[Closed] US Masters

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Favourite sporting weekend of the year. I'm not a golfer but the masters is special. Speith out the blocks fast. Ominous. Rory looking mixed. Looking forward to a great weekend of sport

Oops, don't think I can move it.

Shame Day just stuck it in the water on 16

Don't want Speith to have it too easy - god he can put!!!

Mods will move it (reported)

Wonderful event. Gary Player 80 (his age not his score) hit a hole in one during the par-3 event, he was playing with Watson and Nicklas. What a treat.

Fixed 😉

Thx chipps - sorry!

Just seen Ernie Ells 7 put the first green from 2 feet ouch 😯

Ela was shocking

Day's finish was pretty shocking too

Masters used to be special, but now it's only on council telly.

No surprise to see Jamba and THM on a golf thread 😆 😉

Fight the system

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Masters used to be special, but now it's only on council telly

It's on Sky and BBC

You are a charmer pig face, aren't you.

Yes, I like to thinks so 😆

Now don't be going and having a sense of humour failure, in my mind the two most vociferous posters who I imagine would most fit into my preconceived notions of golf club people are you and Jamba 😆

I may be totally wrong. 😆

SOH failure??? Don't worry, as cougar said recently, you come here for bikes and stay for the bullshit, including yours 😉

Funnily enough, still have a single figure handicap but prefer to ride a bike than play golf. Even let my membership recently. Am going up to St Andrews in a few weeks though, shot a 78 last time out in November and haven't played since.

I don't think that Jamba is a golfer, but I will ask when I see him next week.

I don't want to wish "bad" on anyone but I hope the masters is not another procession. If Speith continues to put like yesterday it may well become one.

you come here for bikes and stay for the bullshit, including yours

ditto 😆

True, but I get considerably better VFM

🙄 dont judge everybody by your own standards 😆

Fine, always happy to lower them as appropriate.

Anyway, this is a golf thread....

Fore............

Absolutely love the Masters, a rare event where the atmosphere and beauty of the place really does cross over on the TV.

I'm truly hoping someone can make a game of it, preferably Rose as he's my main bet this year. 🙂

I love the traditions on show, the respect for people have achieved in the past, I think it's done really tastefully here.

My weekend will consist of

Masters tonight with a bottle of red
build bike tomorrow and watch masters in the afternoon and evening
Go to the Leicester match on Sunday (Sunderland away 7am start)
drive home listening to Utd hopefully beat spurs
Get my feet up ready for the final of the Masters with a couple of stouts
Monday off work so might head over to Cannock

Lovely stuff

Tough day for Spieth. McIlroy back nibbling at his heels. Should be a good ding dong tomorrow.

Thats a bit of a relief, the way he started it was starting to look like a procession

Sunday afternoon - the back nine....can't wait.

Pig face will be entertained to know that tennis (and mtb) before then...

Around 48 hours-ish from now, we should be seeing the green jacket going on the winner. Hope there are plenty of contenders come Sunday morning.

@Pigface @tmh is a very good all round sportsman, I believe his golf is exceptional - I say believe as he is far too good for me to play a round with him. I would not put him through it. Its a wonderful game @pigface which gives you the ability to play on the same "pitch/field/course" as the best in the world and at some wonderful locations. Its a game of great skill, respect and honesty - perhaps unique in that respect

Sadly not sure I'll get to see final holes on Sunday, depends on when we get back from the Rugby

You are too kind jambas - did have a quick nine holes late afternoon yesterday and was level after 6 and then three sloppy bogeys (one a three putt) - still not bad as first knock since St Andrews in November!!

Tennis was fun this morning too!!

I actually switched off the golf last nigh when Spieth was -8 and we watched HIGNFY and Graham Norton instead. so it was a nice surprise to see the leaderboard this morning. I need to see clip of Rory on 16 appparently

@tmh is a very good all round sportsman

I have a mate like that, except maybe his sense of balance is a bit suspect compared to the rest of it.

He would have been a Sussex county squash player if he had kept at it - another friend who was Surrey under nineteens champ would go and watch him as his style was so good, but wouldn't play him as there was a gap in abilities.

