The 2011 Masters - The Main Thread

[Chilli Dipper]

Originally Posted by iPutt

Does anyone actually hit into the fairway bunker on 10? It appears that it's about 30 yards from the green yet too far to drive into. I just can't see any pro being in there.

That bunker was a greenside hazard when the course was first built. Rainwater would settle on the original green in the bottom of that valley, so a new one was built up the hill on the other side several years later. As jamo said, MacKenzie's original bunkering was similarly shaped; for some reason, that bunker is the only one like it that survives today.

[Zeph]

Phil will be playing with two drivers this week.

Fourteen percent of Phil Mickelson’s bag this week at the Masters will be drivers.

In other words, he’s packing two this week, just as he did in 2006 when winning his second Green Jacket.

With warm weather expected for all four days at Augusta National, Mickelson figures he won’t need a 3-iron or hybrid, which opened up space for a second Callaway Razr Hawk driver.

“If it’s cold, I’ll need like a 3-iron on hole 4 (a 240-yard par-3) but the forecast is to be pretty hot so I’ll put in a second driver will allow me to carry the bunkers on (nos.) 2 and 8.”

For those par-5s he’ll have a driver with 5.9 degrees of loft, a higher center of gravity and a 46-inch shaft, one inch longer than his standard driver, which is 7.5 degrees.

“They both draw and fade the same. That’s not the purpose of it,” Mickelson said. “I have an inch longer shaft and different loft. It just goes about 15, 20 yards farther.”

For Mickelson this is the second consecutive week of driver drama, if you will. Last week at the Shell Houston Open he thought he spotted a hairline crack on his driver face during the first round. It turned out to be intact, but just to be safe Callaway immediately flew in backups.

“On some of these drivers that we’ve tried, you know, we have to machine them, and so sometimes titanium isn’t quite as strong,” Mickelson said after his second round at Redstone. “Now it won’t be an issue. It’s been terrific. To me that’s one of the great things that I love about being with Callaway is that they’re able to create such an identical club that I can’t tell the difference.”

http://www.majorschampionships.com/masters/2011/tourreport/?http://tourreport.pgatour.com/2011/04/06/two-drivers-odd-shoes-and-wedges/

[inthehole]

Pulling for GMac

[Dave Gordon]

Can we forget about Luke Donald winning?!!

[JetFan1983]

Goosen must've just holed out from the fairway. He's 2-under through 1 according to the leaderboard on yahoo.com. Not a bad way to start off the Masters!

[Kieran123]

Disappointed there's no shot tracker on pgatour.com

[topspin4hand]

I really don't know why I fail to just take this day off every year so that I can stay home and watch TV instead of reading about the tourney or logging onto the Masters site.

[Kieran123]

Originally Posted by topspin4hand

I really don't know why I fail to just take this day off every year so that I can stay home and watch TV instead of reading about the tourney or logging onto the Masters site.

I know....I considered calling in 'sick'....but here I am at work watching a boring leader board instead

[Chilli Dipper]

Ross Fisher is playing the rabbit's role today. He was one of the first three players to tee off this morning, and he's posted a 33 going out to set a brisk starting pace.

The weather is perfect at Augusta right now. Temperatures are warming by the minute, and winds have died down from earlier in the week. Should be plenty of red numbers on the leaderboard at the end of the day.

[Kieran123]

Originally Posted by Chilli Dipper

Ross Fisher is playing the rabbit's role today. He was one of the first three players to tee off this morning, and he's posted a 33 going out to set a brisk starting pace.

The weather is perfect at Augusta right now. Temperatures are warming by the minute, and winds have died down from earlier in the week. Should be plenty of red numbers on the leaderboard at the end of the day.

Crazy front nine 2 bogeys, 5 birdies

[Chilli Dipper]

Originally Posted by Kieran123

I know....I considered calling in 'sick'....but here I am at work watching a boring leader board instead

Live video coverage begins at 12:00 eastern at the Masters website. Amen Corner is on the air right now.

[Chilli Dipper]

Ooh, sick putt by Fisher at 11. 50 feet, bottom of the cup, 4-under. He's feeling it.

[michaeljames92]

Originally Posted by Chilli Dipper

That bunker was a greenside hazard when the course was first built. Rainwater would settle on the original green in the bottom of that valley, so a new one was built up the hill on the other side several years later. As jamo said, MacKenzie's original bunkering was similarly shaped; for some reason, that bunker is the only one like it that survives today.

Yes Alister Mackenzie does that on a lot of his courses, On a couple of holes at my club (which he designed) there are these types of bunkers, especially on long par 4's so if you go for the green in 2, you can face a tough 3rd if you hit a bad shot into the pot.

[Kieran123]

Bullsh$t....no one outside of the States can view live coverage.

[Chilli Dipper]

Originally Posted by JetFan1983

Goosen must've just holed out from the fairway. He's 2-under through 1 according to the leaderboard on yahoo.com. Not a bad way to start off the Masters!

He's tied with Fisher at 4-under through four holes. It's easy to feel confident in one's game after slam-dunking the approach from the first fairway.

[Kieran123]

Now McIlroy making a move

[topspin4hand]

did Dustin Johnson bogey 3 holes in a 4-hole stretch??

[michaeljames92]

Yeah it sucks big time. anyone know of any streaming sites working?

Originally Posted by Kieran123

Bullsh$t....no one outside of the States can view live coverage.