2023 Masters

[saevel25]

Tomorrow will have a TON of rain. Projected 1.5-2" of rain. Which is a lot. It looks to be a steady rain all day. The course should be really soft for Sunday. 

[woodzie264]

9 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Hoping for a wonderful Norman-isque collapse for Brooks. Elsewhere, DeChambeau made the course obsolete with his distance at +2. 😃

I feel bad wishing someone to play poorly, but In the same boat there with you 

[jmanbooyaa]

BK is making everything today. His misses still turn out as pars. 10 under   Going to be tough to catch. 

[saevel25]

UGH, the announcer with the stick up his butt about analytics needs to stop. He sounds like a "get off my lawn" guy. 

[Vinsk]

Gotta hope for some carnage this weekend. Unless it’s Tiger, a major with a run away win blows. Yes I know it’s premature thinking, but damn…

[DeadMan]

19 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

UGH, the announcer with the stick up his butt about analytics needs to stop. He sounds like a "get off my lawn" guy. 

It's Colt Knost. He had a "back and forth" with Scott Fawcett on twitter about it yesterday.

In Colt's defense, Augusta might be an outlier where the normal analytics are not as useful. On the other hand, he's asking players to land and then stop a wedge in what's generously a 5 yard area. I'd rather try that with a pitch than a 100 yard shot I think.

12 hours ago, DeadMan said:

So how was that Brooks thing not enough for a penalty? What explanation did they give that got him out of it? It seems as cut and dry as it can be. 

I saw this linked on twitter this morning:

Two players hit with penalties LPGA Q-Series for violating advice rule

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PINEHURST, N.C. – There’s never a good time for a two-stroke penalty. But the second week of Q-Series, where a whole year’s worth of status is on the line, ranks up there among the worst times to g…

I don't see what the difference is from that case. Why is the freaking Masters taking this less serious than LPGA Q Schools?

Edited April 7, 2023 by DeadMan

[jmanbooyaa]

23 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

Gotta hope for some carnage this weekend. Unless it’s Tiger, a major with a run away win blows. Yes I know it’s premature thinking, but damn…

Will be a very boring Sunday of this holds. The sedated stare of BK in the lead would be awful viewing. Plus we know this would be a triumph for liv and be non stop talked about. 

[Darkfrog]

10 minutes ago, jmanbooyaa said:

The sedated stare of BK in the lead would be awful viewing.

At least he is not wearing a ridiculous LIV team uniform. Brooks looks dialed today, but there is still a lot of golf to play, and other leaders Rahm, Hovland, C. Young haven't teed off yet.

[jmanbooyaa]

2 minutes ago, Darkfrog said:

At least he is not wearing a ridiculous LIV team uniform. Brooks looks dialed today, but there is still a lot of golf to play, and other leaders Rahm, Hovland, C. Young haven't teed off yet.

Agreed on all

[boogielicious]

I like Gary Woodland, but he walks like a guy whose had too many and is pretending he didn’t.

What do TST members think about the changes on 13? Seems the scoring average hasn’t changed much so far. Granted the conditions have been pretty receptive so far.

[woodzie264]

With Both the #1 & #3 players in world rankings having 4-putts today, I feel better. Of course, I’d have some 6-putts if I were there

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

 

I like Gary Woodland, but he walks like a guy whose had too many and is pretending he didn’t.

 

LOL!

1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

I like Gary Woodland, but he walks like a guy whose had too many and is pretending he didn’t.

What do TST members think about the changes on 13? Seems the scoring average hasn’t changed much so far. Granted the conditions have been pretty receptive so far.

Boy they really need that dial back to make #13 much more difficult. These pros are like nature…they’ll find a way.

[Elmer]

1 hour ago, Darkfrog said:

At least he is not wearing a ridiculous LIV team uniform. Brooks looks dialed today, but there is still a lot of golf to play, and other leaders Rahm, Hovland, C. Young haven't teed off yet.

He isnt wearing it today. But if he is going into Sunday with the lead, his overlords may change his outfit and maybe have his caddy carry a neon LIV sign!

[Zeph]

Lots of golf left yet, and the weather won’t be improving. If it softens up, they can get really cute with some flags, but too much rain and low temperatures is not the same as playing in 20 C and sunshine on a wet course. Wind will also be up.

Koepk certainly took advantage of the conditions with an early tee time.

Nice to see Day up in the top of a major leaderboard again.

Edit: He just dunked one on 15 and made double. Sorry about the jinx, Jason.

Hovlands approach long on 1, then long again going back, looking at 55 foot putt. He drained it. Par, next hole.

Edited April 7, 2023 by Zeph

[Zeph]

7 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Ok I have to ask you this question. Why does Hovland talk to the ball in English? I want to hear some Norwegian swear words when things go awry!

I’ll ask him. Mostly because he’s been living in USA the past 7-8 years and talk English to everyone over there I suppose.

[Bo the Golfer]

This kid Bennett has really been fun to watch. Hope he overtakes Brooks for the lead. 

[iacas]

3 hours ago, DeadMan said:

It's Colt Knost. He had a "back and forth" with Scott Fawcett on twitter about it yesterday.

In Colt's defense, Augusta might be an outlier where the normal analytics are not as useful. On the other hand, he's asking players to land and then stop a wedge in what's generously a 5 yard area. I'd rather try that with a pitch than a 100 yard shot I think.

Yeah ANGC can be a bit odd because spin and trajectory can stop a ball pretty quickly while it's tough to do that from 45 yards sometimes.

3 hours ago, DeadMan said:

I don't see what the difference is from that case. Why is the freaking Masters taking this less serious than LPGA Q Schools?

Nothing. Except that these players lied and the women did not.

[iacas]

Horns blow. Everyone coming in.

They make everyone leave the golf course, too. As in actually get off. No shelters, no hanging out in the merch buildings… etc.

Players are staying in place? Dottie just said that, but I see a lot of people walking in.