2023 Masters

[GolfLug]

19 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

I playing 9 with my wife and friends this AM. Then we’re sitting and watching the Masters while we eat the Scottie Scheffler menu, 

Nice. So what are sliders - Scottie style?

[woodzie264]

Happy Easter & Happy Masters Sunday!

[iacas]

18 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

Nice. So what are sliders - Scottie style?

Nobody seems to know. I wonder if even Scottie knows. 😄

Brooks with the not-so-great tee shot on 10. Yes! Good.

This is the fourth day he's had to play golf. Insert 54-hole joke here.

[boogielicious]

21 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

Nice. So what are sliders - Scottie style?

Too much beef in one day! The amateur Bennett is hanging tough.

[iacas]

A doctor friend/student of mine said he thinks Phil is partying and doing a lot of cocaine.

Cantlay showing up in a major (kinda)? That's new.

[Zeph]

Koepka vs Rahm is a good fight. If someone from behind can nudge closer, that would be nice too. Does not look like Hovland will.

[iacas]

Just now, Zeph said:

Does not look like Hovland will.

No. Unfortunately it does not.

[iacas]

Rahm with a bit of luck on 12.

Brooks bogeys 12. Let's GO!

[iacas]

 

What excitement on the 13th! 40-foot putts for birdie!

And a three-putt bogey. So exciting!

[Zeph]

59 minutes ago, iacas said:

No. Unfortunately it does not.

Weeeell. Four birdies in a row helps.

Lots of golf left. He needed this boost to get something going.

[iacas]

"There Brooks is right on the CW. The crosswalk." - Jim Nantz

Oy.

Brooks with some good luck again as his ball stays dry at 15. And Rahm, too, given how badly he mis-hit it.

[iacas]

Rahm falling back with some bad putting. And two big pushed irons on 15 and 16. -12, -9, -8.

[saevel25]

Good to see the scores close going into the final round. Hopefully it gets tighter when they get to the back nine. 

I wonder if the soft conditions but also fast greens is making short game shots tricky. A lot of shots are coming up short. You think it should roll out, but the greens have some stick to them on approach and short game shots. 

[70sSanO]

3 hours ago, iacas said:

LIV was not "dumping" Brooks, but there were rumors he was trying to get out of LIV. And he won't be able to play the PGA Tour just because he's a Masters champ.

Sorry, I wasn’t inferring LIV was dumping Koepka.

My point is that LIV can’t force Brooks to be the poster child for their tour, or anything else Brooks doesn’t want to do.  They have no recourse, if he hangs onto his slimmer lead and wins.

Brooks is tied to LIV until after 2025, but he will be talking out of both sides of his mouth.

He will probably placate the PGA so he “might” have one more option in 2026.

John

Edited April 9, 2023 by 70sSanO

[iacas]

10 minutes ago, 70sSanO said:

My point is that LIV can’t force Brooks to be the poster child for their tour, or anything else Brooks doesn’t want to do.

That doesn't make sense. They can certainly market the crap out of the fact that the Masters champ is a LIV player. And they can "force" him to do whatever he contracted to do for his $100M or whatever.

10 minutes ago, 70sSanO said:

Brooks is tied to LIV until after 2025, but he will be talking out of both sides of his mouth.

He always talks out of both sides of his mouth. Do you know the 2025 date for fact, or does his contract end in 2024? Or another time? What's the buy-out, if it exists?

10 minutes ago, 70sSanO said:

He will probably placate the PGA so he “might” have one more option in 2026.

Huh?

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Insert obligatory "no, Brooks, you still have 18 holes left to play. You haven't won yet." joke here.

[pganapathy]

Couple of interesting things caught my eye at the Masters.  One is that for the first time both Koepka and Rahm faltered in the third round, and instead of running away and making it a two horse race, let the others back in.  I have to assume the rain and weather conditions are what hurt their game more than some others like Hovland or Cantlay.

The second was something I was wondering about.  Assuming Koepka's caddie did indeed signal to Gary Woodland that he hit a 5 iron, I have to ask the question why.  In a fun round amongst friends, no problem.  But in a tournament, where Woodland might beat you (and therefore you get less money), why would Koepka tell his opponent what club he used.  The guy is not your playing partner in doubles, he is your opponent.  Admittedly one on 150+ but still

[iacas]

1 minute ago, pganapathy said:

The second was something I was wondering about.  Assuming Koepka's caddie did indeed signal to Gary Woodland that he hit a 5 iron, I have to ask the question why.  In a fun round amongst friends, no problem.  But in a tournament, where Woodland might beat you (and therefore you get less money), why would Koepka tell his opponent what club he used.  The guy is not your playing partner in doubles, he is your opponent.  Admittedly one on 150+ but still

Same reason they backstop for each other. It's a "you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours" situation.

Some guys do it, most guys from what I understand, some don't.

I think it's all bullshit. Play by the Rules.

[boogielicious]

Just finished 9. Looks to be an exciting finish.