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The Masters 07 - Lizard King - 04-05-2007
Anybody else here love the Masters? I always look forward to it every year.
Predictions anyone?
I say Tiger takes it, hard to count Phil out, but I think Tiger wants it more this year.
You can watch a live feed through TSN:
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- joshwayy - 04-05-2007
I live for this week...the best sporting event in the world (IMO).
Adam Scott- you heard it here first.
- d_alex_d - 04-05-2007
joshwayy Wrote:I live for this week...the best sporting event in the world (IMO).
Adam Scott- you heard it here first.
Funny you say that becuase I heard the sports guy on the radio this morning predict him too, so lets say I heard it here 2nd.
But very good choice, it would not surprise me either if he makes a strong run.
- Lizard King - 04-05-2007
Tough greens today, lots of players having trouble with the speeds. Tiger's missed alot of close one's today, he could easily be 3 or 4 under. Right now +1 through 10, not bad. Phil had a bad start so did Ernie, the weather is supposed to stay cool, this course will play fast all weekend. I wouldnt be surprised to see a plus score win the tourney.
Go Tiger!
- tigerthelion - 04-05-2007
Go Tiger. The sooner he breaks Jack's record of 18 majors, the better.
- opiated - 04-05-2007
tigerthelion Wrote:Go Tiger. The sooner he breaks Jack's record of 18 majors, the better.
why?
- grimes - 04-05-2007
The same guy winning ever week really takes the excitement out of it (as exciting as watching golf is to begin with), so I'll be cheering for anyone but Tiger. It would be nice to see one of the Canadians in the thick of it on the weekend, though they're not exactly off to good starts. On another note, I just caught a few minutes of the coverage, and it looks stunning. It has to be one of the best HD productions I've ever seen for a sporting event.
- opiated - 04-05-2007
CBS does realize that there are other golfers besides Tiger, right?
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- MountainHip - 04-06-2007
I love golf to death.
The Masters is my Favourite Major by far.
I cannot stand the coverage Tiger gets.
I actually turn the channel, and end up watching less.
It really disappoints me, that I would rather not watch any golf.
They will show him what seems to be endlessly. They show him lining up his shot, pratice swing, back away, line up again, hit his shot, then a replay, then his reaction, then him walking to his next shot, then they show another golfer (barely sometimes the back swing is cut off at the front), and the split second the ball stops, then they show Tiger lining up his next shot, then a replay of his last shot, then his practise swing, then his shot, then his reaction, then a replay of last year, then a commercial with Tiger in it. I can't stand it!!!
- joshwayy - 04-06-2007
the masters.org shows amen corner live
- opiated - 04-06-2007
MountainHip Wrote:I love golf to death.
The Masters is my Favourite Major by far.
I cannot stand the coverage Tiger gets.
I actually turn the channel, and end up watching less.
It really disappoints me, that I would rather not watch any golf.
They will show him what seems to be endlessly. They show him lining up his shot, pratice swing, back away, line up again, hit his shot, then a replay, then his reaction, then him walking to his next shot, then they show another golfer (barely sometimes the back swing is cut off at the front), and the split second the ball stops, then they show Tiger lining up his next shot, then a replay of his last shot, then his practise swing, then his shot, then his reaction, then a replay of last year, then a commercial with Tiger in it. I can't stand it!!!
THANK YOU! Glad to know i'm not the only one..if they could, they'd show him take his pre-round dump
- d_alex_d - 04-06-2007
I know what you guys are saying with Tiger's coverage and how it can sometimes be very annoying. I for one like watching Tiger.
Don't get me wrong, I love seeing playoff rounds, and highly competitve tournaments, but there is part of me that likes seeing history be made and records be broken. If every record was set, and every "amazing" player was before my time, I think things would get boring. Its always interesting to see what records get broken, Whether it be Sidney Crosby or Tiger Woods, or Roger Federer, I like the fact that I'm able to follow it, and be part of the action, so to speak.
Tiger has also done so much for the sport of golf its incredible. I heard a stat yesterday that said, the year Tiger won the his first Masters, 1997, the total money won all year combined was around 80mil$, this year it is almost 190mil$. All the other players have Tiger to thank for their nicer cars and newer houses.
That is all.
- tommygunn - 04-06-2007
A couple of great articles on Arnie.. a truly class act! :thumb:
The King Is Back at the Masters
By NANCY ARMOUR (AP)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Time to muster Arnie's Army again, this time for a very short walk.