Couldn't bend his right thumb back as his hand was almost a formed grip from so much racket sports.

Sussex colts cricketer and his golf benefitted from it - used to shoot sub-10 rounds borrowing my dads old clubs which were pinsplitters from the 60s, bladed and very heavy as Dad was a big guy, plus the lie was wrong as well due to the height difference.

Depressing in some ways.

it's going to be real tough today the wind is really blowing (don't ever remember it ever being this strong ! )

TG what Jambas kindly forget to mention is that I am a mincer on a MTB!!!

TG what Jambas kindly forget to mention is that I am a mincer on a MTB!!!

It might be that dodgy sense of balance, like my mate.

it's going to be real tough today the wind is really blowing (don't ever remember it ever being this strong ! )

As long as they hit the ball on the third groove up they should be alright in the wind...

Twenty minutes to Spieth and McIlroy teeing off. How's the wind at the moment?

seems to be easing up quite a lot

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YES WE KNOWBTHE GREENS ARE FAST, THEYRE FAST EVERY YEAR, IT'S WHAT AUGUSTA IS KNOWN FOR, STOP COMMENTING ABOUT THEM 😡

Is Speith just playing with us? Swing looks a little off but boy can he hole clutch puts

So many others watching puts just slide by

Bit of a question regarding the telly footage...don't know if anyone has ever noticed this.

Just watching coverage of some shots on a par 3. The camera shot from behind the golfer as he tees off show the ball heading off diagonally to the right. It's bizarre - it looks like it's a wild slice of a shot. I realise there will be a certain amount of draw on quite a few shots but is there some kind of optical illusion going on?

Yeah it's an optical illusion, doesn't look anything like that if you're stood there watching.
To confuse the brain more, shots on par 3's usually hit with a fade (obvs wind and pin position dependent)

Generally yes, although mini THM was watching Woods at Muiirfiled a couple of years ago and told me he thought woods had shanked one but was hitting a mega hook into a par 3

Willet is having a good go....

Ha pretty much opposite to what i've seen though never seen woods play or any events since the mid 90's

Yeah it's an optical illusion, doesn't look anything like that if you're stood there watching.

I get that...just wondering what's going on...is it something that happens as a 3D thing is transferred over to the 2D of a TV screen? Just looks so weird as it happens on the screen and then the camera shot flips to the ball dropping somewhere on the green when it looked from behind that it was going to land in the scorers hut. 🙂

Double post

Would be good to see Dustin and Jason blitz the back 9 to make it fun tomorrow. We need to have 4-5 genuine winners up there to make it fun tomorrow.

Keep flipping between BBC and SKY, they are out of synch but neither is ahead all the time

Pity Rory missed that one - eck and the one back

I shall speak to those in my family who know a lot more (2 pro golfers) and get back to you, there has to be a technical term for the illusion

C'mon Jason

Right, it's all to do with the camera. As the camera isn't in line (due to players not wanting it in their field of vision) plus the telephoto lens (again long lens so camera can be set back away from players) it distorts the picture. Best thing is to watch the ball tracer (haven't flicked over to sky to see if they have this).

They then went on to say "unless you're watching Bubba then it is heading that way and not an illusion"

DD - lots of stuff on your question on google (the tax dodgers)

If only I could putt like Speith -

C'mon Jason ^ 2

Thanks Houns.

They then went on to say "unless you're watching Bubba then it is heading that way and not an illusion"

😆

An old lawyer of mine played a social round with Faldo - who played two balls a fade ball and a draw ball, went round in 7 under on the draw and 6 under for the fade.

Langer for Ryder Cup team? 😉

Agree with sKY team about his putting style though !!!!

Rory, oh Rory 🙁

All going a bit to shit for Rory. 😐

In other news, I could swear Dustin Johnson is being caddied by his clone.

Spieth. 😯

Crikey - getting a bit interesting now.

Take it back, I can putt like Spieth 😉

DD did you see Johnson's tee shot into 16 - looked way off right!!

looked way off right!!

