2024 Masters

[onthehunt526]

  On 4/14/2024 at 11:53 PM, ScouseJohnny said:

It's a bit telling, I suppose, that the Masters has just ended and the conversation here turns to whether an 84 year old retired golfer who last won in 1986 made fewer consecutive cuts than a 48 year old golfer who last won in 2019 and just finished +16 for the tournament.

But I don't demean that. In the days when Woods was at his dazzling, brilliant best, it was still a very human performance. This is a bit like watching modern day Formula 1. The technical precision is remarkable. You are often inclined to step away from few minutes to make a cup of tea. The golf machine whirrs away in the background, as programmed.

Golf has a lot of Scotties and Brooks. I'm starting to think it needs another Seve, urgently.

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Well said, we need someone with flamboyance like Seve had you know how they feel but, at the same time they realize there is a line of class. Someone who is an artist with a great set of hands.

[klineka]

  On 4/14/2024 at 11:53 PM, ScouseJohnny said:

Golf has a lot of Scotties and Brooks. I'm starting to think it needs another Seve, urgently.

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What does this even mean? 

[ScouseJohnny]

  On 4/15/2024 at 12:08 AM, klineka said:

What does this even mean? 

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Good question. I'm not entirely sure.

I think it means that routine excellence can become dull over time; and that is never true of sporadic genius. 

That doesn't mean routine excellence needs to go away, but an injection of sporadic (spontaneous) genius would be welcome, for the watching public.

Edited April 15, 2024 by ScouseJohnny

[iacas]

  On 4/14/2024 at 7:53 PM, VOX said:

Tiger hasn’t made the most consecutive Masters cuts (I think Nicklaus has that record).

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Yes he has. You can't count tournaments where he didn't even try to play.

Nicklaus withdrew before the second round in 1983. He'd missed the cut in 1967 and would miss the cut in 1994, too.

  On 4/14/2024 at 7:53 PM, VOX said:

He has made 24 cuts in a row in Masters in which he completed at least two rounds.

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Also known as consecutive cuts made.

  On 4/14/2024 at 8:42 PM, VOX said:

Yes. He has made 25 cuts in 30 Years which is incredible.

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If you don't play, there's not a cut for you to make or miss. You didn't play. Dude, you're just wrong on this.

  On 4/14/2024 at 11:53 PM, ScouseJohnny said:

Golf has a lot of Scotties and Brooks. I'm starting to think it needs another Seve, urgently.

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You had one for a bit. His name was Jordan.

[GolfLug]

  On 4/14/2024 at 11:53 PM, ScouseJohnny said:

Golf has a lot of Scotties and Brooks. I'm starting to think it needs another Seve, urgently.

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Were you watching the same tournament we were watching?? Scottie is a beast. Dazzling. Maybe you don't recognize it unless someone is overcoming weak shots with brilliance like Seve maybe.

This cat HAS no weakness. He misjudged wind like three times the entire week. That's it. Bat shit crazy ridiculous in conditions this week. This is more Tigeresque than DJ in his prime. It's like he gave some guys hope to some for kicks for a few, but then turned on the blowers at will in the end. 

[Vinsk]

  On 4/15/2024 at 1:24 AM, GolfLug said:

Were you watching the same tournament we were watching?? Scottie is a beast.

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I think he was referring to the similar idea with McEnroe vs Lendl. Yeah Lendl was a beast….but I certainly enjoyed watching McEnroe play over Lendl.

[GolfLug]

  On 4/15/2024 at 2:02 AM, Vinsk said:

I think he was referring to the similar idea with McEnroe vs Lendl. Yeah Lendl was a beast….but I certainly enjoyed watching McEnroe play over Lendl.

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I get that. But, I mean starting with the funny feet, Scottie is anything but a robot. Hits the dog shit out out of the ball off the tee. Not afraid to hit draws when called upon. Many 'top' players won't even try anything but their stock shots especially when a tourney is on the line. Massive balls.

If you can get over his lack of expressiveness, which is 100% deliberate for sake of his game, this dude was red lining all week with the wind, and the tough short shots and the putts that somehow just fell in. This stuff is anything but 'routine excellence'.

I'm just in awe right now. I can't wait to see him steam roll rest off the year with impunity. 

BTW, a shout out to the Aberg. Nothing fake, absolute fun and totally awesome. Thoughtful too. Hopefully he never f***s with his swing or his process. What an intro to the majors. 

Edited April 15, 2024 by GolfLug

[Zeph]

  On 4/15/2024 at 1:24 AM, GolfLug said:

Were you watching the same tournament we were watching?? Scottie is a beast. Dazzling. Maybe you don't recognize it unless someone is overcoming weak shots with brilliance like Seve maybe.

