PGA Tour: HE'S BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Masters: Notes from the Ballwasher

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True enough, but always think Phil and Els etc should have won more majors, and maybe still will ! Can't see Paddy sneaking another one though.
Id rather have Cabreras career by the way, just seems a much better story and a lot more fun. That said he is meant to be a bit of a grumpy so and so.

Linebreaker wrote:

What a relief. At last! Well done Adam.

Great tournament for Australian golf with Day and Leishman finishing in the top 4 as well.

Definitely Aus-gusta; some great putts from Scott to set the mark and then win the playoff.

Nice guy Scott wins. Well done. Steve Williams, you da man!

Cabrera now have time to go to Maggies funeral.

Only some excitement over the last few holes. Otherwise it will be remembered for Tigers drop.

if westy and rose dont get them illegal putters out soon i will post em one each!!

Nobody ever looked more handsome in that green jacket !

Plunks,
He's the nicest golfer in the World to follow - you'd be tearing that Green Jacket off him in no time!

mystiroakey wrote:if westy and rose dont get them illegal putters out soon i will post em one each!!

I'm sure Steve Williams will be happy to shove one up their @rses.

could it have been a better event for tiger

not that i hate him or anything. But it is kind of ironic isnt it..

Maybe it was all karma

Stevie now has as many majors as Tiger, doesn't he?

aye! he does...

mystiroakey - I guees the rules of golf are just not your strong suit?

Great finish. Excellent winner. Superb sportsmanship from Angel. Good that they failed to contrive to give it to TW. Well done on your latest Major Stevie.

yeah if it makes you feel better gt?

did you enjoy the golf?

Mysti

You see now why it would be a waste of time me betting? Well done on backing the right man!

It was a good win ta..

I think we both know anything could have happened at that point(where i was going to split the difference). Its not as if Angel flaked out or anything. He still played just as well as scott !!

But i had this feeling about scott from the off . so sometimes its just better to go with your heart

Good finish to what was a fairly dull Masters in terms of quality compared to previous editions.

Can't remember seeing Scott so focused (and pumped up at his birdie on 18). He looked invincible. But then, so did Cabrera. I'm glad it finished with such good shots from both, rather than one of them throwing it away.

Interesting how things played out on 13. Both went for the green. Adam's ball entered the hazard but stuck on the bank, Angel's went sploosh. Perhaps Cabrera didn't need to take the risk at that point though?

Don't know about everyone else who falls on the "supporter" side of the fence regarding Westwood, but I thought he played really well and would say his chipping and putting has definitely improved. Having said that, although he holed out well to avoid three-putts, he did by his own admission fail to take the numerous birdie (and one short range eagle) chances. And he seems to have a bad habit of ending up in water hazards at inopportune moments.

Wonder if Lee, Sergio, Luke et al will take comfort or feel more pressure at seeing one candidate for "best player never to win a major" withdraw from that competition?

Thank goodness Snedeker bogied the last. Means I made money on him AND Olesen.

How good does Olesen look by the way. Major winner in waiting I think.

And he's played his way into an auto invitation for next year which must be a nice feeling. Seems a good lad.

super_realist wrote:Thank goodness Snedeker bogied the last. Means I made money on him AND Olesen.

How good does Olesen look by the way. Major winner in waiting I think.

I cant remenber the last major i didnt make on!! I should only bet on them

Oleson is awesome. This tourny he has proved he can play. He hasnt proved he can win or play well when it truely matters. But judging on talent alone- the lad is special

Think last years Open might have been the only one I haven't made on in the last few years. Easy money most of the time.

Olesen yes. But so far a bit too many 2nd's IMO. He needs to start winning. And now he'll probably take up membership of the PGA Tour. Right move?

We are seeing a death of the european tour infront of us..

Everyone is going to the states.. It truely is becoming the Premier leauge of golf in that respect.

will it affect US talent in the long run?

Skydriver wrote:

Don't know about everyone else who falls on the "supporter" side of the fence regarding Westwood, but I thought he played really well and would say his chipping and putting has definitely improved. Having said that, although he holed out well to avoid three-putts, he did by his own admission fail to take the numerous birdie (and one short range eagle) chances. And he seems to have a bad habit of ending up in water hazards at inopportune moments.

Wonder if Lee, Sergio, Luke et al will take comfort or feel more pressure at seeing one candidate for "best player never to win a major" withdraw from that competition?

Westwood's short game has definitely improved, especially his holing out from 3-5 feet. That helped him avoid a 3 putt, but too often he lagged makeable 15-20 footers which with a touch more pace would have dropped. I can only assume this was because he's not quite fully confident about the shorter ones, but hopefully he soon will be. If he ever puts together his best ball striking and some solid, aggressive putting he'll be unbeatable.

