2023 Masters

[DaveP043]

As a break from discussions over proposed restrictions for golf balls, the menu for the Masters Champions dinner just popped onto my feed:

 

My wife asked if we're invited!  Anyone else interested?

 

[Elmer]

That is a decent meal right there!

[Darkfrog]

Looks good to me.

I wonder what "Scottie-Style" is.

[Vinsk]

Whoduh thought it’d be boring. 🫤

[BlackDiamondPar5]

3 hours ago, DaveP043 said:

As a break from discussions over proposed restrictions for golf balls, the menu for the Masters Champions dinner just popped onto my feed:

 

My wife asked if we're invited!  Anyone else interested?

 

That's a meal I'd like for sure. 

[DaveP043]

1 hour ago, Vinsk said:

Whoduh thought it’d be boring. 🫤

Agree, pretty much a meat and potatoes kind of meal.  Right up my alley, if I'm honest.

[boogielicious]

2 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Whoduh thought it’d be boring. 🫤

I guess they were out of quail and foie gras.

[chspeed]

1 hour ago, DaveP043 said:

Agree, pretty much a meat and potatoes kind of meal.  Right up my alley, if I'm honest.

My alley too, except for the sliders. Can't understand having cheeseburgers before a steak. How about some good raw oysters?

Thumbs up on the tortilla soup.

[billchao]

3 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Whoduh thought it’d be boring. 🫤

Come on now there sriracha on the menu. It’s quite exotic 🙃

[WillieT]

1 hour ago, chspeed said:

My alley too, except for the sliders. Can't understand having cheeseburgers before a steak. How about some good raw oysters?

Thumbs up on the tortilla soup.

Speaking of the cheeseburger sliders….on the cruise the missus and I went on earlier this year, the night we had reservations at the steakhouse, the chef sent over some micro-sliders (about a silver dollar size) that were to die for.  Followed shortly by lobster tails and filet…..all that to say I can see where gourmet sliders would be a tasty lead in.  Overall the Masters menu  looks to be a winner! 

[Vinsk]

Oh I certainly like the food. But I also like pizza and spaghetti and meatballs. Come on Scottie, it’s The Masters dinner!

[Elmer]

17 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Whoduh thought it’d be boring. 🫤

Now that you mention it, I would not have been surprised if ever course been dry white toast

14 hours ago, billchao said:

Come on now there sriracha on the menu. It’s quite exotic 🙃

sriracha mayo no less, and with shrimp.  Because nothing says fine dining like shrimp and mayo!

[DaveP043]

59 minutes ago, Elmer said:

sriracha mayo no less, and with shrimp.  Because nothing says fine dining like shrimp and mayo!

Its simply copying the Bang Bang shrimp from Bonefish Grill.  Spend enough time on the road and you'll eventually visit every single big-box restaurant at least once, and find a few favorite dishes at one or two.

[Elmer]

1 hour ago, DaveP043 said:

Its simply copying the Bang Bang shrimp from Bonefish Grill.  Spend enough time on the road and you'll eventually visit every single big-box restaurant at least once, and find a few favorite dishes at one or two.

I get it.
I am on the road at least once if not twice a month for my kid's sporting events.
We have been to all the corporate chains but try to find local gems as much as possible. 
That being said, never been to Bonefish.
Guess I will have to seek out their shrimp and Mayo!

[DaveP043]

5 minutes ago, Elmer said:

I get it.
I am on the road at least once if not twice a month for my kid's sporting events.
We have been to all the corporate chains but try to find local gems as much as possible. 
That being said, never been to Bonefish.
Guess I will have to seek out their shrimp and Mayo!

Yeah, I try to avoid the big boxes when I can.  That said, the Bang Bang shrimp is pretty decent, properly done fried shrimp with a spicy sauce.  

[saevel25]

I want to know, WTF is scottie-style sliders? I always thought sliders were overrated 😛 Fried shrimp is pretty solid, I do like the spicy shrimp. Though, I would prefer it to just be spicy, not need for the sweet thai chili. It is more of a sugar bomb for me usually. That tortilla soup sounds really good. The rest is just top tier for me. 

[iacas]

Masters 2023: Gary Player sounds off on Augusta National: 'If it wasn’t for the players, [Augusta] would just be another golf course in Georgia' | Golf News and Tour Information | GolfDigest.com

“After all I’ve contributed to the tournament and been an ambassador for them, I can’t go and have a practice round there with my three grandchildren without having to beg a member to play with us, and there’s always some excuse,” Player told the Times. “It’s terribly, terribly sad. I’ve played my role: I’ve won it three times, I was in the top-10 15 times, I made the most number of cuts in a row ever. Yet here we are struggling to get a round. If it wasn’t for the players, [Augusta] would just be another golf course in Georgia.

and

This is not the first time Player or his family have found themselves in Masters headlines. For the past two years Player has worn “Golf Saudi” logos during the Honorary Starters ceremony. Golf Saudi is affiliated with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and LIV Golf—which is backed by the PIF—is currently involved in a lawsuit that has taken aim at Augusta National and chairman Fred Ridley. Golf Saudi has also been accused as extension of sportwashing by the Saudi regime, attempting to use the sport to improve its image to the western world amid human-rights issues.

Then there was an incident at the 2021 Masters, when Player’s son Wayne was accused of guerilla marketing during a ceremony honoring Lee Elder. Wayne told Golf Digest last year that the incident led to a ban from Augusta National.

 

Lynch: Fore please! Gary Player now making a fool of himself

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It’s a feast of sniping and griping, but the Player spectacle is veering toward undignified.

While his contemporaries Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus were welcomed as fully-fledged members at Augusta National, Player remains an honorary member, a status conferred on all past Masters champions. If the club was hesitant to extend full privileges to a three-time winner, events have justified the caution.

 

[Vinsk]

Player is a douche. The Masters and ANGC would’ve done fine without him ever setting foot on the grounds. He’s just an insufferable blow hard.