**Official 2018 Masters Thread** (1 Viewer)

[General Malaise]

Alright now, Rory....let's find that putting stroke again please.

 

[Capella]

I agree that they were not terrible shots. But honestly, after he saw the speed on the first one that rolled into the water he should have adjusted his approach to what he was trying to do. Not just hit the same shot 5 times, acting surprised that they rolled in the drink each time.

Why didn’t he just blast it past the hole?

 

[zoonation]

Alright now, Rory....let's find that putting stroke again please.

he's missed multiple short ones already.  brutal.

 

[RUSF18]

https://sports.yahoo.com/sergio-garcia-hit-five-straight-balls-water-masters-193128275.html

My favorite part of this (sorry Sergio) is how somewhere there was a producer who - at least 4 times - had to yell into a headset "cut to 22!" to switch the view between "it kinda looks like it might hang..." to "that is speeding into the drink" at the exact point each time. 

 

[fightingillini]

Amazing that Finau dislocates his ankle celebrating a hole in one during the par 3 contest......and now he's on the top of the leaderboard. 

That's one tough dude.  He's got to be in a lot of pain.

 

[zoonation]

Rory playing like crap and still -2 through 13

 

[grateful zed]

serg

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/04/sergio-garcia-hit-five-consecutive-balls-in-the-water-in-all-time-masters-meltdown

 

[heckmanm]

https://sports.yahoo.com/sergio-garcia-hit-five-straight-balls-water-masters-193128275.html

I envision Gary McCord dancing around his living room drunkenly shouting “bikini-waxed” over and over.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Much, Phil and Rickie are having some fun 

3 great shots on 16

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Much, Phil and Rickie are having some fun 

3 great shots on 16

3 birds 2 holes in a row

 

[mr roboto]

After the third on don’t you pick a club with less spin and hit it past the hole?

 

[Sinn Fein]

After the third on don’t you pick a club with less spin and hit it past the hole?

Meh - your week is shot if you have already hit 3 in the drink.  Might as well stick with this until you land it...

 

[Prince Myshkin]

Talk about horses for courses...Spieth pretty much owns Augusta

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Talk about horses for courses...Spieth pretty much owns Augusta

Yep he’s got this locked up

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Yep he’s got this locked up

reverse.

 

[Mister CIA]

reverse.

He's due.

 

[gump]

Just caught up after a poorly timed day...Spieth hitting his irons like a god! Incredible back nine. Not sure I’ve ever seen someone look so comfortable.

But the leaderboard is stacked. Great start. Tiger does what he does here...start slow...butchered the par 5s.

Dont recall a moment like Serg on 15...crazy seeing one of the best ball-strikers in this generation humiliated.

 

[tommyboy]

Just caught up after a poorly timed day...Spieth hitting his irons like a god! Incredible back nine. Not sure I’ve ever seen someone look so comfortable.

But the leaderboard is stacked. Great start. Tiger does what he does here...start slow...butchered the par 5s.

Dont recall a moment like Serg on 15...crazy seeing one of the best ball-strikers in this generation humiliated.

Sergio don't give a funk

 

[heckmanm]

Sergio meltdown replay coming up shortly on Golf Channel.

 

[Johnny Rock]

5 Balls in the pond

Now he gets to stick around town rather than bolt because he has to put the green jacket on the winner on Sunday. Brutal.

He’ll shoot 67 tomorrow. 

 

[heckmanm]

Sergio meltdown replay coming up shortly on Golf Channel.

...or they’re gonna tease it for 40 minutes 

 

[gump]

SVP after Sergs 10th shot leaves his club face:  ‘Oh no.’

 

[culdeus]

One odd feature is for the most part the leaderboard was stacked from guys that teed off in the PM.  You could envision Tiger teeing off at 1:30 12 back fairly easily.  

 

[gump]

One odd feature is for the most part the leaderboard was stacked from guys that teed off in the PM.  You could envision Tiger teeing off at 1:30 12 back fairly easily.  

If weather rolls in tomorrow afternoon, that late-early group had an advantage...the way it goes. They used to re-sort after Day 1 at Augusta...

 

[culdeus]

If weather rolls in tomorrow afternoon, that late-early group had an advantage...the way it goes. They used to re-sort after Day 1 at Augusta...

I don't see any forecasts with a hint that a storm could hit tomorrow.

Saturday looks super dicey.  

 

[gump]

I don't see any forecasts with a hint that a storm could hit tomorrow.

Saturday looks super dicey.  

Yea, the only weather timing impact I remember here is that year the greens were so dry and fast and the wind picked up late one day...probably not a factor.

 

[Phil Elliott]

Sergio’s first 4 shots were great shots right in about the same spot, then rolling back into the water.  He pushes the fifth shot to the far right of side of the green and his body language looks like he hit a horrible shot to the right of the green...then the backspin rolls it across the green, past the pin and in the water.  

