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The Masters
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I doubt Tiger ever wins another major. What has it been like 10 years since his last one?
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Not many low scores today, nobody has done better than a 71. Windy conditions and fast greens, looks like it's been hell out there.
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So many great names near the top of the leaderboard. It's hard to know who to go with.
Patrick Reed, who's played well of late, is having a great second day. McIlroy and Spieth are within striking distance. Dustin Johnson is charging.
It's shaping up to be a great weekend of golf.
Patrick Reed, who's played well of late, is having a great second day. McIlroy and Spieth are within striking distance. Dustin Johnson is charging.
It's shaping up to be a great weekend of golf.
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Rain and wind is coming late Saturday. Going to be a lot of moving.
- Jun 12, 2014
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I flew Ernie Ball, of Ball Guitar Strings, out to the Masters back in 2003. After we landed at Augusta, they towed our plane into the massive stack of airplanes on the ramp. Basically you had to show up after the tourney when they told you so that when it was time to unstack your aircraft you could get in it and fly away to make room on the ramp to unstack more airplanes. Lots of guys would just drop off their clients and then fly the airplane somewhere else rather than leave it parked in that mess.
Of course there was no room for us anywhere near Augusta to stay. We stayed four nights in Columbia SC, which I actually thought was a pretty nice town.
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Not sure if this has been posted in the thread. The chairman of Augusta National is a UF grad, former UF golfer:
Gator at Augusta: Fred Ridley takes over
http://www.gatorsports.com/2018/04/gator-at-augusta-fred-ridley-takes-over/
UGUSTA, GA. | The last two chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club were former SEC football players: Billy Payne (Georgia) and Hootie Johnson (South Carolina).
On Wednesday, a former Florida Gator golfer met the media for the first time since taking over for Payne last fall.
Fred Ridley conducted his first Masters week news conference, traditionally the only time the chairman of the club fields questions. Ridley, a 65-year-old Tampa real estate lawyer, former president of the United States Golf Association and the 1975 U.S. Amateur champion, is the seventh Augusta National chairman and the first to have won a major amateur golf title.
“They’re passing it around the conference,” said Buddy Alexander, the former UF golf coach who has been a lifelong friend of Ridley’s ever since they played junior golf together in Orlando. “It’s great to have a Gator in there.”
Ridley, a Lakeland native, cited a personal history with the club that went back to 1976 when he played as the reigning U.S. Amateur champion.
“I begin the most significant chapter in my lifelong connection to the game of golf,” Ridley said in his opening statement. “I accept the responsibility with humility, with a determination to pursue the principles established by our founders and I believe fully prepared to lead this organization as we explore new and impactful ways to impact the game of golf.”
Ridley also is the first Augusta National chairman to have played in the Masters. He qualified three times, missed the cut every time, but is now poised to make more of an impact than any player could.
And he hit the ground running, announcing the first Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship, to begin in 2019.
“The chairmanship of Augusta National certainly gives him a unique place in the game,” said Jim Hyler, who now has Ridley’s old job as chairman of the Masters competition committee.
Ridley faces several issues, including curbing distance, the possibility of a “Masters tournament” ball and membership policies.
Gator at Augusta: Fred Ridley takes over
http://www.gatorsports.com/2018/04/gator-at-augusta-fred-ridley-takes-over/
UGUSTA, GA. | The last two chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club were former SEC football players: Billy Payne (Georgia) and Hootie Johnson (South Carolina).
On Wednesday, a former Florida Gator golfer met the media for the first time since taking over for Payne last fall.
Fred Ridley conducted his first Masters week news conference, traditionally the only time the chairman of the club fields questions. Ridley, a 65-year-old Tampa real estate lawyer, former president of the United States Golf Association and the 1975 U.S. Amateur champion, is the seventh Augusta National chairman and the first to have won a major amateur golf title.
“They’re passing it around the conference,” said Buddy Alexander, the former UF golf coach who has been a lifelong friend of Ridley’s ever since they played junior golf together in Orlando. “It’s great to have a Gator in there.”
Ridley, a Lakeland native, cited a personal history with the club that went back to 1976 when he played as the reigning U.S. Amateur champion.
“I begin the most significant chapter in my lifelong connection to the game of golf,” Ridley said in his opening statement. “I accept the responsibility with humility, with a determination to pursue the principles established by our founders and I believe fully prepared to lead this organization as we explore new and impactful ways to impact the game of golf.”
Ridley also is the first Augusta National chairman to have played in the Masters. He qualified three times, missed the cut every time, but is now poised to make more of an impact than any player could.
And he hit the ground running, announcing the first Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship, to begin in 2019.
“The chairmanship of Augusta National certainly gives him a unique place in the game,” said Jim Hyler, who now has Ridley’s old job as chairman of the Masters competition committee.
Ridley faces several issues, including curbing distance, the possibility of a “Masters tournament” ball and membership policies.
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Tiger gonna tiger... some unsung dudes playing out of their minds so far though. Have enjoyed tuning in when Ive had some time.
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Gotta love McIlroy playing mind games with Reed, who rolls into Sunday with a three-stroke lead.
"All the pressure is on him. He went to Augusta State. He's got a lot of support here. I'm hoping to come in and spoil the party."
"All the pressure is on him. He went to Augusta State. He's got a lot of support here. I'm hoping to come in and spoil the party."
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Someone is apparently not too stoked with Reed having three day lead. Check out his height and weight from Wikipedia
Apparently all the UGA fans HATE him. Allegedly, he stole money from his teammates and did some other crummy things to them during his one year in Athens. Apparently he also got arrested a couple of times for alcohol related issues but the stealing incident(s) put him on everybody’s shat list so it could be a Georgia fan responsible for this.
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He's probably not very popular on the PGA Tour either. He's a trash-talking showboat who fancies himself as Tiger Woods light.
It'll be interesting to see how the galleries gravitate tomorrow. I got a feeling a lot of people are pulling for Rory to get his first green jacket and the career Slam.
It'll be interesting to see how the galleries gravitate tomorrow. I got a feeling a lot of people are pulling for Rory to get his first green jacket and the career Slam.
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I'm picking Rory or Rickie to win this thing. Reed's gonna' feel the squeeze on the back nine & cough it up.
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