2018 Masters Tournament Discussion Topic

[Valleygolfer]

7 hours ago, Zeph said:

https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/8b3txg/phrasing/

Must. Maintain. Control.... So many possible comments...

[nevets88]

Did not know Reed didn't have any club endorsements.

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“This has freed me up to use whatever equipment I want. On the equipment side, I’m just out there doing my thing. I’m using whatever I want to use,” Reed said. “I’m able to put 14 golf clubs and a golf ball in the bag that I feel are the perfect fit for me. To do that and come out with a my first major, it was a risk. But it was a risk that was the right one.”

http://golfweek.com/2018/04/09/patrick-reed-talks-lack-of-sponsorship-on-wall-street/

[jbishop15]

8 hours ago, Zeph said:

 

 

[fishgolf]

Shameful media.  Patrick Reed wins The Masters and one of them felt the need to stir up some old, completely non-related history of his past and personal family issues.  But I suspect had Tiger won, they would have rehashed all his messy history too.

[iacas]

14 minutes ago, fishgolf said:

Shameful media.  Patrick Reed wins The Masters and one of them felt the need to stir up some old, completely non-related history of his past and personal family issues.  But I suspect had Tiger won, they would have rehashed all his messy history too.

Two of them, actually.

http://www.golf.com/knockdown/2018/04/08/masters-patrick-reed-estranged-family-complex-mix-emotions

http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/23091216/masters-2018-3-miles-away-patrick-reed-family-wept-watched-win

I'm with you. How about focusing on what a career the guy is building?

[3jacker]

It's not an old story.

He and his family are currently estranged.

[Hardluckster]

The issue of Reed and his family is a private matter, as far as I'm concerned.  While it may show an aspect of his character (we don't know all of the elements involved in this, and we shouldn't), it isn't something that I think the general public needs to know about.  **It seems that his mother, father, and sister disagree since they spoke to journalists.

His issues during his college career, however, are issues that are pertinent to the general golf public.  Hopefully, he has matured and grown into an adult that now  understands the error of his ways. 

He sure can play the game.

[klineka]

7 minutes ago, Hardluckster said:

His issues during his college career, however, are issues that are pertinent to the general golf public.  Hopefully, he has matured and grown into an adult that now  understands the error of his ways. 

Things that happened 10 years ago to someone in college aren't really pertinent to the general golf public. 

I bet most of the general golf public couldn't even tell you where he went to college, let alone that he was kicked off a team.

[nevets88]

I GIVE YOU.... TRACER PORN

 

[boogielicious]

3 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

I GIVE YOU.... TRACER PORN

 

I like how Langer's shot didn't even register and by his body language, we know why!

[nevets88]

Just now, boogielicious said:

I like how Langer's shot didn't even register and by his body language, we know why!

Ha ha, no, he did not nut that one.

 

[Hardluckster]

12 minutes ago, klineka said:

Things that happened 10 years ago to someone in college aren't really pertinent to the general golf public. 

I bet most of the general golf public couldn't even tell you where he went to college, let alone that he was kicked off a team.

On the pertinence issue, we will have to disagree.

While I know that young people do a lot of stupid things (I include myself in that list), there are some things that are not excusable because he was "just a college kid".  There are some things that you don't do - at any age.  

[boogielicious]

11 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Ha ha, no, he did not nut that one.

 

Those were two tremendous shots!

FWIW, I may have jinxed Spieth on 18. I was at a friends house and we were cheering for all the players hoping for a playoff. I said, "Look at the chute they have to hit through on 18!". He didn't quite make it. But seriously. Look at that gap! That would terrify me.

[iacas]

46 minutes ago, 3jacker said:

It's not an old story.

He and his family are currently estranged.

And that situation is old.

12 minutes ago, Hardluckster said:

On the pertinence issue, we will have to disagree.

While I know that young people do a lot of stupid things (I include myself in that list), there are some things that are not excusable because he was "just a college kid".  There are some things that you don't do - at any age.  

And what did he do that's on that list?

[Zeph]

32 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

I like how Langer's shot didn't even register and by his body language, we know why!

Probably because some guy called Tiger were teeing up during Langer's swing. That would throw anyone off.

[boogielicious]

2 minutes ago, Zeph said:

Probably because some guy called Tiger were teeing up during Langer's swing. That would throw anyone off.

LOL! It looks that way doesn't it! The Tiger haters will take this as evidence!

[b101]

One of the things I really liked Reed doing was his follow through when he was hitting his fade - you can tell he's got great hands to be able to pull off that shot. Love seeing relatively unorthodox stuff!

[Zeph]

1 minute ago, b101 said:

One of the things I really liked Reed doing was his follow through when he was hitting his fade - you can tell he's got great hands to be able to pull off that shot. Love seeing relatively unorthodox stuff!

He took some advice from Miller and turned the clubface really quick during impact.