2018 Masters Tournament Discussion Topic

[JSGolf]

Dustin is such a great putter that he has one major. Even the media has said his putting is average. He hits the ball far and the media goes crazy and thinks that makes a multi major winner and then he plays and disappoints. I don't think he was even mentioned that much this year at the Masters. For being number 1 he should've gotten major airtime instead it was all about Tiger and  Phil Mickelson.

And speaking of...I know people are sick of all the Tiger pimping now that he is back but I think the Phil pimping is worse. He is not going to win another major. He doesn't have it in him. The media trying to make it happen isn't helping him accept reality.

Edited April 9, 2018 by JSGolf

[klineka]

14 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

Ha...sorry but he is one of the worst putters I've seen in my lifetime. 

Dustin Johnson leads the PGA tour in 3 putt avoidance this season, with only five 3 putts in 432 holes, or only 3 putting 1.16% of the time. 

Lets go over that again.

You are stating that the golfer that 3 putts one time out of every 100 holes he plays (or less than one 3 putt per tournament) is one of the worst putters you have ever seen.

Please. Just. Stop. 

[JSGolf]

2 minutes ago, klineka said:

Dustin Johnson leads the PGA tour in 3 putt avoidance this season, with only five 3 putts in 432 holes, or only 3 putting 1.16% of the time. 

Lets go over that again.

You are stating that the golfer that 3 putts one time out of every 100 holes he plays (or less than one 3 putt per tournament) is one of the worst putters you have ever seen.

Please. Just. Stop. 

 

[allenc]

DJ is a great putter.  Tiger, on the other hand, is one of the worst putters I’ve ever seen. 

[iacas]

5 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

Dustin is such a great putter that he has one major.

5 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

Even the media has said his putting is average.

5 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

For being number 1 he should've gotten major airtime instead it was all about Tiger and  Phil Mickelson.

They move the needle more than he does. Hell, Tiger was in the featured group every day. He arguably got more airtime than the winner.

As for Dustin and his putting… you're being stupid.

Just now, klineka said:

Please. Just. Stop.

Facts don't seem to matter to this fella.

[JSGolf]

1 minute ago, allenc said:

DJ is a great putter.  Tiger, on the other hand, is one of the worst putters I’ve ever seen. 

Tiger is great for the sport but his game is long gone. The media saying at the beginning of The Masters that he was going to win was ridiculous. Yes, I am looking at you Golf Channel. Then they quickly backtracked and made it seem like they hadn't said it.

[boogielicious]

55 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Ratings for Sunday up 14%

http://golfweek.com/2018/04/09/cbs-sunday-masters-ratings-increase-14-percent-over-2017/

Earnings breakdown

http://golfweek.com/2018/04/07/masters-2018-purse-prize-money-breakdown/

Yikes! Not a bad pay day for Ricky either!

The 82nd Masters Tournament features an $11 million purse. Here is the prize money breakdown for professionals:

1st: $1.98 million
2nd: $1.188 million
3rd: $748,000
4th: $528,000
5th: $440,000
6th: $396,000
7th: $368,500
8th: $341,000
9th: $319,000
10th: $297,000

[klineka]

6 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

 

 

 

Edited April 9, 2018 by klineka

[iacas]

3 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

 

OMG! One hole! Screw years and years of stats, they prove nothing!!!

Just now, JSGolf said:

Tiger is great for the sport but his game is long gone. The media saying at the beginning of The Masters that he was going to win was ridiculous. Yes, I am looking at you Golf Channel. Then they quickly backtracked and made it seem like they hadn't said it.

Tiger:

• 11th in SG: Putting - https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02564.html
• 15th in SG: Approach - https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02568.html
• 24th in SG: Tee to Green - https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02674.html
• 6th in SG: Around the Green - https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02569.html
• 8th in Strokes Gained: Total - https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02675.html
• 11th in Scoring Average - https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.120.html

OMG! Screw tons and tons of stats, they prove nothing!!!

[turtleback]

52 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

Several? I saw just 2. Bubba Watson who isn't a big fan favorite as reported by the media and Rickie Fowler(who always congrats the winner).

Matt Kuchar was there as well.

[JSGolf]

Yeah, Dustin's putting was so great this weekend that he won the Masters....NOT!

[iacas]

Just now, JSGolf said:

Yeah, Dustin's putting was so great this weekend that he won the Masters....NOT!

What an incredibly intelligent thing to say.

Not.

[JSGolf]

Just now, turtleback said:

Matt Kuchar was there as well.

I saw him lurking in the crowd but never saw him congrat Patrick.

[ScouseJohnny]

11 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

Tiger is great for the sport but his game is long gone. The media saying at the beginning of The Masters that he was going to win was ridiculous. Yes, I am looking at you Golf Channel. Then they quickly backtracked and made it seem like they hadn't said it.

Yeah, but the bookies must be making a killing this year. Keep him around 16/1 outright win for each of the majors - just enough for nostalgic punters to think, "Oh Tiger...at that price he's worth a flutter."

Of course, with Tiger being Tiger, you never know - he might just come back to bite the bookies in the ass. If it does happen, my guess would be that it will be at the British.

[turtleback]

4 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

Yeah, Dustin's putting was so great this weekend that he won the Masters....NOT!

You misspelled Jordan.

And any case that buttresses itself by saying 'even the media says . . .' has already lost.  First of all, that is the 'appeal to authority' logical fallacy.  Second of all, nowadays the media is a lousy authority.

[GrandStranded]

8 minutes ago, JSGolf said:

Yeah, Dustin's putting was so great this weekend that he won the Masters....NOT!

Jeez... Maybe you're a little upset your boy didn't get the win yesterday, but c'mon. You're just hating on everything, and not making a bit of sense doing it. You might just need a nap? 

Edited April 9, 2018 by GrandStranded

[Wally Fairway]

28 minutes ago, iacas said:

 

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[nevets88]

I wonder if the uptick in ratings had something to do with all those final round videos available free on YouTube. It's like a tv show with an upcoming new season that makes its previous season available on Netflix/Amazon months before. Once you refresh yourself, you're more likely to watch the new season.