2016 Masters
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Why? Because it's so many? Leader on tour doesn't even usually make one every five rounds.
That has to be incorrect, doesn't it?
Faxon just said on D&C that a 5 handicap would not have broken 100 yesterday. Yikes. Goes to show you how rough the conditions were.
I guess 12 eagles in 80 rounds seems low to me, but I guess with the longer courses now it's not as crazy as it originally struck me.
To be fair, he put the ball in about as awful a position as you can while still being 10 yards from the hole. Had about 4 yards of fringe and green sloping upwards followed by a sharp downslope. Chipping there even a little bit too hard and that ball is probably going 25-30 feet past the hole.
No hate. I'll admit I tend to react negatively to the new shiny toys being shoved down my throat. That said, DeChambeau's play at the US Amateur was so slow it drove me nuts. Glad to see he's not repeating that atrocity.
Also his name is a pita to type. Point Na.
Promising start for Rory (2 birdies in the first 3 holes) is derailed by a double on5 where he landed in the front right trap and then 3 putted from 20 feet...Lee is holding on at -4 under, and Day is fighting off some nagging injuries to stay close, but someones got to make a move today or we might see Spieth 4-5 strokes clear of the field by day's end. Obviously still a ton of golf to be played (I've got my eye on Rose especially)
Also, the par 3's have been BRUTAL today. A number of double bogeys at #3 and #6.
Also, the par 3's have been BRUTAL today. A number of double bogeys at #3 and #6.
When can we start speculating on who or what Bubba will blame for his poor play this week? Conditions? the greens? crowd? everything?
There is nobody out lower than -2 on the course. Playing tough today. Day has snuck back up to -2.
Now it's time for my annual complaint about how the Masters does the coverage. So Rory was a featured group player yesterday, but he played in the afternoon, so you could just watch him on TV. Why make him the feature? Because he was featured yesterday, he couldn't be today, so basically you can't see his round. Poor choices, poor decisions.
It definitely doesn't help that 3/6 of the featured group players are out of it (Els, Grace, Bubba). Kuchar and Poulter are I guess kind of in it, but Day is really the only guy worth watching
It is what it is. This how the old farts in green jackets want it, everyone lusting for more.
It is what it is. This how the old farts in green jackets want it, everyone lusting for more.
I just had the exact same thought. Ne never strikes me as someone who's gonna blow up and shit the bed. It's up to the others to give him a run.
I agree that the stream announcers are not ready for prime time. They are both 10x better than Nick Faldo on his best day.
These announcers are definitely far from anything special. In their defense, it seems like they are calling this basically on their own with little to no production help, and the guys the 6 guys they are forced to cover are a combined 45 over par.
Course looks brutally hard today. Possible that there will only be 3-5 rounds under par when the day is done. I bet not many guys finish the week under par, it could be a bloodbath to the finish.
Also, Els is playing a very solid round today. Cool to see. He still hits the ball so nicely.
Also, Els is playing a very solid round today. Cool to see. He still hits the ball so nicely.
The ESPN coverage pretty much showed the same thing. Except for their obsession with Rochambeau.
Bogey on 10 for Spieth, lead to 2. Rory drove it right and into the trees on18 and had to punch out.
So if Rory ends up T2, how do they decide the pairings for tomorrow? I so desperately want to see him v. Spieth mano a mano for 36 holes.