Master's week, and the winner is????

[jebartle]

I love it when the "experts" predict winners. One prediction that Spieth will not finish better than 25th. Sure hope he proves them wrong. Have been watching for 20 plus years. Made several trips to Augusta when we lived in NC. The "ole boy" actually played at Augusta when a club member, Billy Joe Patton, invited Doug and two other members to join him. What a thrill!

I would love for Spieth to win or Ricky Fowler. And your choice would be????

[Taltarzac725]

I love it when the "experts" predict winners. One prediction that Spieth will not finish better than 25th. Sure hope he proves them wrong. Have been watching for 20 plus years. Made several trips to Augusta when we lived in NC. The "ole boy" actually played at Augusta when a club member, Billy Joe Patton, invited Doug and two other members to join him. What a thrill!

I would love for Spieth to win or Ricky Fowler. And your choice would be????

The Masters: Lining up the favorites, contenders to win the tournament (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2016/04/06/masters-contenders-jordan-spieth-buba-watson-rory-mcilroy-jason-day-phil-mickelson-adam-scott/82732646/)

I hope Bubba Watson wins.

[billethkid]

Any one of the three is good.

[jebartle]

I know this is only the first day, but he has played flawless golf.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I thought there were eight players that could have won, but Rickie Fowler, barring a miracle has pretty much shot himself out. Of course he could seek advice from Curtis Strange.

It's almost impossible to predict a winner these days. Certainly the eight that I have in mind would be the favorites but I wouldn't take anyone against the field. Someone like Charley Hoffman who has been playing well, and had a good finish last year could pop up and surprise someone.

If I had to pick one player, it would have been Jason Day, but after yesterday, I have to say that the odds are with Jordan Speith.

One thing about The Masters is that the winning score is often within one or two shots of the leading score after two rounds and the winner is usually not the second round leader. There are exceptions of course such as last year, but in most years this has been the case. There have only been five wire to wire winners in eighty years.

[Taltarzac725]

Jordan Spieth shines and Bubba Watson implodes: The good, bad and ugly from the Masters - SBNation.com (http://www.sbnation.com/golf/2016/4/7/11390092/2016-masters-highlights-jordan-spieth-rory-mcilroy-thursday)

Bubba Watson fell apart yesterday. Hope he can make a come back.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Jordan Spieth shines and Bubba Watson implodes: The good, bad and ugly from the Masters - SBNation.com (http://www.sbnation.com/golf/2016/4/7/11390092/2016-masters-highlights-jordan-spieth-rory-mcilroy-thursday)

Bubba Watson fell apart yesterday. Hope he can make a come back.

Didn't happen. He's ten shots behind. Doesn't mean that he can't win, but he'd have to have two spectacular rounds in very windy conditions. The lowest score today was 71 and the wind is supposed to get worse tomorrow. I'd say that Bubba would need a pair of 67s or better to have a shot.

Let's see if the winning score is somewhere between -2 and -6

Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson are out. Too bad. It would have been a better tournament with them in the mix. There was a lot of talk about Rickie is a great wind player. Didn't work out that way.

[outlaw]

I think it may be Rory's turn...

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I think it may be Rory's turn...

Could be, but with this field and especially, this golf course anything can happen. Birdies can be made in droves and it's quite easy to make a big number on many of the holes.

I'd say that anyone within eight shots has a chance and those ten behind are not completely out of it either.

[Jima64]

Jordan

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Jordan


Certainly is the favorite at this point, but he's going to have to have a very good round today as the weather is supposed to be a lot better. Warmer temperatures and no wind will be conducive to some very low rounds. This golf course, especially the back nine, will give up some very low scores and will also punish those who are a bit off with some very high scores. That's what makes the Masters so great. Someone is likely to shoot 30 or 31 on the back while others may shoot 40. If you play mistake free, you can shoot a very low number, but one or shots that are just a tiny bit off can result in a player shooting himself out of the tournament.

