OT- Masters Sunday Round Open Thread
It's Sunday at the Masters. This is as good as it gets! The leaders don't tee off until 2:40 PM, but the "contenders" start going off at around 1:40 or so.
America's Brandt Snedeker and Argentina's Angel Cabrera lead the tournament at -7. Adam Scott is one back at -6, followed by Marc Leishman and Jason Day at -5. Matt Kuchar is at -4, and at -3 sit Tiger Woods and Tim Clark. Other notable players are: Rickie Fowler -2, Steve Stricker -2, Jim Fyurk -2, Fred Couples +1, Bubba Watson +2, Jason Dufner +2, Dustin Johnson +2, Rory McIlroy +4, Phil Mikelson +9, and 14 year old Tianlang Guan at +12.
There have been some incredible storylines so far this year, and it seems like this final round has packed everything you could possibly want into one. You have the past champion (Angel Cabrera), the redemption story (Brandt Snedeker), and of course Tiger Woods. Though he was assessed a controversial two stroke penatly after Friday's round, he sits only 4 shots back going into today's round.
As for the weather, today is colder, and the course will be playing a bit softer than usual, which could cause for some early good scores, like Bill Haas, -2 through 3 holes. There looks like there is rain headed Augusta's way, but you never know with weather.
Hope everyone enjoys this final round, and if you can't make it to a tv, there is some great stuff HERE on the Masters website
The Masters is on CBS for anyone that was wondering.
The forever eternal 55 year old Bernhard Langer has moved to -3, 4 shots off the lead, and is T7.
Also, no Australian has ever won the Masters, and three (Leishman, Scott, and Day) sit in the top 5.
Tiger Woods has teed off on the first hole.
I always root for someone to win their first major, and I would love to see Westwood, Rose, Kuchar or Snedecker win.
Let's go Tiger.
While it's good to see someone win their first major, it's happened way too often when Tiger's been slumbering. Would like to see the elite return to greatness at Augusta.
Bernhard Langer has birdied his first 3 holes to move to -5, tied for 5th, and just 2 shots off of the lead!!! Jason Day also birdied the first to go to -6, 1 shot back of the leaders, who tee off in a couple of minutes. Tiger Woods is even par through 1 hole.
there for Tiger's taking- he just has to get really hot. Can't par the par 5 number 2 if you want to win.
Tough to believe...all the American golfers in the field and we are losing to an Argentinian chain smoker that looks like THIS?
Jon Daly would like a word with you.
April 14th, 2013 at 10:15 PM ^
Babe Ruth, who..yeah..., is one of the greatest baseball players of all time...yeah, I'd say baseball is definitely lower on the totem pole than most sports.
one of, if not THE greatest Masters of my life, I can see that golf doesn't exactly have a huge following on MGoBlog.
watching the last two years? Because this one didn't really live up to that drama.
on the Big Screen with 12 different camera angles; all in HD OR watching M softball play msu with cartoon figures in miniture: hmmm the choices.
Is there REALLY any choice? For me, NO.
My School comes before all else.
April 14th, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
I not surprised?
It takes a lot of focus to keep up with the high-paced action of a golf tournament, so I think a lot of us didn't have time to comment on here while watching.
I actually did really enjoy watching today. Great finish on 18 between Scott's putt and Cabrera's shot.
So Tiger ....still glad you fired Steve Williams as your caddie?
Too much ego between Tiger and Stevie.
April 14th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
week. This is the greatest sporting event I could ever attend. I have never been to Augusta, but I have tried and come very close(long story). It is by far the toughest ticket in sports and the greatest theater I have ever witnessed.
The Super Bowl, the World Series, The Stanley Cup, nothing compares to it. Now Michigan playing in a true National Championship game in football would be the only competition. Thank God the two would never conflict with each other.
Today was amazing, exciting, thrilling and everyhting in between. I am so happy for Adam Scott. I am the biggest Freddy Couples fan going and I was always a Greg Norman fan and was sick when he completely came unglued in 1996. I root for Phil e=whenever he tees it up and I have rooted for Adam Scott for years. He's a good guy, a very nicve respectful guy and has a hell of a golf swing. I hope he wins many more.
April 14th, 2013 at 10:56 PM ^
Today was a great day for golf, and it couldn't happen to a better guy. I met Adam Scott at the PGA in I think 2011 when it was at Atlanta Athletic Club.
I always forget how tough of a ticket the Masters is. I live in Atlanta (great week of sports for us!) and probably get a dozen or so phone calls or texts offering us tickets every year. It's gotten to the point where we just say no thanks and turn them down, we only usually go on Fridays.
This final couple holes had an almost basketball feel to it. That sounds crazy, but when Scott made that putt, that was like a dagger in the heart- like Elijah Johnson putting Kansas up, and then Angel's shot in right after that was like Burke's daggering 3 to put into OT/playoff. You could feel the momentum shift. And then in the playoff each player was matching the other player shot for shot. It was beautiful.