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Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

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SJHovey said:
I attended the 2000 Masters tournament, and coincidentally I was a 3 handicap at that time. I distinctly remember thinking as I walked that course that there was literally no chance I would break 90, certainly not on my first attempt.

Now, the par 3 course, that looked more to my liking. :p
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I've heard that from pretty much everybody I know who has been there and watched. I think it's a psychological thing. One of my good friends from law school played there once (he is from GA and his family are members at August Country Club, which is right next to Augusta National and shares Ray's Creek...him and his brother got to skip across and play to help fill out some foursomes), and he was about a 6-10 handicap. He had been to a couple different Masters before, but said when he played that after about the first two holes, he settled in and didn't get so overwhelmed by the moment. He shot a 93 after going quad-triple on the first two holes. He also birdied 16. :p:D:D

My takeaway was that if you could manage your emotions, you should be able to score in relation to your handicap. As you said though, on your first attempt, it might be too overwhelming to shoot even close to a normal score.
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
I've heard that from pretty much everybody I know who has been there and watched. I think it's a psychological thing. One of my good friends from law school played there once (he is from GA and his family are members at August Country Club, which is right next to Augusta National and shares Ray's Creek...him and his brother got to skip across and play to help fill out some foursomes), and he was about a 6-10 handicap. He had been to a couple different Masters before, but said when he played that after about the first two holes, he settled in and didn't get so overwhelmed by the moment. He shot a 93 after going quad-triple on the first two holes. He also birdied 16. :p:D:D

My takeaway was that if you could manage your emotions, you should be able to score in relation to your handicap. As you said though, on your first attempt, it might be too overwhelming to shoot even close to a normal score.
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Yeah, maybe, but I'm not so sure.

I shot 81 my first round at St. Andrews, 80 the first time I played Hazeltine and 83 the first time I saw Interlachen.

But there were three things that struck me about Augusta that caused me to conclude bogey golf would be a challenge.

First is the elevation changes. I think those can cause even good golfers the most difficulty the first time you play the course, just from a club selection standpoint. I've played well on some courses with significant elevation changes, but there are elevation changes and then there is Augusta National. That course is crazy.

Second was the greens. They just looked extremely difficult, and like they require very precise knowledge about exactly where you need to hit the ball, something I wouldn't have until I played the course a few times.

Third is that it appeared to me there were quite a few shots you'd have to hit that would just look intimidating. At a course like Hazeltine or St. Andrews you didn't really have a lot of that.

Fortunately, or perhaps more accurately unfortunately, it's all a moot point. I don't anticipate getting the chance to test my theory. :)
 
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Kepler said:
If you sit on your hand for a while it feels like somebody else's.

What? I read it somewhere.
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Which part of you doesn't recognize your hand: your butt or your brain? (mine can both think, and I won't say which I use more)
 
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burd said:
Which part of you doesn't recognize your hand: your butt or your brain? (mine can both think, and I won't say which I use more)
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I think this is where the House broken finger joke came in.
 
Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Spieth +4 through 7 holes today. Looks like the course is playing tough today.
 
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Tiger struggling on the front nine. If he doesn't turn it around, he could very well miss the cut. Here's to hoping he lights up on the back nine and at least gets to E for the tournament to at least give him a chance at getting into contention this weekend.
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
Tiger struggling on the front nine. If he doesn't turn it around, he could very well miss the cut. Here's to hoping he lights up on the back nine and at least gets to E for the tournament to at least give him a chance at getting into contention this weekend.
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I'm sure the network is spinning their prayer wheels. I watched the early coverage and it was exclusively a retrospective on his four green jackets and live footage of him practicing iron shots. This was while other pairs were playing.
 
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Kepler said:
I'm sure the network is spinning their prayer wheels. I watched the early coverage and it was exclusively a retrospective on his four green jackets and live footage of him practicing iron shots. This was while other pairs were playing.
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It'll be a buzzkill if Tiger doesn't make the cut. Tiger currently at +4 through 11, with the cutline at +5.
 
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Tiger in the water again at 12. Very good chance that he will be on the wrong side of the cutline going into the last third of the course.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
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:p:D:D

FWIW, regardless of how you feel about Tiger, him being in contention is good for the game.

That being said, it doesn't look like Tiger will be in the mix this weekend...barring a comeback here in the final six holes.
 
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Bird on 13 was big for Tiger, needs at least a bird on 15 here..
 
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