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[stingerfade]

9 hours ago, hoselpalooza said:

 

he had a couple of lip outs or putts that burned the edge that cost him at least a few strokes. 

So did everyone in the field 

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2 hours ago, chillybilly said:

 

I swear it was 3-4 years ago, maybe more when he said (paraphrase) 'I can't get around this place anymore' and declared he was retiring from competition at ANGC.

I’ve quit golf many times too only to tee it up the next day 🙂

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2 hours ago, KennyP said:

9 was borderline too. Two of the best putters in the business, Spieth and Cam Smith, both three putted from inside 10 feet. Marc Leishman almost lagged up from 4 feet away. 

It’s a major. It’s supposed to be hard 

[naval2006]

41 minutes ago, BombinJim said:

Definitely. I hope he makes the cut!

Golf talking heads should at least buy Bryson dinner.  Hoursof air prior to the competition with nothing more to say and Bryson saved their heads with the driver, the training, the science, etc.  I think some people are taking it on the guy too harshly.  He has all the ups and downs any golfer can have.    

[Christen_The_Sloop]

I'm just watching everyone hit. It's nice to just watch shot after shot, good and bad. The JLPGA does something similar where you watch every group tee off and play number one and then as the final groups go off, they follow them and anyone who gets hot. It's nice seeing the old guys go around and seeing players that would never get any time, even though they are playing well - like Mackenzie Hughes.

[ScoPro]

The distance debate comes down to distance making a 'mockery of par' but as can be seen all you got to do is make the greens harder to hit/hold and the scoring average goes out the window lol 

 

First time I can remember Augusta greens looking like my local muni lol

 

 

Edited April 9, 2021 by ScoPro

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40 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

Thanks.  I maybe able to accomplish that one !  Lol.     Hadn’t considered installing a browser.  Makes sense.  

Watch on masters app on phone or tab  just press the button at the bottom that streams to your tv.

 

unless of course you still have a tube tv with UHF ha

[Mr. Grumpy]

1 minute ago, Christen_The_Sloop said:

I'm just watching everyone hit. It's nice to just watch shot after shot, good and bad. The JLPGA does something similar where you watch every group tee off and play number one and then as the final groups go off, they follow them and anyone who gets hot. It's nice seeing the old guys go around and seeing players that would never get any time, even though they are playing well - like Mackenzie Hughes.

Agree, 

This morning coverage is also a nice break from every comment here being a play by play of what i am watching. TV - I watch  Rory missed his putt, WRX thread - "Rory missed his putt"....

 

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6 minutes ago, naval2006 said:

Golf talking heads should at least buy Bryson dinner.  Hoursof air prior to the competition with nothing more to say and Bryson saved their heads with the driver, the training, the science, etc.  I think some people are taking it on the guy too harshly.  He has all the ups and downs any golfer can have.    

He brings it upon himself with his smug “it’s a par 68 to me” attitude. 
 

so that means you shot an 80 doosh 

[Scrubby]

How is Jimmy Walker playing Augusta? 523rd in the world; I guess his 2016 PGA Championship gets him in.

[Straitshooter]

The Masters app and streaming is the absolute pinnacle (not top flite) for golf viewing. And yesterday, as I was totally immersed in the golf viewing, I hear a voice. What voice? What is that annoying sound in the midst of the birds chirping along with the greatest golf show on earth? It's Kelly T! NOooo! It can't be! Puleeeze go away for good!

[ScoPro]

2 minutes ago, stingerfade said:

He brings it upon himself with his smug “it’s a par 68 to me” attitude. 
 

so that means you shot an 80 doosh 

 

He actually said in a tv interview on Wed that the course will be a Par 74 for him based on last years performance 

[Short Pete]

As I said last year, Augusta National is Bryson-proof! Almost every ball lies uphill, downhill or sidehill. That puts him off balance, and if he can't get over that he will have a hard time there every time he tees it up. Bombers like Bubba Watson or Tiger in his prime were artists. He is a mechanic.

 

Hats off to Justin Rose! This course plays tough, he can go out early today. If he holds it together he can go into the weekend with a sizeable lead. I don't think anyone will go real low today if the conditions stay like this or the wind freshens up. Hell, we should restart obee's thread, can a scratch play 85 under these conditions (no practice round)? I could. I'd just walk off after the 12th, I should have 85 by then ;-)

[Davethegolfer]

Anyone know the first round scoring average? I'm guessing Rose's round will rank very high as one of the lowest ever rounds relative to the scoring average 

[naval2006]

11 minutes ago, stingerfade said:

He brings it upon himself with his smug “it’s a par 68 to me” attitude. 
 

so that means you shot an 80 doosh 

Trash talk by pro athletes was commonplace in the past, it was a bit of salt and pepper and fans loved it.  Now in the politically correct world of sports bland cliches nobody cares about are the rule.  Nothing can be more boring than a golfer's press conference these days

Edited April 9, 2021 by naval2006

[Christen_The_Sloop]

5 minutes ago, Short Pete said:

As I said last year, Augusta National is Bryson-proof! Almost every ball lies uphill, downhill or sidehill. That puts him off balance, and if he can't get over that he will have a hard time there every time he tees it up. Bombers like Bubba Watson or Tiger in his prime were artists. He is a mechanic.

