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I think this year gave us something incredibly exciting, but also special. That list of career grand slam winner is something else.

Well, except for Gary Player.

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Did Rory ever explain the horrible pitch on 13? Was it a miss hit?

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4 hours ago, colin007 said:

Well, except for Gary Player.

Hahaha

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3 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Did Rory ever explain the horrible pitch on 13? Was it a miss hit?

I was wondering the same thing, but haven't heard anything about an explanation.  Seems it almost had to be...

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Yesterday I played a Mid-Am competition on the afternoon, I followed the first hours of the masters over the phone. I was paired with an ex PGA latinoamerica. The guy bombed his drive 50..60 yards past me on every hole (my average yesterday was around 275), he told me that his ball speed in trackman was 190 (Rory's is 185). He shoot 68 without to much of a trouble, he played a total different course than me, It was really fun to watch.

When i finished I flew home to watch the last 4 holes and the play-off.. Roller-coaster of emotions, dramatic movie all around but with a happy ending. 
Amazing Sunday overall.

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I can't believe this happened. 

I went to the range today on lunch. (Okay, that I can believe happened.)
Here's the unbelievable part: Two guys at the range were trying to convince anyone who would listen that The PGA intentionally set up The Masters so that Rory would win it. Because they "needed" Rory to win The Masters. 

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I've heard some whacky conspiracy theories in my life. But this one is on the list of the whackiest of them all. 

This is even better than the frozen envelope theory. 🤷‍♂️

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13 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

The PGA intentionally set up The Masters

Did you tell them that the PGA has nothing to do with the Masters?

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15 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I can't believe this happened. 

I went to the range today on lunch. (Okay, that I can believe happened.)
Here's the unbelievable part: Two guys at the range were trying to convince anyone who would listen that The PGA intentionally set up The Masters so that Rory would win it. Because they "needed" Rory to win The Masters. 

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I've heard some whacky conspiracy theories in my life. But this one is on the list of the whackiest of them all. 

This is even better than the frozen envelope theory. 🤷‍♂️

I dont mind people making statements like that, as long as they can back up their conspiracy theories. So what did they do to make it easier for Rory?

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3 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Did Rory ever explain the horrible pitch on 13? Was it a miss hit?

He explained it in the post round interview @ 6:12.

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Q: Rory you just said it where times today when you thought maybe you kind of let it slip by. Can you talk about before the double at 13 when Bryson was clearly falling of and you were pretty much on your own. What happened in your mind when you started when that happened and then you saw all those guys coming after you?

A: Yeah I thought I played the 13th hole smart at least for the first two shots you know . 3-wood off the tee, laid it up into a good position. I had 82 yards to the pin. It went into a little valley and it was on the upslope and usually when I hit wedge shots off upslopes they come out a little bit left on me. So I give myself a couple of yards of room to the right. Obviously I wasn't aiming at the creek but it just came out a little weak and a little right.

It's a good interview where he talks about the mental struggle to win at Augusta, how there's been a lot of pent-up emotions since 2011 and that final round probably being one of the toughest days he's ever had on a golf course. I absolutely recommend spending 26 minutes on it.

It provides some good insight on him as a player and person. There's been a lot of talk about him not winning majors and The Masters, which has been difficult for him. He's obviously got the game to win, but nerves seems to be a big reason why he's missed out on many of them. Some people seem to expect the best players to have a mind void of nerves and mental challenges when a lot is on the line, but that's simply not how it works. Some deal with it better than others, regardless of talent and skill. Rory seems to be one that struggle to keep nerves in check in those tense situations. This win is a huge monkey off his back and hopefully it will help him deal with those nerves the next time he's in a position to win a big tournament.

 

18 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I can't believe this happened. 

I went to the range today on lunch. (Okay, that I can believe happened.)
Here's the unbelievable part: Two guys at the range were trying to convince anyone who would listen that The PGA intentionally set up The Masters so that Rory would win it. Because they "needed" Rory to win The Masters. 

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I've heard some whacky conspiracy theories in my life. But this one is on the list of the whackiest of them all. 

This is even better than the frozen envelope theory. 🤷‍♂️

That's the kind of person you don't even bother engaging with. No matter what you say and what evidence there is, they'll have an explanation for it.

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5 minutes ago, colin007 said:

Did you tell them that the PGA has nothing to do with the Masters?

Honestly, I was so confused by their argument. I didn't really respond.

 

5 minutes ago, Crim said:

I dont mind people making statements like that, as long as they can back up their conspiracy theories. So what did they do to make it easier for Rory?

I'm not exactly sure. Start times the first two days were mentioned, and so was course layout, but neither of those made sense to me. 

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A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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2 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I can't believe this happened. 

I went to the range today on lunch. (Okay, that I can believe happened.)
Here's the unbelievable part: Two guys at the range were trying to convince anyone who would listen that The PGA intentionally set up The Masters so that Rory would win it. Because they "needed" Rory to win The Masters. 

200w.gif.874e89994badf067c5a23cd31e8b4e33.gif

I've heard some whacky conspiracy theories in my life. But this one is on the list of the whackiest of them all. 

This is even better than the frozen envelope theory. 🤷‍♂️

Sadly, there are morons that live (and golf) among us.

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4 hours ago, Zeph said:

That's the kind of person you don't even bother engaging with. No matter what you say and what evidence there is, they'll have an explanation for it.

You can't reason someone out of a position that they didn't reason themselves into.

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3 hours ago, RacerX said:

Sadly, there are morons that live (and golf) among us.

One made a topic here about how Rory would never win a Masters… last Thursday afternoon! 🤣😜

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I've been watching golf for 35 years and I've seen my fair share of exciting events, but I cannot recall ever watching so much up and down in the fortunes of one player in one round of golf. How good the good shots were and how bad the bad shots were and how he was leading, then not, then leading again, then way clear, then tied, then behind, then leading, then in a playoff, then winning. Heck I aged just watching it on the TV - Rory must have gone through some stuff out there. Just incredible. Consider that Rory had two double bogeys, three bogeys, six birdies, and Rose made only 4 pars, 4 bogeys, and 10 birdies. 10! Round that place? Mind officially blown.

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