2011 Masters Prediction

[iacas]

  Clambake said:

Originally Posted by Clambake

1)  Dustin Johnson finally overcomes his bad luck and mental breakdowns and hold it together to win the Masters by 1 stroke, and his GF, the "two and only" Natalie Gulbis dashes across the 18th green not to give him a hug & a kiss but to actually see what it feels like to stand on an 18th green after winning something important

Gulbis has won a Masters. In France, so yes, it didn't count as important... but she's still a "Masters" champion. ;-)

[michaeljames92]

I would've thought it wouldn't suit him since you need to play lots of draws off the tee and luke generally cuts it?

  BamaGolf4 said:

Originally Posted by BamaGolf4

I think it's about time to start predicting who's gonna win the Masters. I wouldn't say I'm gonna go out on a limb, but I have to say Luke Donald. I pick him just because he has looked strong not only in the Match Play, but in all tournaments he has played so far. Another reason is that the course suits him. He has an erratic driver with his pull-hook, but you can get in trouble at Augusta and still come out(look at both Tiger and Phil). Either him or some other strong player right now like Kevin Na, Bill Haas, or Mark Wilson.

[phillyk]

I have to go with the big hitters Dustin Johnson or Bubba Watson.  Big hitters have been making a slow come back to be in contention almost every tournament.  They can get out of rough lies and go for those par 5's in two which can mean a lot especially in those bigger tournaments.

[michaeljames92]

Pretty sure its been proven that long or short hitters can win at augusta. Mike Weir, Zach Johnson...

Having said that, length does help for those par 5's and I think putting and making sure you play your approach shot to the right part of the green will be crucial.

  phillyk said:

Originally Posted by phillyk

I have to go with the big hitters Dustin Johnson or Bubba Watson.  Big hitters have been making a slow come back to be in contention almost every tournament.  They can get out of rough lies and go for those par 5's in two which can mean a lot especially in those bigger tournaments.

[mcfc_nick]

AK would be my pick no matter the form he's in, he loves it there!

[sean_miller]

  michaeljames92 said:

Originally Posted by michaeljames92

Pretty sure its been proven that long or short hitters can win at augusta. Mike Weir, Zach Johnson...

Having said that, length does help for those par 5's and I think putting and making sure you play your approach shot to the right part of the green will be crucial.

Hey, how about Luke Donald then? He seems to do well on par 5s because of his excellent short game.

In the last two groups at the Masters, I'd love to see the same four guys that played Sunday at the Accenture. Each interesting and worthy in his own way.

[michaeljames92]

Obviously he has a chance as he is one of the best iron players and putters in the game, I was merely just pointing out that the tee shots probably dont suit him, but if he has a good week with the driver, who knows?

  sean_miller said:

Originally Posted by sean_miller

Hey, how about Luke Donald then? He seems to do well on par 5s because of his excellent short game.

In the last two groups at the Masters, I'd love to see the same four guys that played Sunday at the Accenture. Each interesting and worthy in his own way.

[dustin88thewind]

  RichF said:

Originally Posted by RichF

Trying to look at 'Masters consistency' as well as 'current consistency' - if I had to pick from both tours, I'm going for either Hunter Mahan or Ian Poulter

I'd really like to see Poulter win his first major at Augusta. That said, I think it's more likely he'll win The Open. I'm going to go with Kaymer.

[golf1234]

I am going with Nick Watney.  He is playing good golf this year.

[Uncle Peter]

Hoping for Ryan Moore, but think Bubba's got this one.

[akw512]

I like Ryan Moore this year at Augusta, although it's too early to put any money on it.  I'll have to see how he plays the next few weeks.

[Thrash13]

  RichF said:

Originally Posted by RichF

Trying to look at 'Masters consistency' as well as 'current consistency' - if I had to pick from both tours, I'm going for either Hunter Mahan or Ian Poulter

I'd love to see Hunter Mahan win The Masters, but I can't see his putting holding up at Augusta National down the stretch.  I'd sure love to be wrong though!  Poulter, on the other hand, can definitely putt well enough to win at Augusta.

As far as my pick goes, I'll take Tiger even though he is struggling right now.  He can probably finish in the top five at Augusta with one eye closed, and by the time this year's playing rolls around, he will be playing better.  I've never cheered for the guy, but his record at Augusta speaks for itself.  And he is WAY overdue for another major.

[jldavis73]

Well played!  One more...it's the 25th anniversary of Jack's last win, so we'll get to see the replay and hear the "Yessir!" call 189 times.  Jack, who has completed his grouchy old man training, will nip at Jim Nantz with a sand wedge, drawing blood on several swings...

  Clambake said:

Originally Posted by Clambake

My Master's predictions:

10)  Jim Nantz will induce uncontrolled vomiting in a small percentage of the CBS viewership with his sickly sweet platitudes at the start of Sunday's telecast

9)  Phil will save par with a 9-iron from the carpet inside Butler Cabin after a very errant tee shot.   But he will double bogie the next hole when he uses two drivers at the same time to try and drive the green on #11 "White Dogwood".   He will ultimately finish alone in 6th place

8)  Using the Konika Minolta BizHub Swingvision Camera, Peter Kostis will incorrectly diagnose the cause of nearly every player's miss to the right.   Or the left.

7)  Nick Faldo will begin a sentence "Back in my playing days....", and do the same 297 times during the telecasts

6)  Teenage girls mob a local Augusta Waffle House when it is reported that Rickie Fowler is there for breakfast.   However, it is discovered that it was not actually Rickie but that a local road department work truck had inadvertently dropped a traffic cone in the parking lot

5)  While watching JB Holmes, David Feherty indicates that his slow play is only slightly less exciting to watch than two snails going through a mating dance

4)   In a taped interview, Billy Payne will say something pompous (OK, not hard to make that prediction)

3)  Rory McElroy is seen sending text messages bragging about his newest Ferrari to his mates back home while contending on the back nine on Sunday, but slips to 11th place after one of his friends texts back that a Veryon is still faster and Rory still doesn't have the fastest car in Northern Ireland

2)  Tiger Woods will flirt with the cut line but ultimately squeak through and finish in a tie for 28th

and....

1)  Dustin Johnson finally overcomes his bad luck and mental breakdowns and hold it together to win the Masters by 1 stroke, and his GF, the "two and only" Natalie Gulbis dashes across the 18th green not to give him a hug & a kiss but to actually see what it feels like to stand on an 18th green after winning something important

[Clambake]

  jldavis73 said:

Originally Posted by jldavis73

Well played!  One more...it's the 25th anniversary of Jack's last win, so we'll get to see the replay and hear the "Yessir!" call 189 times.  Jack, who has completed his grouchy old man training, will nip at Jim Nantz with a sand wedge, drawing blood on several swings...

Nice!   They should put that on pay-per view.....I'd certainly watch!

[frankteo]

Mickelson of course, but I would like to see DJ and Watson win one as well.

[boogielicious]

I would like to see Bubba or DJ, but my guess would by Y.E. Yang.  He is playing very well right now.  Could have one at The Honda Classic but started his charge too late.

[plugged]

Paul Casey, who will proceed to taunt Monty in Butler Cabin in the jacket ceremony.

[12_Over]

I run a PGA Majors pool each year and it's always a crapshoot who wins these majors.

If you guys want to join, it's pretty fun. You pick four golfers prior to each major and the Players.  You try to accumulate as much in earnings over the entire season to cash.  The caveat is that you can only use a player once.

If you're interested, shoot me a PM and I can add you to the distribution.