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g-funk13 Dedicated Member

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Is anyone going? Adam Scott shot 6 birdies on the back (his first 9). Its pretty windy in Houston right now, so he must be on FIRE.

Dent Great Member

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How about Geoff Ogilvy. -4 Through 5 Holes! And hes in my fantasy! Woo hoo.
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Hoffman is 6 under through 10..if he starts putting well-hes tough to beat

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My fantasy team is at 9 under for ESPN BB.

Still, this should be exciting.

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AmenCorner Dedicated Member

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Not going but I played the course a few weeks back, it is beautiful. Shot 40-46-86 from the 7200 yard tees. Weren't allowed to use the pro tees for obvious reasons. The course was in absolutely amazing condition. Pretty cool teeing off with grandstands around you!

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There is a good bunch of players in the top 30 headed in to the final round- Phil Mickelson, Davis Love, JM Olazabal ( who ive been very impressed with considering how little he has played), Steve Elkington.

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Not going but I played the course a few weeks back, it is beautiful. Shot 40-46-86 from the 7200 yard tees. Weren't allowed to use the pro tees for obvious reasons. The course was in absolutely amazing condition. Pretty cool teeing off with grandstands around you!

Hey Amen,

Was it you that said Redstone was closed after the Open for resodding?

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does the winner get into the masters??? i thought that the rules were changed so that the winner does get in, but a lot of people are saying they don't

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It's not on TV today dang it! I was going to go, but we just didn't

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does the winner get into the masters??? i thought that the rules were changed so that the winner does get in, but a lot of people are saying they don't

They've been saying on TV that the winner does get in. It might just be that winning would put you in the top 50 in ranking, I dunno.

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My wife and I went yesterday and followed Phil's group around. The course is in amazing shape, even better than it appears on TV.

Great fun !

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Hey Amen,

Yeah, that was me. They closed on March 22nd for 57 days I think.

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3 Wood: Diablo 13 degree, Stiff Shaft
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The rule was changed this year to allow the winner of the Houston Open (if he wasn't already qualified that is) an invitation to The Masters. From 1999 to 2007, this wasn't the case, but it's a good change. Wagner won a tournament with a very solid field, and he deserves his spot at Augusta.

As for the Houston Open in general, I was very impressed this year. The course was in phenomenal shape, and it was a tough test for the field. It didn't seem to set the guys up for The Masters as much as the media were saying, but it was still a very nice setup. The field was very strong as well, and I'm sure that will continue in the future.

Congrats to Johnson Wagner for the win. I had him on my radar a year or so ago, and I'm glad to see him cash in.
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Hoffman is 6 under through 10..if he starts putting well-hes tough to beat

I know I'm a bit late on this thread, but oh well. I played with Charley Hoffman in the Wednesday Pro-Am out at Redstone for the Houston Open. He was telling me that he just switched putters this week because his putting has been horrible so far this year. He has two Scotty Cameron Red X3 mallet putters; one light and one heavy. He's been using the light one all year so far and switched to the heavier one this week just to change things up. I guess it was a change for the better.


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I know I'm a bit late on this thread, but oh well. I played with Charley Hoffman in the Wednesday Pro-Am out at Redstone for the Houston Open. He was telling me that he just switched putters this week because his putting has been horrible so far this year. He has two Scotty Cameron Red X3 mallet putters; one light and one heavy. He's been using the light one all year so far and switched to the heavier one this week just to change things up. I guess it was a change for the better.

He was putting on Sunday with a non Red X putter. He had the "Fat Square" (or whatever it's called) putter on Sunday.

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He was putting on Sunday with a non Red X putter. He had the "Fat Square" (or whatever it's called) putter on Sunday.

Are you sure about that? I know he was using a Red X3 on Wednesday and atleast during the first two rounds (didn't catch much of the last two rounds). He said the only custom feature he had on it was that he had a line milled on the topline of the putter to correspond with the line he draws on his ball.


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Are you sure about that?

Absolutely. Was shown on TV several times. Had the three red cherry dots in the back side of the face and everything.

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Absolutely. Was shown on TV several times. Had the three red cherry dots in the back side of the face and everything.

Seeing as he had the line milled on the topline, he could have had them put the three dots on it instead of "Cameron" or the Red "X" logo?

All I know is that the putter I held in my hand that he was using on Wednesday was a Scotty Cameron mallet putter.

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