A few random thoughts:
- It wasn’t a great Masters. In fact, I thought the final day rather dull. Weather conditions effectively prevented a charge; everyone was simply holding on. Not exactly fun to watch.
- Immelman won the tournament on the first two days. He shot 68-68-69-75.
- That’s also where Tiger lost it. As good as he is, in a major he simply seems incapable of coming from behind to win.
- I predicted back in March that Tiger would lose the Masters, ending any talk of a Grand Slam. It was more hope than prediction, but it came true. Now we can concentrate on golf, instead of the deification of the Tiger God.
- I wonder how long the golf media is going to beat the Gary Player – Trevor Immelman horse. It’s dead already.
- Last October, I had Immelman on my short list of best players not to win a major. I guess I’ll have to edit that post.
- Winning the single year Grand Slam is simply a fantasy. It will never be done—especially with the Modern Slam.
- Tiger has a big bald spot. I noticed it when he took off his hat. He’s headed for Jim Furyk territory.
- Brandt Snedeker is going to be a major star. The pressure just got to him today. Is he the young challenger to Tiger that everyone’s looking for. He’s certainly the anti-Tiger, smiling his way through the event and looking like he actually enjoys golf.
- It was nice to see Brandt offer congratulations to Trevor as they walked up the final fairway.
- Tiger is now 1 for his last 6 in the Masters
- Does the Chairman of Augusta get coaching in southern drawl? If Bill Gates ever became chairman, would he also develop a drawl?”
- It was snowing here in Ann Arbor today. Somehow that made Augusta seem even more beautiful
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I think that Tigger will win a Grand Slam, but you are fooling yourself if you think we are done with the Tigger deification. All he has to do is win a week, followed by one of the next 3 majors, and then we will start hearing the crazy talk about winning 11 in a row, or start giving us stats on the Tiger-slam he is about to win.
Tigger’s bald spot is prominent, he looks so much more like Earl in just one year of fatherhood. Someone isn’t getting so much sleep at home.
In our clubhouse yesterday we were all excited about Brandt Snedeker (the Tennessee thing), but before his back nine filled with Bogeys, the thing that everyone was railing on him about was his titties. Now that Phil has had his breast reduction, (and I think it is from surgery, not just better shape, which he is in)- now we have Brandt who is sporting what has to be the most prominient nipples in sport (men’s or women’s)- That was through at least 3 damn layers! Look the tech shirts are great and everything, but sometimes they are a little too sheer.
Lastly, do all the Nike pros actually wear Tiger branded appearal? I think that would wear on me if I were them. And it bugged me as a viewer. We were getting to see a player highlighted more than Tiger, but everytime they showed him from one side, I saw that little silver plate and started thinking about Tiger again.