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JogginFrog

JogginFrog

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ShreveFrog said:
And you can tell Nantz was pissed he didn’t get to say whatever Rory victory line he’d prepared. Maybe he can pull it back out in playoff.
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I love Jim Nantz, but I had to mute the honey-dripping story of Rory on the range ahead of his approach on 18. McIlroy has shown every ability to make the hard shots and mess up the easy ones. That flare into the sand was almost predictable.
 
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Putt4Purple

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What a wonderful display of golf in its ultimate dramatic fashion. Emotional ups and downs. That is golf and life. Congratulations to Rory M.
This was one of the best Masters ever rivaling others.
I’m humbled by participating in this every year as a golfer never being able to achieve that status.
JogginFrog thanks for my outlet of emotions.
To all the participants a tip of the hat and a hand shake to all!

Go Frogs!
 
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Mean Purple

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I scored -28 in the Masters fantasy thing on the website. I did not sign up for a league, but it shows top 30% out of 627K patrons.

Kudos to IBM and Augusta for the online patron experience. Very cool.
 
gohornedfrogs

gohornedfrogs

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There’s no place that creates drama better than Augusta. It’s the greatest tournament course by a wide margin. There’s no other place that tests the risk / reward proposition like it, and no other place tests their decision-making like it, either. What a tournament. Wow.

Feel bad for Rose. He doesn’t have many more opportunities there, and he’d be a deserving champion. Happy to see Rory finally get the Grand Slam, though.
 
JogginFrog

JogginFrog

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Rose is one of my favorite people in golf. Saw him play for the first time in 2002; even among the best golfers in the world, his swing stood out. He ascended to number 1, floundered through a bad equipment deal, and came back. He always speaks with class and humility, and he gives back very generously, personally bankrolling the English women's developmental tour. Today, it was great to see his remarkable drive, skill, and control at age 44.

And still, I was cheering for Rory to finally finish the career grand slam.
 
gohornedfrogs

gohornedfrogs

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JogginFrog said:
Rose is one of my favorite people in golf. Saw him play for the first time in 2002; even among the best golfers in the world, his swing stood out. He ascended to number 1, floundered through a bad equipment deal, and came back. He always speaks with class and humility, and he gives back very generously, personally bankrolling the English women's developmental tour. Today, it was great to see his remarkable drive, skill, and control at age 44.

And still, I was cheering for Rory to finally finish the career grand slam.
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I wanted Rose to win. Today is going to be a tough day for him. He truly is one of the good guys in golf. Rory might win a couple more now.

I just wish it had been Patrick Reed who got the rug pulled out from under him, instead!
 
HToady

HToady

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While spectating The Masters this weekend, I noticed no hospitality suites adjacent to the holes. I know from my personal attendance at Colonial, and the Byron Nelson, at the course dujour, that hospitality suites are all over the place, the worst being on 13 at Colonial. I have always thought of these (and I have been in them) as noisy and disrecpectful, a way to sell more alcohol over actually being there to watch golf. I never saw on during the Masters broadcast. I assume they have them, but they don't appear to have any with a spectator view of the course. It's great to know that there is a major sporting event, that is focused on gratifying the sport, as opposed to selling booze for money....any thoughts for those who have been in person?
 
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Michael Milton's Jaw

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HToady said:
While spectating The Masters this weekend, I noticed no hospitality suites adjacent to the holes. I know from my personal attendance at Colonial, and the Byron Nelson, at the course dujour, that hospitality suites are all over the place, the worst being on 13 at Colonial. I have always thought of these (and I have been in them) as noisy and disrecpectful, a way to sell more alcohol over actually being there to watch golf. I never saw on during the Masters broadcast. I assume they have them, but they don't appear to have any with a spectator view of the course. It's great to know that there is a major sporting event, that is focused on gratifying the sport, as opposed to selling booze for money....any thoughts for those who have been in person?
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Unless it has changed, Augusta will have none of that on the course. No CBS signs, no cables on the ground, no port-a-let’s, no cell phones, no cutoff jeans, no expensive food & drink.

The club is run by billionaires, who had the stones to not admit Bill Clinton and the year the protestors threatened their 3 advertising sponsor, they just had no sponsors that year and no ads on the telecast.
 
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Mean Purple

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gohornedfrogs said:
There’s no place that creates drama better than Augusta. It’s the greatest tournament course by a wide margin. There’s no other place that tests the risk / reward proposition like it, and no other place tests their decision-making like it, either. What a tournament. Wow.

Feel bad for Rose. He doesn’t have many more opportunities there, and he’d be a deserving champion. Happy to see Rory finally get the Grand Slam, though.
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I gotta be honest, my knees would be shaking even hitting into the 15 green, and then more so pitching back, even in a casual non tourney round. I know I would fly it. And I'm sure I would stone hand it coming back. I'd likely double bogey at best, because I would chicken out and chip or bump and run going opposite of the bunker to avoid rolling back to the water.

those greens were brutal fast yesterday. It was a good tourney. Heck, had Bubba not missed on a few key putts on Saturday, he might have even been near the top 5. Dude shot 68 yesterday. (With a lot of saves).
 
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Mean Purple

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JogginFrog said:
Rose is one of my favorite people in golf. Saw him play for the first time in 2002; even among the best golfers in the world, his swing stood out. He ascended to number 1, floundered through a bad equipment deal, and came back. He always speaks with class and humility, and he gives back very generously, personally bankrolling the English women's developmental tour. Today, it was great to see his remarkable drive, skill, and control at age 44.

And still, I was cheering for Rory to finally finish the career grand slam.
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I hope Rose is at Colonial again this year. He is usually there. He is one of the ones I like to go and watch on the range. A good example of what pros tell us to do in instruction. Every time I'm like, "well, crap, that should have been more obvious". His warm up (while exagerated) his a good demo of sequence.
 
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Mean Purple

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HToady said:
While spectating The Masters this weekend, I noticed no hospitality suites adjacent to the holes. I know from my personal attendance at Colonial, and the Byron Nelson, at the course dujour, that hospitality suites are all over the place, the worst being on 13 at Colonial. I have always thought of these (and I have been in them) as noisy and disrecpectful, a way to sell more alcohol over actually being there to watch golf. I never saw on during the Masters broadcast. I assume they have them, but they don't appear to have any with a spectator view of the course. It's great to know that there is a major sporting event, that is focused on gratifying the sport, as opposed to selling booze for money....any thoughts for those who have been in person?
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I think it was Rosey (maybe Rory) who pointed out that the no cell phone policy kept all the patron's very present. Some folks think Augusta's rules are old, but everybody I know who has been there said it is the best patron experience they have had.

I'll admit, I have thought about buying one of those tickets, but I have always had a great view just general admission walking the course, so I end up not buying that $350 ticket. But I'm a bit of a golf nerd. And I like the exercise. Colonial does not mind if you sit under a shade tree, so it works out. But I do think those pavilion areas are loud.

Even with the Nelson and Colonial and RBC (Harbour Town), I try to keep my phone in the pocket, minus a few pics on the range if I see a good swing. If I need to check my phone, I go back over by the club house or range seats. Just a good break from tech in general.
 

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