Masters 2014--Tigerless

[mabrowndog]

Bowditch with a brutal shot coming up. He's just above the hazard line and left of the bridge on #13. He'll have to hit a line drive into the up-slope and hope for a high kick and drop onto the green. Otherwise he'll glide well over it and face the treacherous come-backer.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Mechanic goes to -3.

 

[johnmd20]

I'm watching the Amen corner coverage. They just had a great 15 second close up of Mike Weirs ball, resting in the rough, 2 feet from the water. Artistic.

 

[mabrowndog]

Mechanic goes to -3.

 
Playing bogey-free golf through 7. Ditto for Freddie through 8.

 

[mabrowndog]

I'm watching the Amen corner coverage. They just had a great 15 second close up of Mike Weirs ball, resting in the rough, 2 feet from the water. Artistic.

 
Yeah, that was gorgeous. And incredibly lucky not to go in the drink.

 

[mabrowndog]

First-round leader last five years:
 
67 (Leishman/Sergio)
66 (Westy)
65 (Rory/Quiros)
66 (Freddie)
65 (Campbell)

 

[SouthernBoSox]

Thanks for the updates mabrowndog.

 

[mabrowndog]

David Feherty is fucking hilarious. Here he is on today's Dan Patrick Show calling The Masters as Sean Connery. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC_cxW-RET0

 

[mabrowndog]

Blixt bogies #15, drops to -3 and a tie with Jimenez.

 

[mabrowndog]

Freddie makes the turn at -2 on 2 birds & 7 pars.

 

[mabrowndog]

#7 becomes a swing hole as Stricker & Bill Haas rack birdies to get to -1 and -2 respectively, while Manassero bogies to fall back to -1.

 

[cshea]

Thanks for the updates mabrowndog.

Ditto. I'm unable to access any of the online streams at my office, so it nice to get a better picture of the action other than just refreshing the leaderboard.

 

[johnmd20]

Freddie makes the turn at -2 on 2 birds & 7 pars.

 
If only the Masters ended on Friday, Freddie would have a chance to win.

 

[mabrowndog]

Sandy Lyle turning back the clock, gets birds at 2 and 3. Nice start.

 

[mabrowndog]

 
If only the Masters ended on Friday, Freddie would have a chance to win.

 
I'm holding out hope. 

 

[Freddy Linn]

Rory birdies 5 to get to -2.  Nicklaus holed out twice in three days for eagle on that bitch of a hole.

 

[mabrowndog]

Stricker birdies #8. That's two straight, and he's at -2.

 

[mabrowndog]

Speaking of Freddie and holding out hope, how awesome would it be for Sunday to come down to a final pairing with him and this guy?
 

 

[Freddy Linn]

El Pato might start smoking again.  In the drink at 11.

 

[RedOctober3829]

El Pato is having a tough day so far.  In the water at #11

 

[mabrowndog]

Adam Scott birdies #6, joins the -2 pack,

 

[johnmd20]

 
I'm holding out hope. 

 
Believe me, I am too.

 

[mabrowndog]

Earlier Blixt juuuuuuuust missed his birdie putt at #16 and settled for par to remain at -3.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Adam Scott and Rory both get to -2.

 

[RedOctober3829]

SANDY LYLE is -2 after 3 holes.  Wow.

 

[mabrowndog]

Green jacket winners Mize & Olazabal both birdie #2.

 

[mabrowndog]

Nice birdie putt by Cink on 16 to get back to even.

 
And he closes the round with a massive DOH! on a birdie at 18 to finish +1. 

 

[johnmd20]

Cabrera making a mess of the course right now. He will spend his next 20+ holes trying to make the cut.

 

[mabrowndog]

A double for Woosie, and he's in the red at +2.

 
Two more bogeys, at 15 & 17, and he's back to +4 where he belongs.

 

[johnmd20]

 
Two more bogeys, at 15 & 17, and he's back to +4 where he belongs.

 
Back to the Shire for him.

 

[mabrowndog]

Rough day for Zach Johnson with bogeys at 1, 3, 5 & 6 and he's +4 at the turn.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Lyle tied for the lead.

 

[mabrowndog]

 
Back to the Shire for him.

 
HE SHALLLL NOT PASSSSSS!!!

 

[mabrowndog]

Lyle tied for the lead.

 
Three Little Birdies.
 
Someone tell Victorino.

 

[mabrowndog]

O'Meara played a nice front 9 with all pars, but has bogied 11 and now 15 to drop to +2.

 

[cshea]

Cabrera making a mess of the course right now. He will spend his next 20+ holes trying to make the cut.

Fortunately, the Masters has the 10-shot rule so technically, despite being in 69th and 5th worst on the course, he'd make the cut at the moment.

 

[mabrowndog]

The Most Interesting Golfer In The World birdies #9, makes the turn as the leader at -4. Awesome.

 

[mabrowndog]

 
Back to the Shire for him.

 
And another bogey at 18 finishes him at +5. 
 
He's going to be shit-piss-drunker tonight than the priest in Caddyshack. "There IS no god..."

 

[mabrowndog]

Kevin Stadler is your clubhouse leader at -2, closing with 5 pars after 2 birdies.

 

[mabrowndog]

Manassero gets his lost stroke back with a birdie at #9 to make the turn at -2.

 

[johnmd20]

Great par for Freddie on 11.

 

[mabrowndog]

Here comes Stricker, as a bird at #10 gets him to -3.

 

[mabrowndog]

Great par for Freddie on 11.

 
And a not-so-great tee shot at 12, into the back trap. Really tough out from there.

 

[mabrowndog]

Blixt bogies at 18 to drop to -2. 
 
Crenshaw also bogies there to close out at +11 on the day. 
 
Snedeker just birdied 9 to make the turn at -3, a shot back of the lead,

 

[mabrowndog]

As if there was any doubt, the Amen Corner feed is the one to be watching right now.

 

[johnmd20]

 
And a not-so-great tee shot at 12, into the back trap. Really tough out from there.

 
Very tough, can't stop the ball. We'll see, fingers crossed.

 

[johnmd20]

 
Very tough, can't stop the ball. We'll see, fingers crossed.

 
Pretty good shot!

 

[mabrowndog]

For those curious, setting for the short holes and punishment zones for the hazards for Day 1:
 

 

[mabrowndog]

Very tough, can't stop the ball. We'll see, fingers crossed.

 

Pretty good shot!

 
Sure was, but Couples slips his par putt just left for his first bogey of the day.

 

[mabrowndog]

Adam Scott birdies #8 to join Snedeker & Stricker at -3, a shot back of The Mechanic.