This cat HAS no weakness. He misjudged wind like three times the entire week. That's it. Bat shit crazy ridiculous in conditions this week. This is more Tigeresque than DJ in his prime. It's like he gave some guys hope to some for kicks for a few, but then turned on the blowers at will in the end. 

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His weakness has been putting, which has been significantly worse than the rest of his game. His game is still good enough to keep him usually in the top ten, with a T31 his worst result the last year.

I like watching Scheffler play. As a person he's not the most flamboyant, but he's long, has a complete game and is great at recovery. It was a well deserved win.

I watched until hole 14 before going to bed since I had to get up early for work. At that point Homa, Åberg and Morikawa had all made their double bogeys and Scheffler was going steady for the win. Impressive tournament by the Masters rookie Åberg. He seems to have a good head.

[colin007]

  On 4/15/2024 at 12:07 AM, onthehunt526 said:

Well said, we need someone with flamboyance like Seve had you know how they feel but, at the same time they realize there is a line of class. 

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Just to be clear, you aren't saying that Seve had class, correct?

[ChetlovesMer]

  On 4/15/2024 at 2:42 AM, GolfLug said:

I get that. But, I mean starting with the funny feet, Scottie is anything but a robot. Hits the dog shit out out of the ball off the tee. ... this dude was red lining all week with the wind, and the tough short shots and the putts that somehow just fell in. This stuff is anything but 'routine excellence'.

I'm just in awe right now. I can't wait to see him steam roll rest off the year with impunity. 

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To your point. He played the first two rounds along side Rory and was ahead of Rory by 10 strokes after the two days. 

[boogielicious]

  On 4/15/2024 at 2:42 AM, GolfLug said:

BTW, a shout out to the Aberg.

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Aberg started to struggle after the fan knocked the protein bar from his hands. Downhill after that baby!😜

[GolfLug]

  On 4/15/2024 at 5:39 AM, Zeph said:

His weakness has been putting, which has been significantly worse than the rest of his game. 

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Not anymore. Apparently this Phil Kenyon guy is a horse whisperer. Scottie had 1.5 putts per green over four days; 109 total putts. Made all critical putts like for eg. 1st and 2nd holes yesterday. Easily could have been a different tournament.

  On 4/15/2024 at 9:01 AM, ChetlovesMer said:

To your point. He played the first two rounds along side Rory and was ahead of Rory by 10 strokes after the two days. 

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Poor Rory. Must be sobering to experience first hand how big a chasm there is between him and Scottie. I think Scottie snuffed him out to a point where even his driver quit on him. He and Jordan probably out there in the wilderness playing Marco/Polo looking for their way back. 

Edited April 15, 2024 by GolfLug

[theworldengine]

I think what makes scottie unlikable in the eyes of many, is he acts like he doesn't want to be there.

[Zeph]

  On 4/15/2024 at 10:33 AM, GolfLug said:

Not anymore. Apparently this Phil Kenyon guy is a horse whisperer. Scottie had 1.5 putts per green over four days; 109 total putts. Made all critical putts like for eg. 1st and 2nd holes yesterday. Easily could have been a different tournament.

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It's certainly improved in 2024. If he keeps the current level of play going, it'll be tough for everyone else out there. He was extremely good everywhere but with the putter in 2023.

[iacas]

  On 4/15/2024 at 10:33 AM, theworldengine said:

I think what makes scottie unlikable in the eyes of many, is he acts like he doesn't want to be there.

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I don’t get that sense at all.

[Archie Bunker]

  On 4/14/2024 at 6:18 PM, GolfLug said:

Jeez.. 15 minutes of commercials and buildup music/clips in the first 16 minutes.😠

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That's what they make DVR's for. My finger was sore from hitting the FF button. Slow play, so they manage to fill the space with commercials, replays, and statistical profiles.

On another note, I seemed to notice that all the "makeable" putts on Sunday missed on the low side. Greens were slippery and fast, but nobody managed to read enough break. 

[Vinsk]

  On 4/15/2024 at 1:46 PM, Archie Bunker said:

That's what they make DVR's for. My finger was sore from hitting the FF button. Slow play, so they manage to fill the space with commercials, replays, and statistical profiles.

On another note, I seemed to notice that all the "makeable" putts on Sunday missed on the low side. Greens were slippery and fast, but nobody managed to read enough break. 

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Everything breaks towards Ray’s creek😂

[GolfLug]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/sports-radio-host-doesn-t-think-scottie-scheffler-is-good-for-golf/ar-BB1lFnOI?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=a939ff5fca414c08badb613e1fdfeb29&ei=11

This take and support reasoning in this article (not the writer but the radio host) is as dumb as a box-a-rox. It is a 100% take by someone who has little to no understanding or depth of the actual golf being played. I am picturing the guy or girl who spends more time in front of the mirror trying out different outfits to wear for the round than warming up at the range.