OT- The Masters
Sunday at the Masters is always one of my favorite sports viewing occasions of the year, and this is shaping up to be a really fun final round. I think Speith holds on, 16 under after 3 is truly unreal at Augusta. The best score ever in this tournament was Tiger at -18 in 1997, so Speith has a real chance to make some history this afternoon. It'll be interesting to see if Phil makes a bit of a run today as well.
Really hoping Phil chases him down. Go Devils! Forks Up
c'mon phil, you got one more in ya..
I'm with you both, go filthy Phil!
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TIGERRRRRRR
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Tiger is tied for sixth at the moment, if I remember the standings - which recently updated on my laptop - correctly. Considering recent struggles, that's a decent showing and perhaps a sign that he's finding something he hasn't had in a while. Time will tell, I suppose. The OP is right though - Masters Sunday is usually an entertaining watch.
I'm hoping Speith pulls it off. He collapsed last year so hopefully that hardened him a bit this time around.
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I think Speith can be the next Tiger Woods. He has golfed really well on the PGA tour and now is winning the Masters by four strokes. He's going to be a very good golfer.
want to be the next Tiger Woods? His temperament is so unlike that of Tiger and so is his game.
Let him make a name for himself.
Agreed, no need to give him the Tiger Woods' "Legends Jersey" and jinx him.
He's already (today, anyway) wearing a better color shirt for the final round: blue>>>red always!!
Jeez, Speith birdies the first. The guy is so good.
Let's turn this into a Sunday Funday drinking thread...
Was really hoping Tiger would have sank that birdie on the par five and start making a push to the top of the leaderboard. Too bad he parred it and Jordan got himself another birdie on the first hole.
Pulling for the kid to go wire to wire.
The best thing about The Masters - the players will decide the outcome not the refs.
One golfer was in the lead, forget his name, but his ball ended up on a patch of dirt. The judge on the course told him it would be okay to heal it on the ground when doing his practice shot.
As he goes to finish the round, the judges in the pro shop or whatever inform him to that it would be a one stroke penalty. All causing him to lose the major. Believe it or not, the refs got involved and caused him to lose the tourney.
No game is safe of the referees.
Dustin Johnson grounded his club in the bunker. All players knew that but he did it anyways. Unfortunate yes, but the onus is on the player to use your head. And the rules official did not say he could ground his club.
Bunker? I remember it just being dirt...hardly a bunker. That call was terrible IMO
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All dirt (AKA waste area) was ruled bunker for that week. Dustin is not the sharpest tool.
He's not the sharpest tool but he does rails off of hot Gretzky's tush...
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The disagreement was about the patch of dirt being considered a bunker or not. He checked with someone on the course about it. Since I was not there, I could not tell you what the conversation included.
The players had signs up in all of their lockers that said all waste areas are bunkers. Dustin had a mental lapse, end of story.
Justin Rose giving Speith a run for his money here
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Relatively of course
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This is my favorite sports day of the year. Gotta beer, cigar, and actually have weather that allows me to fire up the grill. Ahhhh
I agree with Happy Gilmore on the masters. "Gold Jacket, green jacket... Who gives a shit?"
Will not watch until Lion Kim is on the leaderboard.
Rose has birdied 6 of his last 7 holes!
Where's Happy Gilmore at on the leaderboard?
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I got too drunk last night and slept thru my tee time
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I bet you yelled, "you're gonna die clown" at some point last night!
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Until hockey tryouts
Jordan Speith is an incredible talent and I love watching him play, but we'll what happens once he gets to hole 11.
and as happy as I would be to see him stage a real revival--make a run for Nicklaus's record--and happy as I will be just to see him quiet the haters (despite not being that great a guy), I still find it a bit much that the media is so obsessed with him (CBS Sports: How Tiger Can Still Win It, Etc.) when he's ten holes back. . .
Guess he sells a lot of gear?
Hardly anyone would be watching today if Tiger wasn't back. I know that's extremely difficult for some people to fathom but it's true.
There have only been 3-4 golfers in the history of the game with the same abilities as Tiger and when they were on or at an event people watched them as well.
Tiger started the day 10 shots off the lead.
Contrary to your claim,lots of people watch the Masters whether or not the former best golfer in the world wins the tournament. This is like the Kentucky Derby where viewership expands beyond fans of the sport. Would be healthier for professional golf to move beyond the Tiger era while there are good young players that can compete for the next 10 years.
Exactly. I watch as much of the majors as possible every year regardless if Tiger is playing. Despite what the guy above thinks, the PGA did exist before Tiger and will certainly continue after he's done. While Tiger certainly broadened the fanbase of golf, it will always have a loyal following. The Masters has always been one of the, if not the most, difficult ticket in all of sports to get ahold of.
I've been watching the Masters longer than most on this board have been alive yet I also aware of how much of an impact Tiger has had on viewership, purse levels, endorsements etc. to disputes any of that is to have your head in the sand.
"Good tiger" is playing.
Yes people watch the masters yet viewership has skyrocketed since Tiger started and viewership declines when he is not in a tournament. Those are facts. What boggles my mind is the vehemence that people have in their anti Tiger tirades ( yours not included as it was not anti Tiger). The media will move beyond Tiger when Tiger retires not before and if people can't handle that that's on them.
I'm not anti-Tiger, but more of a Phil fan. I just think the PGA and the media that covers it needs to move away from being Tiger-centric. He's just not consistent anymore and seems incapable of staying healthy throughout an entire season. Frankly, they shouldn't rely on Tiger to keep golf interesting for the masses. The depth of good and interesting players is better than its ever been. Guys like Bubba, Rickie Fowler, Rory, and obviously Spieth are all very young and capable of providing great and interesting golf for the next 10+ years. I'm not saying ignore Tiger, but treat him as he is - an aging superstar whose working his game back while a wave a young talent takes over the golf scene.
Tiger had the best 10 year stretch of any golfer in history. The game has never seen a talent like him for those years
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Yea. I get why they have a hard- on for him. He is like the Babe Ruth of golf. He kind of changed the sport too. Gold was so stiff and the personalities and competition changed when tiger hit his stride. He was at another level
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it's actually the most malleable metal there is.
I love what Spieth is doing but man I can't keep my eyes off Tiger even though I know he's too far back.
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He got injured.....again. No HGH for the fella. He's a has been. Golf needs to sell Rory and the other young guns like they did Tiger. Time to turn the page.
http://m.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/tiger-woods-spent-200k-hgh-…
https://lannyhgolf.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/is-the-pga-hiding-tiger-woo…
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Agree. And....he's a dick! One more reason to turn the page!!
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Wow that bump and run didn't run. Looked like something I'd do in men's league.
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Da Mastiz is DA sign of Spring, ok. Nevah count out da Lefty! Phil and I tawked about da Rawr of Augustar durin da entiyah Nantz wedding, ok. -Mike Francesa
in this morning just outside of Chelsea. Now it's time to watch some golf! Nine holes left for Phil, I thought he'd make a run.