April 17Apr 17 Re: Spieth - this dude is fucked in the head. Until something radical changes he's going to be hard-pressed to win anything let alone another major.
April 17Apr 17 The most pristine, well-manicured golf course on the planet and dude is talking about mud balls. Yeah, man, sorry you can't lift, clean, and place at Augusta.
April 17Apr 17 So.... What did he say that was wrong? Mud balls suck. And it's taboo to criticize anything about Augusta as a golfer. Both correct. He's expressing frustration, which he has done in the public eye literally his entire career. None of this is shocking. It is who he is and has been his entire career, majors or not.
April 17Apr 17 5 hours ago, dieucla98 said: So.... What did he say that was wrong? Mud balls suck. And it's taboo to criticize anything about Augusta as a golfer. Both correct. He's expressing frustration, which he has done in the public eye literally his entire career. None of this is shocking. It is who he is and has been his entire career, majors or not. He's bitching about the course instead of taking accountability for his game.
April 17Apr 17 6 hours ago, dieucla98 said: So.... What did he say that was wrong? Mud balls suck. And it's taboo to criticize anything about Augusta as a golfer. Both correct. He's expressing frustration, which he has done in the public eye literally his entire career. None of this is shocking. It is who he is and has been his entire career, majors or not. Imagine instead, if Rory had lost the playoff then complained about mud on his ball on 13, what the reaction would be. These dudes are already some of the most pampered athletes on the planet--flying around on private jets to the best courses around the world, every technological advancement available to them--and he's publicly complaining that conditions and the course, the most famously well taken care of one on earth, were only 97% perfect, not 100%. Would it be better if they were allowed to pull a new Titleist right from the box for every shot? Golf isn't played in a vacuum; the elements are part of it. Guys who play in the morning sometimes get a different golf course than those in the afternoon. It is what it is. I get it: with these guys' swing velocities and required accuracy, a little mud or morning dew on a ball can make a big difference. Too bad. Sometimes you hit a 350 yard drive right down the middle, and it lands in a divot. That's golf.
April 18Apr 18 I don’t think he’s complaining that mud balls happen or that they don’t get lift clean place, but rather that they simply are a significant factor on 11 and 13 yet they’re not supposed to talk about it.
April 18Apr 18 5 hours ago, aggie08 said: Imagine instead, if Rory had lost the playoff then complained about mud on his ball on 13, what the reaction would be. These dudes are already some of the most pampered athletes on the planet--flying around on private jets to the best courses around the world, every technological advancement available to them--and he's publicly complaining that conditions and the course, the most famously well taken care of one on earth, were only 97% perfect, not 100%. Would it be better if they were allowed to pull a new Titleist right from the box for every shot? Golf isn't played in a vacuum; the elements are part of it. Guys who play in the morning sometimes get a different golf course than those in the afternoon. It is what it is. I get it: with these guys' swing velocities and required accuracy, a little mud or morning dew on a ball can make a big difference. Too bad. Sometimes you hit a 350 yard drive right down the middle, and it lands in a divot. That's golf. Mud makes a HUGE difference. Even for amateurs. But that's not the point - he was frustrated he got two mud balls that tend to happen on two holes and he was voicing his frustration. End of story. I get it's fashionable to rag on his antics but this is a nothing burger. Let's not forget Rory stormed off after blowing the US open and most hailed that as being honest and human. And for the record, I don't really give two shits about that either.
April 18Apr 18 2 hours ago, Lurch said: I don’t think he’s complaining that mud balls happen or that they don’t get lift clean place, but rather that they simply are a significant factor on 11 and 13 yet they’re not supposed to talk about it. I think he's complaining. What he's complaining about isn't really the point. 20 minutes ago, dieucla98 said: Let's not forget Rory stormed off after blowing the US open and most hailed that as being honest and human. Rory just won the Players and the Masters. If Spieth was coming off a major win last season I wouldn't think twice about what he said there.
