2026 Masters

[boogielicious]

Good leaderboard. Still pulling for Rory, but he’s been shaky.

[Shindig]

All of these missed fairways and the miraculous escapes followed by the seemingly reliable miracles suddenly stopping reminds me of another former Masters champion whose luck ran out on the 72nd hole of a major twenty years ago.  

[Shindig]

You know, I haven't followed much professional golf the past few years, and he wasn't the star of today's show, but I think I like this Sam Burns fellow.  I hope he plays well tomorrow.  

[nickp91]

this is like christmas morning for me

[StuM]

Anyone else find it odd that he would not have caught this before play? 

edit: fixed typo

Edited 3 hours ago by StuM

[iacas]

2 hours ago, StuM said:

Anyone else find it odd that he would not have caught this before play? 

edit: fixed typo

It was also set at B1 at a previous event, and… so there's dubiousness around whether he's telling the truth (again).

[Shindig]

3 hours ago, StuM said:

Anyone else find it odd that he would not have caught this before play? 

Yes.  Did he not hit the range before the round?

When my first few pre-round drives aren't what I expect, the first thing I check is my driver settings, in case they changed.  I am on my second adjustable driver and I am still not trusting that golf gremlins don't change it between rounds.

The second thing I check is my alignment and setup, and that is far more often the culprit than my settings.

In any case, there are some simple things that I imagine should be on a professional player's pre-round checklist that I am surprised when they aren't.  One of those is the settings for any adjustable clubs.