 

[James Bond]

no birdies on par 5s and still in solid shape.

Gotta like Hideki Matsuyama's chances, no birdies on par 5s and still in solid shape.

 

[zoonation]

no birdies on par 5s and still in solid shape.

He’s done unless he closes something like 66-68-68.  

Spieth will be at least -12

 

[RoxSolid]

Seriously with these feature groups...Couples, Li, Niemenn...c'mon man.

 

[JuniorGong]

Seriously with these feature groups...Couples, Li, Niemenn...c'mon man.

That is horrible, not sure how you can not have Spieth’s or Rory’s pairings as part of your feature groups. Awful.

 

[Jayrok]

Tony Finau is a cyborg.  Unbelievable he's playing, let alone contending.  Big fan here.  

Spieth has a special relationship with Augusta National.  Holy moly he's good there.  

I'd really like to see Matt Kuchar to win this week.  

 

[Joe T]

what are both feature groups?

I can't find it for some reason...

 

[JuniorGong]

what are both feature groups?

I can't find it for some reason...

Second morning one is Phil and Ricky

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Tony Finau is a cyborg.  Unbelievable he's playing, let alone contending.  Big fan here.  

Spieth has a special relationship with Augusta National.  Holy moly he's good there.  

I'd really like to see Matt Kuchar to win this week.  

Same here for Kuch

 

[heckmanm]

Tony Finau is a cyborg.  Unbelievable he's playing, let alone contending.  Big fan here.  

Spieth has a special relationship with Augusta National.  Holy moly he's good there.  

I'd really like to see Matt Kuchar to win this week.  

Really liked his interview after the round. 

 

[Ned]

Really liked his interview after the round. 

Fascinating that he used the pain to focus more on his game.

 

[culdeus]

His swing is odd. Its like a 3/4 backswing and he comes thru with more speed than anyone I saw. Its nuts. 

 

[RUSF18]

Hypothetically if Saturday is a complete wash out, do they do Sunday/Monday or double up on Sunday?

 

[derek245583]

what are both feature groups?

I can't find it for some reason...

9:14 a.m. – Fred Couples, Haotong Li, Joaquin Niemann

10:31 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar

1:27 p.m. – Tiger Woods, Marc Leishman, Tommy Fleetwood

2:00 p.m. – Patrick Reed, Charley Hoffman, Adam Hadwin

 

[Sinn Fein]

Now he gets to stick around town rather than bolt because he has to put the green jacket on the winner on Sunday. Brutal.

He’ll shoot 67 tomorrow. 

Probably just get drunk and heckle the golfers from the gallery

 

[JaxBill]

Hypothetically if Saturday is a complete wash out, do they do Sunday/Monday or double up on Sunday?

Probably depends on if they start at all on Saturday. Cut is Top 50 plus ties (or 10 shots of lead). Small enough group to do 36 if they really wanted.  

ETA- this is from a 2017 article

The Masters hasn't had a Monday finish since 1983, which was also the last time a complete round (Friday's second round) was wiped out due to bad weather

 

[need2know]

Spieths to lose

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Spieths to lose

No chance he chokes it away this time

 

[heckmanm]

Probably just get drunk and heckle the golfers from the gallery

"Drunken Sergio loses his badge for loudly shouting 'Mashed Potatoes' on the 12th tee"

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Nice shot Kuchar 

 

[fightingillini]

Sergio’s first 4 shots were great shots right in about the same spot, then rolling back into the water.  He pushes the fifth shot to the far right of side of the green and his body language looks like he hit a horrible shot to the right of the green...then the backspin rolls it across the green, past the pin and in the water.  

Disagree that they were "great".  He never hit the required "shot".  He needs to hit it 15 feet past the pin, given the amount of spin he puts on the ball.  He never did that until his 5th attempt.

Augusta National can be cruel at times.  But Sergio should know that if you hit a wedge pin high or short of the pin there.....it's going into the water.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I think Tiger dominates today. Would be shocked if he shoots worse than 5 under

 

[fightingillini]

His swing is odd. Its like a 3/4 backswing and he comes thru with more speed than anyone I saw. Its nuts. 

Finau murders it off the tee with a fade.  I dream of hitting it like that.

Jon Rahm also has an odd looking short backswing and also murders it off tee. 

You don't need to swing long and hit it long.

 

[RUSF18]

Probably depends on if they start at all on Saturday. Cut is Top 50 plus ties (or 10 shots of lead). Small enough group to do 36 if they really wanted.  

ETA- this is from a 2017 article

The Masters hasn't had a Monday finish since 1983, which was also the last time a complete round (Friday's second round) was wiped out due to bad weather

Thanks. I found out a couple weeks ago that I have a wedding on Sunday late afternoon/night. Unbelievable.

Apologies to all of you but I'm rooting for a Monday finish.