Jordan hit some vary bad shots yesterday and was able to get away with it because with such severe weather conditions, no one was able to shoot a low score. Things will be very different today. I think that he needs at least 68-69 to win because with so many great players so close, it's highly likely that one of them will go low.

[Nucky]

GE! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Who woulda think it?

Hard to watch.

[DonH57]

Who woulda think it?

Hard to watch.

It was hard to watch indeed. It was the 12th hole that came unraveled right? He did his best to come back though.

[graciegirl]

It was hard to watch indeed. It was the 12th hole that came unraveled right? He did his best to come back though.



I am chicken. I left the room and cooked. I really like that kid. Couldn't watch it.

[lanabanana73]

I am chicken. I left the room and cooked. I really like that kid. Couldn't watch it.

I'm with you, Gracie!

[DonH57]

I am chicken. I left the room and cooked. I really like that kid. Couldn't watch it.

I like the kid too. Even though things went south on that hole he did his best to stay in it.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

We really should have seen it coming. He played great in the first round but struggled, especially on the last few holes in the second and third rounds. I was really hoping that he'd play well in the good weather, but it's like what I said about the back nine of Augusta National. One bad shot or one stupid decision can lead to disaster.

[DonH57]

We really should have seen it coming. He played great in the first round but struggled, especially on the last few holes in the second and third rounds. I was really hoping that he'd play well in the good weather, but it's like what I said about the back nine of Augusta National. One bad shot or one stupid decision can lead to disaster.

Very true. I remember announcers mentioned that as well reguarding the back nine with the many water hazards and pin placements or I should say the slopes on a couple of greens theball would roll right to left and back. Augusta appears to be a very beautiful and challenging course as the past days have demonstrated.

[rubicon]

"The Masters" what a show replete holes in one, drama every day and ending with a manifest agony of defeat. something tells me Jordan Spieth didn't sleep well last night. Can he recover? Will he?

[jebartle]

I was in the golf cart walking the dog after the first dunk in the creek!
He will bounce back and win the next tournament. Good kid!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Very true. I remember announcers mentioned that as well reguarding the back nine with the many water hazards and pin placements or I should say the slopes on a couple of greens theball would roll right to left and back. Augusta appears to be a very beautiful and challenging course as the past days have demonstrated.

The thing about that golf course, especially the back nine, is that there is a very fine line between a great shot and disaster. If you hit it to a spot on a green you can make birdie. Five feet left of that spot and it's almost impossible to keep the ball on the green and you are looking at a possible double bogey.

Jordan just made an unbelievable mental error on 12. It's hard for me to understand how he could completely lose his focus at that point in a tournament as important and prestigious as The Masters. The one thing that every one knows about this golf course is that, unless you are trailing and desperate, you simple hit you ball over the middle of the bunker on 12 and two put from 35 feet. When you're leading or in the hunt, you should never even think about going anywhere near the hole when it's cut on the right like that.

Jordan has always had a strong mental game. It's really surprising to me that he could have made this mistake. Of course players in that position, especially after two days of cold windy conditions, are beginning to suffer from mental fatigue. When that happens, these kind of things happen. Maybe his caddy could have slowed him down. With ll of the great communication they seem to have over every shot, it was peculiar that he hit this important shot without much discussion. He seemed to have just rushed up and hit it.

Unfortunately, this will always be remembered as The Masters that Jordan Spieth gave away rather than the one that Danny Willet won. That's unfortunate, because in the end whoever takes the fewest strokes over 72 holes is the winner. You can always woulda, coulda, shoulda, but in the end, Danny Willet shot the lowest score.

Congratulations to Danny Willet, Masters Champion.

[pbkmaine]

Chris Evert said that when she was first starting out in tennis, she was fearless. She just went out and played. As she got older, she had to learn to deal with defeat and indecision and develop mental toughness. I suspect that is where Jordan is right now.

[justjim]

Chris Evert said that when she was first starting out in tennis, she was fearless. She just went out and played. As she got older, she had to learn to deal with defeat and indecision and develop mental toughness. I suspect that is where Jordan is right now.

Yes, we learn more from our failure than we do success.