. -- Larry Mize, Min Woo Lee, Harrison Crowe (a) 9:12 a.m. -- Sergio Garcia, Kazuki Higa, Keith Mitchell 9:24 a.m. -- Patrick Reed, Adam Svensson, Sahith Theegala 9:36 a.m. -- Shane Lowry, Mackenzie Hughes, Thomas Pieters 9:48 a.m. -- Bubba Watson, Seamus Power, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira (a) 10:06 a.m. -- Abraham Ancer, Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley 10:18 a.m. -- Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele 10:30 a.m. -- Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Kurt Kitayama 10:42 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young 10:54 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith, Sungjae Im 11:06 a.m. -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Cameron Champ 11:18 a.m. -- Charl Schwartzel, Taylor Moore, Aldrich Potgieter (a) 11:30 a.m. -- J.T. Poston, Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau 11:42 a.m. -- Bernhard Langer, Mito Pereira, Ben Carr (a) 11:54 a.m. -- Danny Willett, Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka 12:12 p.m. -- Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III, K.H. Lee 12:24 p.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Tom Hoge, Si Woo Kim 12:36 p.m. -- Billy Horschel, Harris English, Ryan Fox 12:48 p.m. -- Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Gordon Sargent (a) 1 p.m. -- Brian Harman, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton 1:12 p.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Corey Conners, Justin Rose 1:24 p.m. -- Matthew Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris 1:36 p.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, Sam Bennett (a) 1:48 p.m. -- Tom Kim, Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns 2 p.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Tony Finau
April 4, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, crash_davis said: Of all the LIV golfers, I think Brooks has the best chance of doing really well and maybe winning. He's back to full health and has been playing well, albeit 54 holes. Fatrick seems to thrive on being the bad guy so he may channel special inner powers and show out this week. Cam is a GREAT player so he has a chance but he hasn't been lights out in the few LIV events. Anyway, fuck them. Reed, as others have said (me too) in other threads, is a ZERO fucks guy. It would be just like him to pull this one off. I'd hate to see it but it wouldn't surprise me a bit. I have no idea how well (or not well) he's been playing while at LIV.
April 4, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, smwhorn said: Reed, as others have said (me too) in other threads, is a ZERO fucks guy. It would be just like him to pull this one off. I'd hate to see it but it wouldn't surprise me a bit. I have no idea how well (or not well) he's been playing while at LIV. In Jan, he played in the Dubai Desert Classic where he finished second to Rory. That was the tourney where Rory ignored him on the putting green, and he threw the tee at Rory. So yea, he was motivated to play well. However, he missed the cut in the tourney the weekend before. He thrives on being the asshole, which for all of his playing career he was/is.
April 4, 20232 yr 23 hours ago, Wally Fairway said: I don't know - I'd kinda like to see Phil make the cut, on the number, then hit balls into the water on 11,12,13,15, and 16. I would love to see the interview after he shot a nice little 85 on Saturday, and then gets his ass kicked by Jeff Knox on Sunday
April 5, 20232 yr Who is that sitting to the left of Gary Player? Feel stupid but can’t remember him.
April 5, 20232 yr Phil looking like that post-presidential photo. He dying or something? He looks a little like Biden died his hair black and snuck in.
April 5, 20232 yr Who is that sitting to the left of Gary Player? Feel stupid but can’t remember him.The chairman? Ridley?
April 5, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, McCroskey said: Who is that sitting to the left of Gary Player? Feel stupid but can’t remember him. Tommy Aaron
April 5, 20232 yr 20 minutes ago, 4th_and_18 said: Phil looking like that post-presidential photo. He dying or something? He looks a little like Biden died his hair black and snuck in. Ozempic face.
April 5, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, 4th_and_18 said: The chairman? Ridley? FFS. I said to the left of Player. Tommy Aaron. Jeezus...I would have lost that trivia question.
April 5, 20232 yr I can pick out a handful of guys I know had the cheeseburger sliders tonight. True Americans.
April 5, 20232 yr Damn, until closer look I thought The Walrus and that short Welsh drunkard were Augusta National members. They got old.
April 5, 20232 yr FFS. I said to the left of Player. Tommy Aaron. Jeezus...I would have lost that trivia question.Your left or my left?
April 5, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, dieucla98 said: 4 of 5 LIV schmucks all huddled close together. Only DJ is still well received. Don't forget Charl Schwartzel who is in the middle... so 6 LIV players in picture are previous Masters champions.
April 5, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, UTexasFight said: I almost punched my phone when I saw Willett’s mug. Dude shot a final round bogey free 67 to win. Yes, Jordan blew it. But that's a great final round to win it. I probably wouldn't recognize the guy if he walked up and handed me a cocktail though.
April 5, 20232 yr https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/36005795/the-masters-2023-scottie-scheffler-blandness-design Good article …
April 5, 20232 yr My picks are Scheffler Spieth JT Cameron Young Fleetwood Fitzpatrick Ready to lose my $50
April 5, 20232 yr Author Damn, unbelievable. The ai, not the shot. I’ve made the same shot many times …..
April 5, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: Damn, unbelievable. The ai, not the shot. I’ve made the same shot many times ….. Not sure if srs.
