2023 Masters Thread

[Uncle Rico]

Events at Augusta National have begun with the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Am superstar Rose Zhang leads the field by 5-strokes.  This one has eluded her so far in a remarkable amateur career.

Weather for the final tomorrow looks dicey, as does the long-term forecast for the men next week.

[RJax55]

Next week is going to be a significant moment for LIV. They need their stars to perform and to be in the mix on Sunday. No tournament draws the eyeballs like the Masters. If the LIV stars flop, might just be the beginning of the end.

[Uncle Rico]

Next week is going to be a significant moment for LIV. They need their stars to perform and to be in the mix on Sunday. No tournament draws the eyeballs like the Masters. If the LIV stars flop, might just be the beginning of the end.

One can hope so

[RJax55]

One can hope so

They have done a wonderful job so far to position themselves to potentially make this Masters the crack that breaks the dam.

[Jockey]

Next week is going to be a significant moment for LIV. They need their stars to perform and to be in the mix on Sunday. No tournament draws the eyeballs like the Masters. If the LIV stars flop, might just be the beginning of the end.

I don't know about that. They have unlimited funds. I certainly hope that you are right, though.

[tower912]

Supposedly, LIV is starting to balk at paying travel expenses, particularly for caddies.  And they want the team leaders out wrangling sponsorships.   So, I am not so sure about unlimited funds and unlimited patience.

[Uncle Rico]

Rose Zhang on 15 🫣

[WhiteTrash]

Supposedly, LIV is starting to balk at paying travel expenses, particularly for caddies.  And they want the team leaders out wrangling sponsorships.   So, I am not so sure about unlimited funds and unlimited patience.

Didn't MU have unlimited patience with Wojo? #winsnomatta

[Uncle Rico]

Zhang holds on.  Shot 76 and Georgia's Jenny Bae shoots a 70 to force a playoff.

Bae pulls her approach into the shrubbery on 10 during the playoff and Zhang wins with a par.  Great opener for Masters week

[rocket surgeon]

2 kids from wisconsin in the drive chip and putt finals at augusta tomorrow

  4th grade girl from waunakee

  10th grade guy marquette high school(dude has a 5.2 index!!)


    https://www.drivechipandputt.com/national-finalists

[Goose]

Rocket

I have really enjoyed the kids playing on Sunday before The Masters. They have done a great job including the women and the kids to kickstart one of my favorite weeks of the year.

[rocket surgeon]

Rocket

I have really enjoyed the kids playing on Sunday before The Masters. They have done a great job including the women and the kids to kickstart one of my favorite weeks of the year.

  yes, it is really fun to watch.  i love seeing little kids out on the driving ranges and the course with their moms and dads.  they have had the regional dc & p at merrill hills a few times.  watching the preparations, the emotions, the camaraderie with the others and the relationships developed is really cool. 

  i think someone has mentioned here before, but for those of you who haven't seen it-netflix has a documentary called "the short game" following a number of  7 & 8 year old kids all competing to get into the junior world championship at pinehurst.  one of the kids is anna kournakova's little brother who is quite the character.   it will make you laugh out loud

[Uncle Rico]

Lot of these kids are choking like Greg Norman on a Sunday at Augusta

[Uncle Rico]

Lot of dads in khaki's and white belts.  Truly disturbing behavior being allowed at Augusta

[Uncle Rico]

Tiger 100% supports rolling the ball back for professionals.  Said he played persimmons last week and hit the driver 290.  Lost a lot on micraps. 

FIGJAM declines media availability because he's a coward

[MU82]

I'm thinking Rahm. Playing at the top of his game, which is a lot of game.

Or maybe Finau to finally emerge out of today's "best never to win major" pack?

[rocket surgeon]

My favs are spieth, sheffler and macllroy

Darkhorse-koepka to give the pga a final kiss and a hug

Sleepers- Keegan and harry Varner

[Herman Cain]

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2023-psychologists-in-the-room-rory-mcilroy-says-ingredients-there-to-capture-green-jacket?utm_medium=email&utm_source=040423&utm_campaign=breakingnews&utm_content=DM38070&uuid=85f898e378d547f4aa114b5572e1ddc5

[reinko]

I grabbed Scottie, Finau, Rahm, and Homa as my potential winners

[MU82]

Consecutive aces by Ireland's Seamus Power during the par-3 contest!!

[rocket surgeon]

5 hole in ones during par 3 contest

[JWags85]

Rory is never a bad pick at Augusta.  If you are so inclined, he's basically been a top 10 finish bet printing machine.

I was talking about the Masters with my BIL and we both forgot how young Rory still is.  He's been around for ever and has become the wise vet of sorts...and he's only 33.  He's got so much of his prime left which is nuts.

Back to my point, the Rory Masters stats are nuts.  In the last 10 years, he's missed the cut once.  The other 9 years, never finished worse than 25th.  He has 7 top 10s and 4 top 5s.  My god the man deserves one.  Come on Rors.

[RJax55]

Rory's final round last year was a masterpiece. Unfortunately, he didn't have a good first two days and Scheffler's lead was just too big to make things really interesting. But, Rory's Sunday 64 was class golf.

3 of Rory's 4 majors have come in very soft conditions. Congressional, Royal Liverpool, and Valhalla. This Masters is going to be wet.

[Herman Cain]

Tiger needs to hope he can compete his rounds each day. Having to play rxtra holes  if the tournament is a round is rain  delayed and goes into the next day
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/joe-lacava-tiger-woods-masters-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_source=040523&utm_campaign=breakingnews&utm_content=DM38091&uuid=85f898e378d547f4aa114b5572e1ddc5

[MuggsyB]

Who ya got?