Official 2010 Masters Thread

[Alex B]

Discuss ...

[mcfc_nick]

looking for strong events for AK, Ernie, Camilo and Phil (after his birdie barrage at the end of his last round) but i fully expect Tiger to be there right to the end and pull through for the win

also think adam scott will have a good tourney

[BallStriker]

FWIW, I'll throw out some early Masters predictions....just for fun

1. Tiger plays a poor first round, moves up the leaderboard each of the next 3 days but doesn't quite get there -- finishes T10

2. Ernie Els is the biggest disappointment, making the cut on the number and never contending

3. Boom Boom struggles mightly on the greens, missing the cut

4. Flying under the radar (of course, with the Tiger mess, who other than Tiger isn't?), Sergio Garcia is within 2 shots of the lead on Sunday morning

5. In his 1st Masters appearance, Steve Marino plays to a top-5 finish

6. The back 9 on Sunday comes down to a two man duel between Phil Mickelson and Hunter Mahan.....with Mahan winning after a wild drive on 17 costs PMick a very untimely bogey.

I am curious if anyone else has any "less than politically correct" theories about the name of this tournamnet in light of its place on a map, its historical membership base and the history of that region of the country....I do, but probably best kept to myself....

All for fun.....God love Masters week.....

[Teklabz]

I am curious if anyone else has any "less than politically correct" theories about the name of this tournamnet in light of its place on a map, its historical membership base and the history of that region of the country....I do, but probably best kept to myself....

An interesting thought that hadn't occurred to me, but in that area.........I mean South Carolina was still flying the confederate flag at the state house or whatnot until recently!

I agree about Hunter Mahan making a run for it, hoping Padraig Harrington takes it though! Also think Villegas, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, and Jim Furyk make a good showing of it.

[Shindig]

I am curious if anyone else has any "less than politically correct" theories about the name of this tournamnet in light of its place on a map, its historical membership base and the history of that region of the country....I do, but probably best kept to myself....

I'm not sure if this is just part of the official story or is real, but Bobby Jones didn't like calling it "The Masters." He thought it was immodest. I suspect, if this is true, that it strongly indicates they mean in the context of "top experts of golf" and not "plantation supervisors."

[BonoVox]

FWIW, I'll throw out some early Masters predictions....just for fun

Kinda describes a lot of Tiger's weeks at the Masters.

Yes I do love it!!!!!

[Lemay427]

I hope to see a final round pairing that includes Tiger Woods

[senorchipotle]

I am curious if anyone else has any "less than politically correct" theories about the name of this tournamnet in light of its place on a map, its historical membership base and the history of that region of the country....I do, but probably best kept to myself....

it's meant to mean ''the master's of golf.'' besides the fact that slavery had been abolished for over 50 years, the tournament is called ''the master's,'' i think if it had anything to do with slavery, that would have been the name of the golf club.

[Titleist_ProV1x]

No matter what happens or who wins it, It's the Masters this week, enjoy =)

[BallStriker]

How far has Michael Campbell fallen since his US Open win? Check out the numbers on this tournament match-up with Mark O'Meara...almost a 2 to 1 underdog to Mark O'Meara?...yes, Mark Fukkin O'Meara


Campbell +195
O'Meara -210

[Three Putt]

Top 4.....Don't know the order yet...

Paddy
Phil
Cabrerra
Tiger

Yes......I know I am going out on a limb!

[senorchipotle]

i have a sneaking suspicion that this will be the most watched master's in history. what with the anticipation of TW coming back, this could potentially be the biggest golf tournament ever. just mho.

[Titleist_ProV1x]

Woods and Couples pics on Monday's warm up round

http://galleries.pgatour.com/gallery...view=filmstrip

[12_Over]

What time do pairings/tee times get released?

[Zeph]

Don't think there has been released any specific time.

Look at those fairways, they are nicer than the greens where I play. It's a shame you have to play golf and take divots on it. They sure do a good job at making Augusta looking wonderful.

[sonicblue]

I wish I could see a history of Masters winners' previous weeks' results. I'm sure it's available, I just don't know where to compile it. My gut feeling is, moreso than other majors (at least, it feels that way), the Masters has a way of not giving a crap who is playing well up to that point. It's often out of nowhere we see a guy just "on" that week, and lots of favorites are laying sod all over the place. It's actually one of the things I like best about the tournament, is that you see guys without the 'huge games' that are just really focused and managing the course well with their games that do the best. Of course, that's all excluding the year Tiger just completely overpowered the course with seeming brute force and a deadly putter, but I love watching that anywhere.

I think I want Tiger to do well, really well, even win, for one main reason. He was ruling the Tour all while his life was in shambles, right? Lying, cheating, not practicing his faith, etc..., and still winning multiple times per year, ho-hum. All this went down, and - IMO - people want his golf to suffer. They want to say, see, he was arrogant, he's flawed, it was all an act, all a sham, etc... He's done all these apologies, and laying himself at the altar of public sacrifice, and I think, deep down, people want the 'myth of Tiger' to crumble. I want Tiger to go to Augusta, and torch the place, and say, "oh, you thought things would change? Have you forgotten, I was born with a 7-iron in my hand? I make golf balls dance and dive, that's what I do. "Who I am" is something different, and yeah, that was bad, and now it's getting better, but let's be clear: I am still out to leave the PGA record books with only five letters: T-I-G-E-R."

I never liked Tiger b/c I thought he was a family man, a humanitarian, or a good father. Good for him if he was, is or will again be, but what I liked....loved...is his mastery of arguably the most demandingly precise sport ever played, and I look forward to seeing it again.

[ApocG10]

I never liked Tiger b/c I thought he was a family man, a humanitarian, or a good father. Good for him if he was, is or will again be, but what I liked....loved...is his mastery of arguably the most demandingly precise sport ever played, and I look forward to seeing it again.

Agreed. I like Tiger because of the 18', tournament winning putts. Because moreso than anyone else, when it looks like theres no shot, he pulls one out of nowhere. The fist pumps, the intensity, the competitive spirit. I want to see more of that in golf, not less. I see that in younger players, like Kim and McIlroy, I definately think its a generational thing.

[Shindig]

I wish I could see a history of Masters winners' previous weeks' results. I'm sure it's available, I just don't know where to compile it.

You can look up the past winners on Masters.org or Wikipedia (if you don't already know it). You can then go to their player page on pgatour.com , click "results," change the year to the year of their win, and there's their previous week. Only Hogan (twice) and Woods (2010) have made it their season premiere and won, so there's

some previous week. I'll do the first few, because I'm curious: 2009 -- Cabrera missed the cut at the Shell Houston Open. And the Arnold Palmer Invitational. 2008 -- Trevor Immelman missed the cut at the Shell Houston Open. Are we seeing a pattern? Might Hunter Mahan don a green jacket? 2007 -- Zach Johnson had a T9 at the WGC - CA Championship. He did not enter the Shell Houston Open. 2006 -- Phil Mickelson won the Bellsouth Classic by 13 shots. 2005 -- Tiger Woods T53 at the Players' Championship. In fairness, he typically does poorly there. He had a T23 at Bay Hill before that. 2004 -- Phil Mickelson T10 at Bellsouth Classic. 2003 -- Mike Weir M/C at Bellsouth Classic 2002 -- Tiger Woods - T14 at Players', WIN at Bay Hill. 2001 -- Tiger Woods won the Players' and at Bay Hill. This win completed the Tiger Slam. 2000 -- Vijay Singh T33 at Players' Championship. 3 missed cuts, 2 wins, 2 top 10s, 3 made cut, not top 10. Interesting.