 

Hats off to Justin Rose! This course plays tough, he can go out early today. If he holds it together he can go into the weekend with a sizeable lead. I don't think anyone will go real low today if the conditions stay like this or the wind freshens up. Hell, we should restart obee's thread, can a scratch play 85 under these conditions (no practice round)? I could. I'd just walk off after the 12th, I should have 85 by then 😉

You couldn't have watched BDs final round at the US Open.

[Duct Tape]

7 minutes ago, Davethegolfer said:

Anyone know the first round scoring average? I'm guessing Rose's round will rank very high as one of the lowest ever rounds relative to the scoring average 

Sometime in the late afternoon I heard 74.something. Never heard a final. 

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8 minutes ago, naval2006 said:

Trash talk by pro athletes was commonplace in the past, it was a bit of salt and pepper and fans loved it.  Now in the politically correct world of sports bland cliches nobody cares about are the rule.  Nothing can be more boring than a golfer's press conference these days

That’s not trash talk, it’s weak 

[Duct Tape]

4 minutes ago, Christen_The_Sloop said:

You couldn't have watched BDs final round at the US Open.

I never would have thought Winged Foot, in Open conditions, would be better for BAD’s game than Augusta, but there it is. 

[Davethegolfer]

3 minutes ago, Duct Tape said:

Sometime in the late afternoon I heard 74.something. Never heard a final. 

Just watched some coverage that said he was 9 better than the field. Pretty amazing 

[Creedo77]

18 minutes ago, Davethegolfer said:

Anyone know the first round scoring average? I'm guessing Rose's round will rank very high as one of the lowest ever rounds relative to the scoring average 

75

[Christen_The_Sloop]

6 minutes ago, Duct Tape said:

I never would have thought Winged Foot, in Open conditions, would be better for BAD’s game than Augusta, but there it is. 

That final round was a masterpiece.

[RainShadow]

33 minutes ago, ScoPro said:

The distance debate comes down to distance making a 'mockery of par' but as can be seen all you got to do is make the greens harder to hit/hold and the scoring average goes out the window lol 

 

First time I can remember Augusta greens looking like my local muni lol

 

 

They ain't rollin' like the local muni though.......

[ScoPro]

Just now, RainShadow said:

They ain't rollin' like the local muni though.......

Im in Scotland so my local muni is a links course and greens look and roll that fast 😆

[ScoPro]

Jordan Spieth looked yesterday like he has the driver yips.

 

Took an age to standing over the ball with the driver and was almost shaking with it at one point with the constant regripping over the ball (especially just before tee shot at 9)

Edited April 9, 2021 by ScoPro

[vjswing]

Is anyone sensing a possible parallel with Martin Kaymer's performance at the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst? Team Europe player.  Game in a funk for the last 2-3 years. Absolutely nowhere on the radar coming into the event.  Blows away the rest of the field in the first round.  

 

Weather conditions appear to be absolutely ideal this morning - overcast with almost no wind.  Assuming they've put some moisture in the greens overnight, the course may be ripe for the picking.  Of course, everyone else has the same scoring opportunities if those conditions hold up.  Nothing at all against JR, but I'm just hoping that the tournament isn't over by noon today, like it was in Kaymer's case.

Edited April 9, 2021 by vjswing
wrong year!

[QuigleyDU]

37 minutes ago, Scrubby said:

How is Jimmy Walker playing Augusta? 523rd in the world; I guess his 2016 PGA Championship gets him in.

5 year major winner exemption. I think this is his last year he gets in.

[BombinJim]

49 minutes ago, naval2006 said:

He has all the ups and downs any golfer can have.

Indeed! If anything he brings more spectators to the sport and he has a unique way of going about being a contender.

[Jay28]

10 minutes ago, vjswing said:

Is anyone sensing a possible parallel with Martin Kaymer's performance at the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst? Team Europe player.  Game in a funk for the last 2-3 years. Absolutely nowhere on the radar coming into the event.  Blows away the rest of the field in the first round.  

 

Weather conditions appear to be absolutely ideal this morning - overcast with almost no wind.  Assuming they've put some moisture in the greens overnight, the course may be ripe for the picking.  Of course, everyone else has the same scoring opportunities if those conditions hold up.  Nothing at all against JR, but I'm just hoping that the tournament isn't over by noon today, like it was in Kaymer's case.

 

 

Even if Rose does go low today and has an even bigger lead it's not over.

 

[Mr. Grumpy]

Just now, Jay28 said:

 

 

Even if Rose does go low today and has an even bigger lead it's not over.

 

If Rose has proven anything over the last few years, it's that he will not go low 2 of the possible 4 days