Arnold Palmer, the four-time Masters champion who played for the 50th and final time three years ago, will hit the opening tee shot Thursday and become the seventh honorary starter in tournament history.
"The time has come," Palmer said Tuesday. "I think all of you know what Augusta means to me."
Palmer was the dominant player of the 1960s, winning seven major championships. But it was his personality that altered the game forever _ and never was it more evident than at Augusta National.
He would visit with fans in the gallery as he played, making them feel as if they knew him personally. When fans applauded, he'd look them in the eye and wave. He was their friend and their idol, the guy next door and the competitor they dreamed of being.
Back in the '50s, soldiers at nearby Fort Gordon would use their vacation to volunteer at the Masters, and they always pulled for Palmer.
"That's where the original `Arnie's Army' came from. They said, `We are soldiers in Arnie's Army,'" Palmer said. "That's when the signs started."
His fans came to Augusta armed with signs touting their loyalty, and the trend spread quickly to other tournaments where Palmer played. Soon enough, though, the PGA Tour and Augusta National put a stop to it.
"The PGA Tour and Augusta jointly said, `Hey, no more signs,'" Palmer said. "It was getting obnoxious. There were so many signs and they were holding them up."
The signs may have disappeared, but the affection for Palmer never waned. Anytime he teed it up at Augusta, hundreds lined up to greet him. They followed him around the course, cheering his every move, and it hardly mattered if he finished at the top of the leaderboard or near the bottom.
Now 77, Palmer last made the cut in 1983. When Augusta National gave some aging champions the not-so-subtle message that they should stop playing, Palmer said the 2002 Masters would be his last.
The Masters softened its stance, though, and Palmer did, too. He decided 2004 _ his 50th anniversary at Augusta _ was the perfect time to leave.
But when it was suggested he become an honorary starter, Palmer would have none of it. He was a star, not a warm-up act.
"I didn't want to jump the gun and do it too early," he said. "It was a hard one to stop playing. And I knew I should. It wasn't a question of continuing for any reason other than pride, I suppose. When I quit, I just wanted to think about not playing in the Masters and get over that, and then I would be ready (to be an honorary starter.)
"And I'm ready."
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More than just a tee for Palmer
By Tim Dahlberg, AP Sports Columnist
AUGUSTA, Ga. — There were so many memories, so much going through his mind. The job of the gray-haired man in a light blue sweater on this chilly spring morning was to stick a tee in the ground and hit a shot down the first fairway. Arnold Palmer had done it so many times before he shouldn't have had to think twice about it.
This was different. Because now Palmer's thoughts drifted back to another era, a simpler time.
The years came rushing back.
He remembered the time he first came here as a starstruck college student to watch names like Snead, Hogan and Nelson. The time when he first teed it up in the Masters and Gene Sarazen was his playing partner. The time the president of the United States wanted to play golf with him the morning after he won a green jacket.
So many memories.
It was just one tee shot, one swing of the driver. Somehow, it seemed to mean so much more.
"Whoever thought that 60 years later, here we are," Palmer said.
He's an old man now, with stooped shoulders and a face weathered by years in the sun. His once massive army has been reduced to a collection of fellow senior citizens who were as happy to see him as they were glad they didn't have to leave their folding chairs on the first tee to follow him down the fairway.
This was one place he hadn't expected to end up. The Masters had ceremonial starters before, but they were all players from another time and, well, they were all old.
Now he was old too, and if he needed any reminding, all he had to do was look around the interview room and see the large picture of himself looking young and vibrant in a sweater nearly a half century ago.
If he needed a second reminder, it came when he bent slowly to put a tee in the ground just like he had done so many thousands of times before.
"I can still bend over, anyway," Palmer said, drawing a chuckle from his geriatric army.
He's 77 now and, like many his age, life has settled into a quiet routine. Most days he wakes up around 6 a.m., puts on the coffee, tosses a leash on his dog and goes out for a walk.
This morning would be different.
He was back at a place where he thrilled so many with his swashbuckling style on his way to four Masters titles, a place he left with some bitterness after a brief tiff with the former chairman over whether he could still play or not.
Much to his dismay, it turned out Palmer couldn't play anymore. But Hootie Johnson still lost that battle in the court of public opinion because he was going up against The King, a man who turned on millions to the game of golf and made it cool before Tiger Woods made it even cooler.
He thought about those times in the 24 hours leading up to his ceremonial first tee shot. He thought about how much this golf course and tournament meant to his life.
