Masters 2014--Tigerless

[mabrowndog]

Kuchar bogeys 16, and he's back to even.

 

[mabrowndog]

Bjorn bogeys 17, drops to 2 shots off the pace.

 

[mabrowndog]

Blixt bogeys 7, and he's back to -3.

 

[mabrowndog]

Nick Watney bogeys at #14, drops to +4.

 
He responded with an eagle at 15, but coughed up a stroke at 18 to finish +3.

 

[mabrowndog]

McDowell begins his round with double-bogey to fall to +2.

 

[mabrowndog]

Bubba birdies #12, and he's back in the lead with Haas & Stadler.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Keegan may be packing his bags soon unless he does some damage on 13 and 15.

 

[Average Reds]

Bubba's drive on 13 ...
 
According to announcers he cut the corner and took it over the trees.  But hit it so far that he's still through the fairway.  Estimated on the online coverage that it went about 340 yards.  (Camera couldn't find it in flight.)

 

[Freddy Linn]

Bubba's drive on 13 ...

 
...is on the 14th.

 

[Average Reds]

 
...is on the 14th.

 
Yeah, I didn't mean to post when I did so I went back and fixed it.  Holy crap.

 

[mabrowndog]

Goss just barely missed a superb attempt at birdie at 16. Read it almost perfectly, but it slid by on the left. Really picked up speed toward the end, too.

 

[mabrowndog]

K.J. Choi begins with birdie, and he gets to -3.

 

[mabrowndog]

Couples' round begins with a par. Bring it, Fred.

 
Birdie at #2 and he's -2. The march is on.

 

[mabrowndog]

Bjorn birdies #18 for a great finish. Sitting -3, and his round of -4 is the day's best so far.

 

[mabrowndog]

Stricker birdies #1 to get back in the red.

 

[mabrowndog]

Phil bogeys #9 to make the turn no better than when he started, still at +4.

 

[mabrowndog]

Bill Haas has teed off on #1.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Bubba.

 

[Average Reds]

After hitting his drive to a place I've never seen, Bubba hits a 6 or 7 iron to .. what?  5 feet?

 

[mabrowndog]

Woodland bogeys #3, dropping to -1.

 

[mabrowndog]

Crenshaw gets a birdie on #6, back to +15. Not sure how many more of those we'll be seeing from Ben on this course.
 
Walrus Sr. isn't faring any better than he did yesterday. Bogeys on 2, 3, 4 & 6 have him at +14.

 

[mabrowndog]

Bubba goes to -5 with the two-putt birdie at #13.

 

[mabrowndog]

BIrdie for Poulter at #3 (that's two in his first three holes today) gets him to +2.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Leishman is +8 in his last nine holes.

 

[mabrowndog]

Fowler bogeys at #2. Jimenez & Manassero both bogey #1. All three are now even.

 

[mabrowndog]

Freddy with another birdie, this one on #3. And holy shit he's 3-under.

 

[mabrowndog]

Bill Haas bogeys #1, he's now two back at -3. 
 
Jimmy Walker birdies #2 to join him there.

 

[mabrowndog]

Leishman is +8 in his last nine holes.

 
An ugly double at #12.

 

[mabrowndog]

Keegan with an interesting 2nd shot coming up on #12.

 

[mabrowndog]

Choi with his 2nd straight birdie, at #2, and he's -4. Things are heating up. 

 

[mabrowndog]

Snedeker bogeys #1, dropping to -1.

 

[johnmd20]

Choi with his 2nd straight birdie, at #2, and he's -4. Things are heating up. 

 
3pm can't get here fast enough. The Amen Corner camera is awesome, don't get me wrong, but I do like to see the other holes.

 

[mabrowndog]

Keegan with an interesting 2nd shot coming up on #12.

 
To elaborate, he had the Freddy Couples lie just above the creek. But unlike Freddy, Keegan's 2nd went into the trap.
 

 
3pm can't get here fast enough. The Amen Corner camera is awesome, don't get me wrong, but I do like to see the other holes.

 
I've been switching back & forth with the 15-16 coverage. But yeah, you're 100% correct. Nothing beats just sitting back and letting the CBS/ESPN crews show me what I need to see.

 

[mabrowndog]

Zach Johnson, trying to hang around for the weekend, birdies #2 to get to -5.

 

[johnmd20]

 
To elaborate, he had the Freddy Couples lie just above the creek. But unlike Freddy, Keegan's 2nd went into the trap.
 
 
I've been switching back & forth with the 15-16 coverage. But yeah, you're 100% correct. Nothing beats just sitting back and letting the CBS/ESPN crews show me what I need to see.

 
How do you keep up with all the shots all around the course?

 

[mabrowndog]

Oosty bogeys #18 and finishes even for the Masters and +3 on the day, yielding 4 strokes on the final 4 holes.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Insane birdie putt on 14 for Bubba.  Now birdied 3 holes in a row and at -6

 

[mabrowndog]

How do you keep up with all the shots all around the course?

 
The live low-bandwidth leaderboard.

 

[Average Reds]

Bubba on a roll.  Sinks a monster putt with a 20 foot break on 14.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Leishman could go from leading the Masters to missing the cut in 15 holes.

 

[mabrowndog]

Leishman could go from leading the Masters to missing the cut in 15 holes.

 
Yup. Bubba's run has moved the projected cut line to +4 or better.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Leishman could go from leading the Masters to missing the cut in 15 holes.

Rod Pampling-esque

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Day spins his 3rd shot back into the water on 15, then sticks his 5th. 

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

That's golf for you, misses a fairly make-able eagle putt on 13, holes a monster breaker on 14 for birdie.
 
If Bubba does some damage on 15 and keeps it clean coming in, he's in a good spot.

 

[johnmd20]

Phil is playing like me right now. That is not a compliment.

 

[mabrowndog]

Bae is having the ultimate roller coaster back nine:
 
Birdie, bogey, bogey, double, bogey, eagle, bogey, birdie as he heads to 18.
 
He's dropped 4 strokes today after starting off even.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Good night Phil.  I'm sure he'll say he played well.

 

[mabrowndog]

Haas gets back on track with a birdie at #2.

 

[mabrowndog]

Leishman could go from leading the Masters to missing the cut in 15 holes.

 
A bogey at 14 puts him at +4. That's 9 dropped strokes since the birdie at #3. 

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Bubba over the green in two on 15.  Tricky up and down