2020 Masters (Patron-Free)

[ChrisP]

On 4/7/2020 at 11:55 AM, nevets88 said:

Here's the broadcast schedule in lieu of what was to be the 2020 Masters in April. Looks like it's Jack, Phil and Tiger time.

 

Poor Bubba and Scott got shoved under the carpet by marketing. They’re showing 2012 and 2013, too.

[iacas]

We simulated the 2020 Masters with advanced data—and the winner is …

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Though the 2020 Masters has (thankfully) been rescheduled for November, it still begs the question: Who would've won if it were played this week?

The winner is…

Spoiler

You know this is crap because… look who is in sixth. I mean, C'mon.

[colin007]

"Lanto Griffin"??? That sounds like some knock-off superhero sidekick....

[Vinsk]

14 hours ago, iacas said:

We simulated the 2020 Masters with advanced data—and the winner is …

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Though the 2020 Masters has (thankfully) been rescheduled for November, it still begs the...

The winner is…

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You know this is crap because… look who is in sixth. I mean, C'mon.

Molinari +10? Nonsense.

[boogielicious]

20 hours ago, iacas said:

We simulated the 2020 Masters with advanced data—and the winner is …

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Though the 2020 Masters has (thankfully) been rescheduled for November, it still begs the question: Who would've won if it were played this week?

The winner is…

  Reveal hidden contents

You know this is crap because… look who is in sixth. I mean, C'mon.

Agree. I would only have one of those listed I the top 10, McIlroy.

[ChrisP]

If they would have played today, they would likely have had to move up tee times again bc of weather.

[The Recreational Golfer]

I thought you might like to see this picture of an early tournament (year unknown to me). Bobby Jones teeing off, with Tommy Armour, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen watching.

[jamo]

No real great spot to stick this so I'll put it here:

The evolution of Augusta National, as seen through these rare 1950s photos - Golf Digest

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Like any course, Augusta National has morphed and changed quite a bit through the years, as these photos show

The weirdest picture is of the 8th green after the took the mounds away (and before they put them back):

Not sure why anyone though that was a good idea. 

[iacas]

I like the old 9th green. And the 7th, too.

[Vinsk]

4 hours ago, The Recreational Golfer said:

I thought you might like to see this picture of an early tournament (year unknown to me). Bobby Jones teeing off, with Tommy Armour, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen watching.

I didn’t realize Jones porked up that much!

[Double Mocha Man]

1 hour ago, Vinsk said:

I didn’t realize Jones porked up that much!

You gotta love the galleries in those days. They were so dapper.

[boogielicious]

10 hours ago, Vinsk said:

I didn’t realize Jones porked up that much!

He was affecting Earth’s gravity!

The course looked more wide open in the photos too.

[iacas]

 

[Vinsk]

Nice Erik! Got some new wallpapers from that!

[turtleback]

Wow, seeing the dates so close together on what Notah Begay called the aspirational schedule, I can't help thinking how cool a fall Ryder Cup at Augusta would be.  

[CSRA_Gator]

So with the new dates of the Master's Tournament now in November, I am curious, how many people that had tickets or seriously planned on attending in April will now no longer do so in November, whether it be for personal reasons, lost your job due to COVID and the Masters aren't cheap, its college Football season, etc.

[ChrisP]

I’m still skeptical of it given these new reports from the CDC of COVID-19 2.0 coming in the fall and that it could be much worse than this outbreak. We can talk about how we’re more ready the second time around, but until there’s a vaccine, I don’t see much you can do except lockdown.

We’ll see. Hopefully the experts are wrong and we can see Augusta in November and get a football season.

Edited April 22, 2020 by ChrisP

[iacas]

On 4/22/2020 at 9:59 AM, ChrisP said:

I’m still skeptical of it given these new reports from the CDC of COVID-19 2.0 coming in the fall and that it could be much worse than this outbreak. We can talk about how we’re more ready the second time around, but until there’s a vaccine, I don’t see much you can do except lockdown.

We’ll see. Hopefully the experts are wrong and we can see Augusta in November and get a football season.

There's a lot you can do without a true vaccine, including better testing, isolating at-risk people, developing treatments or "cures," etc.