The 2012 Masters Discussion Thread

[topspin4hand]

The Thursday rain would come in the afternoon according to forecasts. If (a big "if") they did "lift, clean and place" they would have to do so at  the beginning of the round, correct?

[turtleback]

Originally Posted by OCdude12

So with all the wind they'll be seeing the first couple days, anyone think they'll be guys at a disadvantage now?  I think McDowell and Oosthuizen might make a little extra noise considering they've been playing well of late and can play in the wind, Rory jumps up my list some more considering the damp conditions.

Any big names that don't play the best in the wind to rule out?  Thoughts?

Rory is known as a questionable wind player because he hits the ball so high.  As he continues to develop he will certainly learn to play more trajectories, but when he made the decision to play the US tour one of the points that was made was that our courses and conditions fit him better because of less windy conditions than in Europe.

[xxsoultonesxx]

What do you think the odds of playing a 54 hole tournament, or having a 36 hole Sunday finish might be? That weather report looks pretty sketchy.

[k-troop]

I just checked the weather.com forecast, and it shows a afternoon thunderstorms possible for tomorrow, and early morning showers (40%) on Friday, but good weather other than that.  Winds moderate, no more than 15 MPH for the week.

Certainly not the worst Masters weather in recent memory.  Remember the buried lie that Weir had on the Sunday when he won?  It was wet that year.

[Zeph]

Saturday and Sunday were sunny. [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/image/id/244086/width/640/height/236][IMG]http://thesandtrap.com/image/id/244086/width/640/height/236[/IMG][/URL] http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/augusta-ga/hourly

[Shorty]

Originally Posted by xxsoultonesxx

What do you think the odds of playing a 54 hole tournament, or having a 36 hole Sunday finish might be? That weather report looks pretty sketchy.

Let's just say that I'm glad I didn't make this year my trip of a lifetime to Augusta from Australia.

I fully expect to wake up tomorrow to watch the first round and see a "Weather delay" icon somewhere on screen.

[bobsuruncle]

pity about the weather ... i think it'll spoil probably one of the most eagerly anticipated Masters tourney for a number of years.  if there's "lift, clean and place" and soft, slower (all relative, of course) greens ... it won't "feel" like a "normal" Masters.  any bomb and gauge player can win.  as Phil says, the advantage for the veterans is nullified.  who's up for a different version of the Bob Hope Classic? meh ... thanks but no thanks !

[mtsalmela80]

OK stuck at work, apparently shot tracker is not doing the Masters? Is there web coverage? Anyone know the best way to keep track if all they have is the net?

[ScT1]

I don't know how much bandwidth abuse you can get away with, but the Masters website, http://www.masters.com, will have live streaming coverage starting later this morning.

[mtsalmela80]

Thanks a lot! I'm watching the honorary tee-off video now, so hopefully the stream will work on that site too later.

Originally Posted by ScT1

I don't know how much bandwidth abuse you can get away with, but the Masters website, http://www.masters.com, will have live streaming coverage starting later this morning.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by mtsalmela80

Thanks a lot! I'm watching the honorary tee-off video now, so hopefully the stream will work on that site too later.

I just leave the leaderboard up for now.

Amen Corner coverage starts at 10:45am online. I wonder if it's on DirecTV too?

I'll watch TV coverage later.

[MiniBlueDragon]

Funny, I had a feeling Harrington was a bit on form a couple of days ago. Yesterday I stuck a tenner on him at odds of 122. Then he won the par 3 contest. Just now there was a tv snippet at Augusta where the players were asked who they think might win this year...

"Tiger"

"Rory"

"Lee Westwood"

"Donald"

"Me" (said seriously)

"Rory"

"Tiger"

I scrubbed back to find out who the "Me" was and it was none other than Mr Harrington.

He's a dark horse, mark my words! ;)

[topspin4hand]

Garrigus tripled his 1st hole?  I'll be looking to see what he did...

[iacas]

Originally Posted by MiniBlueDragon

Funny, I had a feeling Harrington was a bit on form a couple of days ago. Yesterday I stuck a tenner on him at odds of 122. Then he won the par 3 contest. Just now there was a tv snippet at Augusta where the players were asked who they think might win this year...

You jinxed him. Immediate bogey. :)

[MiniBlueDragon]

Originally Posted by iacas

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniBlueDragon

Funny, I had a feeling Harrington was a bit on form a couple of days ago. Yesterday I stuck a tenner on him at odds of 122. Then he won the par 3 contest. Just now there was a tv snippet at Augusta where the players were asked who they think might win this year...

You jinxed him. Immediate bogey. :)

I jinx everybody; it's a gift. ;)

[brocks]

Since there's no TV coverage yet, and no Shot Tracker, does anybody know of a site where they are giving a play by play of Tiger's round?

[Zwick]

Tiger hits a snap hook on 1  into a tree and comes up short with his 5 (?) wood second off the pine needles.

No low scores at all so far with -1 leading.

Edit: Live blog http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2012/04/2012-masters-tournament-round-1-live-blog-1.html

You can watch it on ESPN, Sportscenter shows some shots.

[jamo]

Tiger hits a snap hook on 1  into a tree and comes up short with his 5 (?) wood second off the pine needles. No low scores at all so far with -1 leading.   Edit: Live blog [URL=http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2012/04/2012-masters-tournament-round-1-live-blog-1.html]http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2012/04/2012-masters-tournament-round-1-live-blog-1.html[/URL] You can watch it on ESPN, Sportscenter shows some shots.

He saved par though. OMG guys Tiger is just two back!!! :-D