2017 Masters
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The only time I saw the Masters in person was on Saturday of 2001. We got there early and watched some of the players warm up on the range, and there was this one guy we just couldn't recognize. But he was hitting all of the shots and it seemed like he had the ball on a string,
Finally, I got up the nerve to ask someone and they told me "Oh, he's just a marker going out first with (name of pro who was last in the field.)"
It wasn't Knox - he didn't start getting the call until 2003. But the members who have been designated to play as markers are basically as good as the pros, at least on this course.
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By the way - the small field means they get started late on Saturday. Makes the waiting almost intolerable. Almost.
Best day of the tournament, IMO.
Best day of the tournament, IMO.
It's going to be a really beautiful weekend here in Chicago, and I plan to be inside for almost all of it. Awesome sports weekend.
Early on in the day 3 players are under par, versus 5 at even, and 11 over par. What struck me as most odd the 3 people were all past the second hole (2, 5, 8), and all 3 had birdied the usually brutal first. None birdied the usually easier 2nd (as best as I can tell of the 16 who had played 2 there has only been one birdie)
Grillo with the nice 4 putt from 15 feet on #3
Grillo with the nice 4 putt from 15 feet on #3
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Is it different from these?
http://www.golfhq.com/titleist-sports-mesh-hat-9353.html?source=googleps&gclid=CPOWqYCtldMCFVBYDQod9QIHrQ
Edit: nm, guess you're looking specifically for the SnapBack and those are flex fit.
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It is, but I think I was more surprised when they showed that graphic that Couples is 29/32 making the cut.
Looks like he chunked his 3rd shot
EDIT--and he gives both shots back with a double. Classic Phil
He hit an iron off the tee and put it in the bunker. 2nd shot came up well short. 3rd shot was a chunked wedge. 4th he tried to putt it from well off the green and sent it 20 feet past the hole.
I love how you wait 6 hours for TV coverage and then they do a retrospective of past winners. That's the best way to watch live golf, watching past highlights.
And we get the god damn Arnold Palmer speech while Spieth has an eagle putt.
Ho Lee Fuk this ceremonial tee shot is so useless.
Ho Lee Fuk this ceremonial tee shot is so useless.
Rahm shooting himself out of contention at 12. (Well, not out of contention. But the double doesn't help.)
Hoffman has a 2 stroke lead. Give him credit, he's really hung around and played quite well. But it's not Sunday. Collapse seems likely.
Also, quietly, Couples is -2. They aren't showing much of him but I just saw him on the Amen Corner feed.
Nobody has ever been in the final group 4 straight years. Spieth has a chance to do it for the first time ever.