You see, it's all to do with the long lens on the camera thm. Optical illusion apparently... 🙂

(unless it's my Uncle Eamon)

...and curvature of the lens!

'kin ell he holes another one and Rory misses 🙁

Matsuyama - nice. But Spieth immediately gets one back.

Think it'll be close tomorrow. Sense Rory's out of it now unless he can pull something crazy in the next few. He's not looking great today.

Lovely from Spieth on the last one there. One wonders if he's won it today? I know the leaders had the best of the conditions but his round, given the pin positions and earlier conditions has been masterful. To get back to -6 after the double bogey. Just brilliant. Let's see how he finishes. Rory's been having a 'mare.

I don't watch enough golf these days to know whether anyone chasing has what it really takes to win so I am tempted to agree Speith may have won it today

I am tempted to agree Speith may have won it today

Think we spoke too soon, or in my case, fell asleep before the terrible final hole. 🙂

I suppose looking at the chasing pack...I'd say maybe Day or Johnson might be in with a shout. Hope Langer puts in a good round too. I think the forecast was for much calmer & sunny conditions today.

Go Danny Willett as he's my 'best bet'. Spieths round was nothing short of fabulous given his driving and leading for a seventh consecutive Masters round. He's not home yet though.

Think we spoke too soon,

@deep Speith's round was an advert for "not how, but how many"

(Typically) the masters starts on Sunday afternoon and the back nine - although an eagle at 8 is going to make a difference today.

Day is the best shot of toppling Speith. Johnson could produce some fireworks but not sure his short game is good enough right now.

Would love to see Langer pull it off but expect him to fade to a creditable 75 today.

Go Danny for the dark horse on the rails. But in the end, Speiths putting may well be the difference.

@jam true enough but only the very best can make birdies there under that pressure whilst hitting it so far right off the tee. He did get lucky a few times but still recovered brilliantly on a day when most failed to break par. If some of the chasers get out to a good start and Spieth doesn't it could be a great finish.

What a weekend of sport.

Masters, boxing last night, WC earlier, Leicester and spurs and now a cracking night of golf ahead

I'm just so relieved I can watch it on the Beeb instead of Sky. I get driven to distraction 'trying' to watch it on Sky with all the breaks and adverts along with Monty umming and arring and Harmon saying stuff like 'Good on ya Rosey!

Anyway, Speith still the man to beat, but he got a bit lucky yesterday and that might run out tonight. I backed Day at the outset which might have ruined his chances but would love to see him win. Can't imagine Westwood will stay in the top ten.

Go Bernhard!

I'm going to put a fiver on Clint Eastwood.

Johnson could produce some fireworks but not sure his short game is good enough right now.

Should have been precise and said putting - three chances missed already

Would love to see Langer pull it off but expect him to fade to a creditable 75 today.

Stand by that. Missed putts again

Speiths putting may well be the difference.

True so far. Hope it's not a procession

Dustin, sort your putting out please!!!!!

Crikey - another wild shot off the tee from Spieth. How's he getting away with it?

Putting

Well, yeah, like duh...

Ha...just saw the interview with Lowry and his hole-in-one. Didn't know where he was from, but pleased that I can still pin an Irish accent to a county. 😀

See what I mean.....?

(Meanwhile Dustin fi ally holes one - pity about the double in the previous hole - danger that this could be too easy for Speith)

I don't know what "....." means.

Chasers should be putting such wayward tee-shots under more pressure. That tee shot looked like it went into the trees but he was left with an easy pitch onto the green. Lucky ****er. 🙂

Aphibarnrat looks like the farmer's been untidy with his grain storage. Lovely putt there though.

Flipping between channels, not sure who is worse Cotter (lightweight on golf) or Monty (tendency to sound like an arse)

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(Typically) the masters starts on Sunday afternoon and the back nine - although an eagle at 8 is going to make a difference today.

Is this Dustin's eagle on 8 - edit BLLX

Another Speith "PUTT"

"Like listening to Willie Nelson sing..." 😆