As to whether seeing Adam win helps or hinders, you'd hope they'll think 'if he can do it, so can I'.

"As to whether seeing Adam win helps or hinders, you'd hope they'll think 'if he can do it, so can I'"

the difference between rose and scott..

the putter!

no disrespect to scott btw- its in the rules, so he can do what he wants.. But i think its time for rose to seriously consider this

I think Scott should have DQ'ed himself for using the long putter.

I thought it was some sort of soil testing probe.
Honestly, he looks a bit geriatric with that. He must suffer from severe arthritis.

The tournament got interesting when the rain came on. Augusta greens are a bit of a joke when they are like linoleum covered in Mr Sheen.

Awful lot of putts coming up short with the damp and the players very tentative.westy should really have gone birdie eagle start and then we would have had a show but he is striking the ball quite beautifully.
Great event as usual

Steve Williams of course taking credit:
“We knew it was a right-to-left putt. He said he thought it was a cup outside, but I told him it broke more than he thought and it was two cups outside the hole.”

Kiwis are always bloody right....

Trivia Question:
Who led The Masters in "scrambling"?

Going to guess with LW

LW is correct, mysti, you're on a roll mate!

76.7% of the time he got it up and down.

Adam Scott led in gir: 76.4% of the time he hit the green in reg.

It had to be didnt it!

the 5 footers and below he was rock solid and he didnt hit his usually expetional GIR stats he normally does at Augusta..

I take it scott just pipped out Rose?

Olesen was 2nd in GIR, but took too many putts.
http://www.masters.com/en_US/scores/stats/index.html

ok ta rose was equal 3rd, dropped out of top place due to only hitting 50% final round

mystiroakey wrote:ok ta rose was equal 3rd, dropped out of top place due to only hitting 50% final round

Mysti..re Faldo being meticulous and would never get DQ'd......well he did. He once moved some coral from behind his ball in some tournament, which ne believed was allowed which it was under European Tour rules.....unfortunately he forgot the tournament was ran under Asian tour rules so he was kicked out with 6 holes to go when he was leading.
So even slick Nick has fallen foul of the rules before it would seem.

and you can bet your life that he didnt cry to the commitee to get kept in the tounry

I bet he wasnt happy though. Anyway I only mention it as it was in my paper this morning, I didnt spend my time researching it or anything.

haha.. dont lie you been digging up dirt! or coral

Fairly drab week shrowded in controversy was brightened up by that last hour on Sunday. Was worth the wait just to see the normally reserved Scott go bonkers on the 18th green! Then it was all matched by the drama and quality of the playoff. We had Cabrera's post shot reactions where we didn't know if he'd sclaffed or flushed it, only to be presented with the sight of the ball landing right where his stare demanded it. All topped off with some major redemption from Scott. Rightfully earned. Loved it, loved it, loved it.

OK Billy you just got away with that this year. Your thanks to Adam and Angel please.

Well said, Lairdy, my sentiments exactly

I simply loved it. My favourite weekend of the golf watching year every year. I don't think any of it was dull or drab. The final round was engrossing and the focus on the protagonists was just about right. Interspersed with the rise and fall of Langer, Sparkling scoring of Olesen, LW's unlucky round on the greens, the "can he can't he do it" play of Woods.

Wish ANGC just gave the host broadcasting rights to the BBC for the whole shabang along with free reign over coverage.

"free rain over coverage"?

Would be a good idea actually! Made it all more interesting.

Roller,
You're probably right as CBS showed us nothing of Westwood except his second shots and ensuing putts on #2 and #7, plus his flubbed chip on #9 - not his up and down of course. And showed very little of Olesen except two or three out of context putts.
CBS get worse and worse the more commentators they have, and Jim Nantz is unbearable sucking up to everything "Masters", not questioning a thing.

mystiroakey wrote:
the difference between rose and scott..

the putter!

no disrespect to scott btw- its in the rules, so he can do what he wants.. But i think its time for rose to seriously consider this

100% agree with this. There is no better player tee to green than Rose at the moment IMHO, but he putts about as well as me and I play off 12

blisteringblue, do you use the long putter then..??

I would say that Rose is a streaky (rather than outright poor) putter.

What is this fuss over the long putter and the claw grip?

I'm a casual watcher, I don't really understand it

Claw grip is ok...just weird!

Long putters themselves are fine but it's way they're used. Most anchor them in two places - their hands and either chest/belly. Most people think this stinks as clubs, all of them, are meant to be swung by being held in the hands i.e. a single anchor point. Most people also think it removes a lot of the hand/arm action required in a 'normal' putting style and therefore removes a lot of the potential sources of messing up.

Actually, I have no idea if it's 'most' people. I'm biased as I think the way they're used should be outlawed!