April 19Apr 19 On 4/17/2025 at 10:45 PM, ztejas said: I think he's complaining. What he's complaining about isn't really the point. Rory just won the Players and the Masters. If Spieth was coming off a major win last season I wouldn't think twice about what he said there. losers complain, winners give opinions
April 19Apr 19 welp, guess i'm never going back. reseller was always my plan to get back in there ..... 🚨🎟️❌ #CRACKING DOWN — According to a report from @FOS, ‘hundreds’ of ticket holders who attended this years Masters tournament were pulled aside + questioned by Augusta reps over the origin of their tickets, where they were purchased, etc with many passes cancelled for the week as the tournament cracked down on resellers https://frontofficesports.com/the-masters-ticket-resellers-on-location/
April 20Apr 20 15 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: welp, guess i'm never going back. reseller was always my plan to get back in there ..... 🚨🎟️❌ #CRACKING DOWN — According to a report from @FOS, ‘hundreds’ of ticket holders who attended this years Masters tournament were pulled aside + questioned by Augusta reps over the origin of their tickets, where they were purchased, etc with many passes cancelled for the week as the tournament cracked down on resellers https://frontofficesports.com/the-masters-ticket-resellers-on-location/ Augusta could probably soften the reseller market themselves by devising a lottery system where you didn’t hear so many “I’ve entered for 20 years and never won alongside so many oh I’ve won them 3 times in the last decade” stories. Maybe give more “ping pong balls” the more years you have entered without winning or something like that Would it totally eliminate resale…of course not but it would probably bring the instances down Edited April 20Apr 20 by Surly Bevo
April 20Apr 20 Why do they even care? It’s honestly complete horseshit to do something like that and cost excited fans thousands of dollars.That would sour me on the whole thing for life…
April 20Apr 20 Because they want to make it affordable for real golf fans to be able to go, instead of encouraging every Tom, Dick and Harry to enter into themselves and their grandmother into the lottery as some sort of lottery ticket that doesn’t give a fuck about golf, just trying to making some money. It is Golf in its purest form, to be enjoyed by real fans. Cheap food, No phones, no running, no Bababooey or mashed potatoes, no talking when someone is hitting, they don’t even tell you to be quiet. You just better fucking do it. Massively overstaffed by happy people, bathroom attendants, security guards that escort women thru crowds and put them on the rope so they can see. A beautiful course upon which everyone has the exact same chair that you can leave anywhere, and sit in anyone else’s chair until they return. A peach ice cream sandwich, pulled pork sandwich and a beer for $12. A massive shipping operation and bag check right next to the store. Lines that never stop moving. Every detail is accounted for. A place with manners and order and smiles and hello, friend, where are you from and the conversation goes on from there. Because that’s the way it should be.
April 20Apr 20 Because they want to make it affordable for real golf fans to be able to go, instead of encouraging every Tom, Dick and Harry to enter into themselves and their grandmother into the lottery as some sort of lottery ticket that doesn’t give a fuck about golf, just trying to making some money. It is Golf in its purest form, to be enjoyed by real fans. Cheap food, No phones, no running, no Bababooey or mashed potatoes, no talking when someone is hitting, they don’t even tell you to be quiet. You just better fucking do it. Massively overstaffed by happy people, bathroom attendants, security guards that escort women thru crowds and put them on the rope so they can see. A beautiful course upon which everyone has the exact same chair that you can leave anywhere, and sit in anyone else’s chair until they return. A peach ice cream sandwich, pulled pork sandwich and a beer for $12. A massive shipping operation and bag check right next to the store. Lines that never stop moving. Every detail is accounted for. A place with manners and order and smiles and hello, friend, where are you from and the conversation goes on from there. Because that’s the way it should be. Sure, but then as noted above THEY SHOULD FIX THE LOTTERY. If “real fans” don’t stand a chance, many like myself will give the fuck up after a number of years and look for alternatives. Punishing those that do so, instead of those to whom the tickets were originally issued, is not the ideal approach IMO.
April 20Apr 20 1 hour ago, Party_Taco said: Sure, but then as noted above THEY SHOULD FIX THE LOTTERY. If “real fans” don’t stand a chance, many like myself will give the fuck up after a number of years and look for alternatives. Punishing those that do so, instead of those to whom the tickets were originally issued, is not the ideal approach IMO. Exactly. Also, they should make it a 2 ticket max for the practice round days like they do the tournament days. That way they’d have more people getting to experience it.
April 20Apr 20 27 minutes ago, 4th&Five said: Exactly. Also, they should make it a 2 ticket max for the practice round days like they do the tournament days. That way they’d have more people getting to experience it. You might want to think that statement through a little bit.
April 21Apr 21 Based on that article, I think what they’re doing is identifying weekly badges that get resold every year so they can pull them for use as part of the high end map and flag hospitality packages. Why let some asshole pocket $20k reselling his weekly badge when they can use that weekly badge for high end packages and get that $20k into their environment.
April 21Apr 21 On 4/20/2025 at 9:29 AM, Party_Taco said: Why do they even care? It’s honestly complete horseshit to do something like that and cost excited fans thousands of dollars. That would sour me on the whole thing for life… they're buying the ticket, then making a huge profit Edited April 21Apr 21 by tx 3 putt
April 28Apr 28 Chase Sapphire bill came 4 days at the Masters almost $200 in concessions over $2,600 in merch
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