"A lot of those things came to my mind," Palmer said. "I just was reminiscing and thinking about how much Augusta has meant in my life, right up to today."
He had been thinking about becoming the ceremonial starter for a few years now. It used to be a fixture, but the Masters hasn't had one since Sam Snead died five years ago.
With a new chairman on board, this was the time. And Palmer also understood that time might be running out.
"I didn't want to get up and die before I did it," Palmer said. "Getting to my age, at some point you've got to think about that."
There was nothing riding on this tee shot, unlike the 50 other drives he had hit off the first tee on Thursday morning of previous Masters. Still, Palmer wasn't going to take any chances.
He took two drivers to the range, hitting about 20 balls before picking the one he would swing. Then it was off to the first tee, where his arrival was announced by a wave of applause that began at the clubhouse and spread to the course.
The familiar glint was in his eye, and he posed for pictures with new chairman Billy Payne. He joked to Payne that if he hit it well, he might play 18.
A chilly breeze blew into his face as long, early-morning shadows framed the famous opening par 4. Around him, fans streamed into the course hoping to catch a glimpse.
Palmer put his tee into the ground, addressed the ball and looked down the fairway.
"Sure is beautiful, isn't it," he said to no one in particular.
He then hunched over in a familiar stance, waggled the club and swung. His confidence wasn't what it once was and he had been afraid he would top it.
But he struck it solidly and the ball headed toward the left rough about 200 yards away.
The crowd applauded, and Palmer smiled his familiar smile. On the tee, pictures were taken and hands were shaken.
Now, his day was over, and it was time to head back in the clubhouse.
Another memory had been made.
And the Masters had officially begun.
- opiated - 04-06-2007
d_alex_d Wrote:I know what you guys are saying with Tiger's coverage and how it can sometimes be very annoying. I for one like watching Tiger.
Don't get me wrong, I love seeing playoff rounds, and highly competitve tournaments, but there is part of me that likes seeing history be made and records be broken. If every record was set, and every "amazing" player was before my time, I think things would get boring. Its always interesting to see what records get broken, Whether it be Sidney Crosby or Tiger Woods, or Roger Federer, I like the fact that I'm able to follow it, and be part of the action, so to speak.
Tiger has also done so much for the sport of golf its incredible. I heard a stat yesterday that said, the year Tiger won the his first Masters, 1997, the total money won all year combined was around 80mil$, this year it is almost 190mil$. All the other players have Tiger to thank for their nicer cars and newer houses.
That is all.
I'm not gettin all those cars and houses because of him though am I?? Yeah, he's the best..WE GET IT!!! It's wasted coverage watching every single move the guy makes..let's see the shots, let's see the a quick reaction..that is all
- tigerthelion - 04-06-2007
opiated Wrote:d_alex_d Wrote:I know what you guys are saying with Tiger's coverage and how it can sometimes be very annoying. I for one like watching Tiger.
Don't get me wrong, I love seeing playoff rounds, and highly competitve tournaments, but there is part of me that likes seeing history be made and records be broken. If every record was set, and every "amazing" player was before my time, I think things would get boring. Its always interesting to see what records get broken, Whether it be Sidney Crosby or Tiger Woods, or Roger Federer, I like the fact that I'm able to follow it, and be part of the action, so to speak.
Tiger has also done so much for the sport of golf its incredible. I heard a stat yesterday that said, the year Tiger won the his first Masters, 1997, the total money won all year combined was around 80mil$, this year it is almost 190mil$. All the other players have Tiger to thank for their nicer cars and newer houses.
That is all.
I'm not gettin all those cars and houses because of him though am I?? Yeah, he's the best..WE GET IT!!! It's wasted coverage watching every single move the guy makes..let's see the shots, let's see the a quick reaction..that is all
Yeah, it's not like the NHL shows Crosby after every whistle or anything, or MLB shows Barry Bonds' every move, or the NFL shows every move that Manning makes. C'mon opiated. It happens in every sport. I have watched the Masters off and on for the past few days and have seen Tiger a total of one time. Tiger is the best. He's the only golf player alive who has a chance to do something special. Guys like him come along four or five times a century. He's chasing history. The funny part is that I don't always cheer for guys to make history. I am not rooting for Barry Bonds in any way, shape, or manner. Tiger has already proven to be the best golfer of all time as far as I can tell but breaking Jack's record is still something that will be a major accomplishment. I know I touched on some of the points already made by d_alex_d.
