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When Should Past Masters Champions Stop Playing?

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  1. 1. When Should Past Masters Champions Stop Playing?

    • Only when they want to. They earned the right to stop when they feel like it. It is tradition
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    • When they can no longer compete to make the cut.
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    • A panel of experts should determine eligibility as Augusta did with Casper
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    • Brandel Chamblee should make the call. He knows everything.
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Oh please, I bet you didn't even see 3 shots by Doug Ford that year.  So I call BS to your talk about having to watch him struggle.

They don't show the old guys for more than maybe a shot or two.  So it actually makes no difference to the viewing experience.  All you really experience of those guys is seeing their names and scores on paper or a screen.  It has nothing to do with having to watch them play badly.

IF YOU'RE A PATRON  IN THE GALLERY YOU WITNESS ATROCIOUS GOLF FROM ONCE GREAT GOLFERS  - call BS all you want - I was there.


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Winners of other majors are qualified for the Masters for 5 years. Winners of the Masters are qualified for the Masters for life. Other majors have different rules for auto-qualifying for past champio

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Here is the list of past champions expected to play in 2015: Bubba Watson , Adam Scott , Charl Schwartzel , Phil Micke

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If people always did the right thing #1 is the best answer.  Unfortunately some don't know when it's time to hang it up and that's why I voted #3. I think AGNC would give the older golfers the

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There are other ways to connect - let them go out with players on practice rounds. Play the par 3s. Walk the range and talk to the players.   I think a round of golf in competition, most players stick to themselves and their caddies.  My experience watching Doug Ford struggle up the fairway in his final rounds and shooting mid-high 80s did it for me.  I will remember him as an old golfer who called it quits too late.  I saw Arnie playing some really bad golf the same way at Augusta National- hitting balls into bushes, lost ball, replaying shot. Not exactly how I want to remember his legacy.

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But it's not about you.....


A succinct and spot on response.

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I say let them play as long as they want. Not sure if it's already been said, but I think a good idea would be to pair the old timers with each other, and send them out early.

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