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The tournament is good, dont get me wrong, but its too fabricated by the announcers, tournament chairs, players etc.....

the word perfect is used to describe everything: perfect course, perfect atmosphere, perfect weather etc.... you know what im talking about

they ONLY call the people watching patrons, like its blasphemy to say anything else (ie. fans, spectators...)

I guess this is why the masters is the masters.....But im glad its only once a year!

There's my rant, does anyone else feel the same way as me?
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The Masters is like a touch of the good old days- respectful, knowledgeable crowds, smart, no litter, minimal commercial advertising on the course (in fact none that i can see). It is a little fabricated if you look at the cosmetics of the tournament, but thats how i like it. This is what makes the tournament so unique- and also, i love the antique clubhouse with old school traditions and customs.
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The Masters is like a touch of the good old days- respectful, knowledgeable crowds, smart, no litter, minimal commercial advertising on the course (in fact none that i can see). It is a little fabricated if you look at the cosmetics of the tournament, but thats how i like it. This is what makes the tournament so unique- and also, i love the antique clubhouse with old school traditions and customs.

I agree completely. Sounds too me like someone wants a touch of Nascar at the Masters. Maybe some hot chicks flashing Tiger, while some redneck with a mullet screams out.. "Tonight, I'm gettin F***ed up...." Sorry, but no thanks.. I enjoy hearing them call the crapper a "water lou"
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Immediately I think of the elevator music that plays when they show the field scores and Jim Nantz lulling me to sleep. I think this is the sort of thing that you are talking about and yes, it would get old every week.

Still, the traditions hold firm. A truely great American event with an international following.

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The tournament is good, dont get me wrong, but its too fabricated by the announcers, tournament chairs, players etc.....

no. I love everything about the masters.

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agreed. take away everything borf mentioned and what you have left is the Shell Houston Open. bleh.

it's NOT fabricated though. fabrication implies it's artificial, recent, or staged. the fedex cup? that's fabricated, especially when announcers ask the players "how does it feel to earn 9,021 points with your T-33rd finish?" or "he needs to sink this putt for 463 points".

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I love everything about the Masters. I love that the Masters tournament takes pride in tradition.
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The "M" in Masters is for Megabucks. You have to be very wealthy to become a member of Augusta, you have to be wealthy to be a "patron" at Augusta.

The PGA professionals don't know it, but they (except maybe Tiger who would definitely be a token, instead of a desirable member) would all be too poor to play at Augusta if they weren't tour pros.

The Masters reminds me of the British Royals and Peers going to Churchill Downs for the races; the jockeys and horses may think the day is about the horse race, but the day is about the mega-rich seeing other rich folks and being seen by other rich folks. Its the same at the Masters, it ain't the golf that's the main event.

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It's my favorite tournament. It's my favorite golf course. Something about walking down 10 fairway and then on to Amen Corner. What a beautiful place !
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The "M" in Masters is for Megabucks. You have to be very wealthy to become a member of Augusta, you have to be wealthy to be a "patron" at Augusta.

We are on the same page, the tournament is fabricated by the course, it is about the course rather than the players. haha i love how you include quotes around the word patron also!

This tournament is self-procliamed as best tournament in the world, it seems that its just famous for being famous, like paris hilton. Everyone is so scared to oppose the masters or the course, I think I die a little inside everytime I hear the word perfect mentioned while at the masters. one word: propaganda!
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I like everything about it. Especially the views they give from behind the tee box when they are teeing off. Also the camera view on the "crane" when they walk across Hogan Bridge. I even like the elevator music. It is my favorite event to watch on tv all year, all sports. IMHO the live feed on the masters website is better than watching it on tv.

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We are on the same page, the tournament is fabricated by the course, it is about the course rather than the players. haha i love how you include quotes around the word patron also!

Isn't the game of golf really about how one plays "the course"? Every tournament is different because it's played on a different course. That's what makes golf so different from other sports.

The British Open is famous because of the courses it is played on. The US Open is famous because of the tough course set-ups. I think you're missing the point. Golf isn't supposedly to be about hillbilly's and hot chicks. Watch NASCAR if you want that. Golf needs to be proper, following rules, and traditional. The Masters showcases everything golf should be in America.

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I think its more about traition..the founding fathers of Augusta national wanted the world to see the brand of golf they played...im all for it

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Borf Dedicated Member

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The Masters showcases everything golf should be in America.

im not sure what you mean exactly by this, so i will speculate fake, fabricated, an attempt to be "perfect"
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im not sure what you mean exactly by this, so i will speculate

Its not fake..why wouldnt you want a course to look perfect..The Masters is a tournament that can stand the test of time..the tradition-the yellow pins--the white caddy suits and the limited commercial interruption--The Augusta National Golf Club is showing how clean the game once was..

"People think the size of the head is most important. Wrong. It's getting a quality shaft. test different shafts to see which goes the straightest. Also, more degrees of loft on the head is better than less. Eleven degrees is about right."

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Like I said before I guess thats why the masters is the masters, the people who run the course are in their own little world, which is not reality. They are super rich, only super rich members play here, the course is groomed an obscure amount, and you do not get a bad lie, this is just not reality, only at the masters does this happen, the masters is not reality!
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