Glad I didn’t participate. I would’ve picked Rory and Koepka, and both of them are blowing up (in a bad way) in this first round. And apparently Bryson‘s new driver is letting him down. Two big left hooks off the first two tees.
Glad I didn’t participate. I would’ve picked Rory and Koepka, and both of them are blowing up (in a bad way) in this first round. And apparently Bryson‘s new driver is letting him down. Two big left hooks off the first two tees.
Greens are looking a little rough on some holes this year at Augusta.
The 16th looks the worst I think I have seen it in a long time. Looks like it needs some water.
I believe his theory was that he was going to hit it over the trees on the right and get it close to the green. I’m still unable to envision that. but I’m almost positive that’s what I heard the announcers say he was going to try and do. Having said that, I heard it was a disaster. He hooked it badly to the left instead.
My McIlroy pick isn’t looking good. Rory is +5 through 14.
Bob Green
Hoo boy, the putting struggles are coming back for Dustin Johnson. The reigning Masters champion just carded a first round 74 with a double bogey on 18.
Yea, but hard to make birdies (or even pars) if you're in the woods on many holes off the tee. Bryson's super length works ONLY if he can get his drives in the fairways or rough. And with his swing speed and his new 4.5 degree driver, even the slightest mishit or fraction of a second mis-timing will drive the ball way off course. This is what he is fighting today.
Not surprising. After the "debacle" last November when Dustin was -20 for the tournament and many other players shot the lights out with the soft greens, I'm sure word went out from the higher ups at Augusta National to the Super and his staff to get the greens as hard and fast as possible without completely killing them. It's really the only thing that keeps the players from going low on AN.
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Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Justin Rose with a darn impressive round going. -4 thru 13. Just a solid ball striker. US Open champion at Merion in 2013.
He has a shot to go low today which is darn impressive!
How about we discuss the actual tournament in a different thread, since some posters are watching but not degenerates.
Oh for cryin' out loud. Watch the 16-second video in this link. Ancer dinged 2 strokes for this nonsense.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/gol...2Zy?li=BBnbfcL
It’s clear to me from the hi-res video that he depressed a clump of sand directly behind the ball but I couldn’t say it it would be clear to the naked eye. That’s a tough one.