April 5, 20232 yr Author 4 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said: Not sure if srs. Hitting off pine straws is much better than hiring off hard pan under the trees
April 5, 20232 yr My mom is trying to rope me into an Easter lunch with family friends at 1 on Sunday.
April 5, 20232 yr Hold on, I’ll have our Watson guys work up an AI version of you. Mom won’t know the difference.
April 5, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, McCroskey said: Who is that sitting to the left of Gary Player? Feel stupid but can’t remember him. 15 hours ago, 4th_and_18 said: The chairman? Ridley? Yes, that's Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National. 4 hours ago, smwhorn said: Dude shot a final round bogey free 67 to win. Yes, Jordan blew it. But that's a great final round to win it. I probably wouldn't recognize the guy if he walked up and handed me a cocktail though. Didn't he birdie like five of the final six holes or something too -- or am I thinking of Schwartzel's finish?
April 5, 20232 yr 54 minutes ago, BearSchlong said: Hold on, I’ll have our Watson guys work up an AI version of you. Mom won’t know the difference. Seems like a good solution. If Rory and Koepka are dueling at the turn and I'm having to listen to a tattooed, man-bun sporting waiter explain where each ingredient of the eggs Benedict is sourced from I might stab somebody.
April 5, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, C-Man said: Yes, that's Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National. Didn't he birdie like five of the final six holes or something too -- or am I thinking of Schwartzel's finish? Left of Gary Player (Player's left) is not Chairman Ridley, it's Tommy Aaron. Schwartzel had the mad birdie finish.
April 5, 20232 yr I had Powers Top 20 before his HIO's today, so i am liking that pick with the upcoming weather conditions. The weekends weather has to be common in Ireland, right??? Re: weather...It looks like the late tee times tomorrow (early tee times on Friday) will have the best shot at good weather conditions going into the weekend. Friday looks to get wetter throughout the day, so maybe take that into consideration when choosing your players.
April 5, 20232 yr 25 minutes ago, LonghornJones said: I had Powers Top 20 before his HIO's today, so i am liking that pick with the upcoming weather conditions. The weekends weather has to be common in Ireland, right??? Re: weather...It looks like the late tee times tomorrow (early tee times on Friday) will have the best shot at good weather conditions going into the weekend. Friday looks to get wetter throughout the day, so maybe take that into consideration when choosing your players. If the weather forecast is right, they will be lucky to finish on Sunday - but the weather on Monday looks great, maybe I can sneak in then
April 5, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, ConferenceRoom said: Left of Gary Player (Player's left) is not Chairman Ridley, it's Tommy Aaron. Schwartzel had the mad birdie finish. My bad -- I saw who is on left of Player, not who is Player's left. 17 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said: If the weather forecast is right, they will be lucky to finish on Sunday - but the weather on Monday looks great, maybe I can sneak in then Saturday is supposed to be a potential washout, which means a likely Monday finish.
April 5, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Blotto said: Player still golfing in the par 3 contest at 87 years old is f'n impressive. Dude works out harder/more often than ~95% of this board. Hell I bet he can still get a full erection, with no ancillary support.
April 5, 20232 yr Gary Player's erection. What is something I didn't think would come up in conversation today?
April 6, 20232 yr Sam Bennett, an aggy I can root for, known his family for over 50 years. How the fuck anyone that grew up playing Oak Ridge in Madisonville could be this good is a miracle.
April 6, 20232 yr Sam Bennett, an aggy I can root for, known his family for over 50 years. How the fuck anyone that grew up playing Oak Ridge in Madisonville could be this good is a miracle.Just saw his story on the golf channel. Good stuff.
April 6, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, hookem48 said: Sam Bennett, an aggy I can root for, known his family for over 50 years. How the fuck anyone that grew up playing Oak Ridge in Madisonville could be this good is a miracle. Just watched the segment about him on Live at the Masters. Great story. Hope the kid does well. Hard not to root for him.
April 6, 20232 yr 13 hours ago, markstanco said: Have I ever told y’all I played Augusta twice? Maybe I have, not sure. Tell us again.
April 6, 20232 yr 21 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Damn, unbelievable. The ai, not the shot. I’ve made the same shot many times ….. I was hoping it would be more like this: The most important thing you have to do when you're playing a fade is you make sure you fade it.
April 6, 20232 yr That would cost him a pitcher of beer at my club Edited April 6, 20232 yr by DDD Dad
April 6, 20232 yr Tiger is playing like crap. Bunker off tee on 2nd. Had to lay up. Shitty wedge shot. 2 putt for par while Xander made birdie and Victor made egale. Chipped it short on 3, rolled back down hill to him. Had to chip again. And then badly misses 7 foot par putt.
April 6, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, crash_davis said: Tiger is playing like crap. Bunker off tee on 2nd. Had to lay up. Shitty wedge shot. 2 putt for par while Xander made birdie and Victor made egale. Chipped it short on 3, rolled back down hill to him. Had to chip again. And then badly misses 7 foot par putt. Give the cripple a break & remember his opening 9 has typically been not great, he is a back 9 guy at The Masters
April 6, 20232 yr Are these announcers calling this from the loading dock? It’s driving my dog crazy, which in turn is driving me crazy.
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