OT: Masters Final Round Open Thread
Final round is about to start with CBS coverage starting at 2. Post any and all thoughts/opinions/golf is not a sport diatribes here.
Rory McIlroy is the leader at -12, with Angel Cabrera, K.J. Choi, Jason Day and Charl Schwartzel all at -8. Tiger's back at -5 after a 3rd round 74, showing again that Tiger Woods 2.0 is still in the testing phases.
Looks like McIlroy's tournament to lose although it only takes a couple shots at AN to fall far in a hurry.
April 10th, 2011 at 10:40 AM ^
Would love to see Couples make a run.
Why don't they start TV coverage a little earlier? It is the final round of a major.
April 10th, 2011 at 10:45 AM ^
I'm guessing the general public can only take so much golf coverage. They are starting it earlier today before the last 3 or 4 groups go off so we should be able to see all the relevant action. Was irritated yesterday when they started at 3:30. The lead groups were already 3/4 holes in when coverage started.
April 10th, 2011 at 10:45 AM ^
Its Augusta its just how they roll. They feel like everyone should just be grateful that we even get to watch it at all. Augusta defiantly pisses me off how arrogant they are. It's not going to happen but if Tiger were somehow to make a charge today and win I would be so happy. Golf without Tiger in contention is not as interesting. Rory is good but doesn't have the swagger of TW.
April 10th, 2011 at 12:49 PM ^
the Masters came to their senses a few years ago and began allowing full 18 hole coverage on Sunday.
Heck it wasn't that long ago that holes 1 thru 6 were almost never shown on TV at all. Years back we almost never saw the leaders until their 2nd shots at 7 or even #8.
I hope CBS spends more time showing #11 today, they only showed 2 groups play it on Saturday, its a diabolicle hole on Sunday and deserves much more air time than its been getting.
#11 is one of my favorite holes. The perfect par 4.
April 10th, 2011 at 11:15 AM ^
For some reason I've never been a fan of Mickelson (it's an irrational and unfounded hatred), so I'm happy he, in all likelihood, will not be repeating as winner.
April 10th, 2011 at 12:41 PM ^
and I too have never been quite sure why. Nice to know I'm not alone so I don't feel so guilty.
I tend to lean towards liking Phil a little, but I get the dislike for Phil. But if Phil doesn't win, we'll be denied his Monday morning photo of his stop at Krispy Kreme (w/green jacket)...
and John Feinstein just referred to him as the Eddie Haskell of golf! Nice!
Probably because Phil is a douche bag. He puts on this persona to fans that he is a really nice guy, and ESPN and CBS feed that by always talking up how nice of a guy he is. But it's a well known fact a lot of people on tour hate the guy.
http://golf.about.com/b/2006/01/26/phil-mickelson-a-hated-man.htm
And don't get me wrong, cancer is not a good thing at any time for anyone and I don't wish it upon anyone (my grandmother died recently from cancer) but TV milks that shit for all it's worth and it's so annoying. Phil Mickelson is probably the ultimate douche.
Who's rooting for Tiger...
The update and comments actually make Phil look pretty good, and the complaining golfers look like little bitches.
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<br>And I'm not really a fan of any golfer enough to care what's said about them.
April 10th, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
Go Tiger :(
April 10th, 2011 at 12:23 PM ^
Tiger needs to get going early today to get into some of the leaders' heads at the beginning of the round. He still has the power to intimidate people through the scoreboard.
So far so good. If he makes the short putt on three he's ready to make a charge.
Just missed a birdie putt on 1, birdied 2 and looking at a short birdie on 3. If he stays hot then we'll see if McIlroy's affected by it.
April 10th, 2011 at 12:33 PM ^
Unless you were there in person, the general public didn't even get to see what the front 9 looked like.
April 10th, 2011 at 12:34 PM ^
Maybe I'm a bit bias because of my age, but I would love to see Rory McIlroy win it. To see someone that young come into Augusta and go wire-to-wire and win the Masters would be amazing.
I would like to see Tiger make a run as well. He needs to get back into a groove where he is dominating and winning like Charlie Sheen.
April 10th, 2011 at 12:52 PM ^
one winning that young. It could be argued winning at 23 killed Seve Ballesteros' career. He could never handle the huge expectations that were placed on him after that win.
Tiger on the other hand is the great success story of winning the Masters at a young age.
While he didn't have quite a Tiger-like career, I would hardly consider Ballesteros' career to have been killed by winning the Masters at 23. The guy did win 5 career majors and had another 17 top-10s. Not to mention 91 career wins worldwide before his back problems took him out of contention.
last year he made a run, took the lead, but faded in the glare of leading in the final round of the Masters. This year I hope he sustains his game and finds himself the green Jacket.
just finished a mini-tri two weekends ago, and because of that I've drastically reduce my intake of cheap or empty carbs in an effort to improve my body's shape. My father is currently on vacay and my sister was over at the home checking on things and noticed the refridgerator broke. We ended up throwing most everything away, but I took the beer home so it wouldn't go stale. I took it as a sign that it was okay to drink today, so I'll be enjoying some Moosehead and Heineken as I take in the final round; isn't the Masters one of those wonderful times to pop some tops?
McIlroys having a bit of a rough go so far... bogey and then hit the lip on a bunker shot. No pressure like Sunday at the Master's pressure eh?
Not going to be helped by the buildup of players behind him, which includes Tiger at -2 today through 6 holes
Schwartzel chips in on 1 for birdie and 3 for eagle. Now tied with McIlroy at -11.
Tiger making a charge. That makes this great so far.
Could feasibly shoot 31 on the front 9. That's insane.
Sinking putts and banging sluts! Tiger is back.
If Tiger wins I win $100.
Still pretty damn good at golf.
Tigers Woods is making his move.
Rory Mac is playing tight right now
Tiger tied for the lead. What an amzing front 9.
TIIIGGEEERRRR. Hell yeah. In a three way tie with Mac and Schwartzel at -10
Tiger shoots 31 on the front nine. Tied for the lead with McIlroy and Schwartzel at -10.
Tiger shoots a 31 on the front, goes to the back tied for the lead at -10.
Things just got interesting.
Incredible! Tiger is on fire!
Tiger Baby!!!
have to be humming this to themselves:
I bet that whenever Angel Cabrera makes the turn, he has two hot dogs and a beer, and then takes a big dump.
Haha. Awesome. Apparently, he chain smokes heater while he plays. They do a good job not showing it on tv.
That was a nice shot by Tiger. He's killin it right now
Wow. Tiger has choked on the last few holes. Missing some EASY putts.
This is true. He has to be so pissed at himself right now, I couldn't imagine trying to play another hole right after that let down.
The only easy putts on Augusta are 6 inches and in. These greens are so fast and firm if you don't hit the ball just right it won't go in, no matter the length of a putt.
To win a Major. Are we watching history?
Playoff would be pretty cool.
This is headed for a playoff. I'd say 12 under wins it though
Oh my, has Rory McIlroy choked. I kind of feel bad for him.
And then there's crashing and burning...
from watching this afternoon. When I left, Rory was still in the lead and when I came back his name wasn't mentioned or shown once...what happened? It seemed really really weird that they didn't even talk about it.
April 10th, 2011 at 10:10 PM ^
Picture Jean van de Velde but spread out over the entire back 9. Shot 37 on the front which wasn't great but still put him in the lead at the turn. Then triple bogeyed 10 on way to a 43 back nine.