Fore, please -- 78th Masters running thread

With no Tiger this year, I would love to go. My attorney is going Thursday with his wife but then he's going out of the country Friday on a case. Don't see me getting my mitts on those badges. Maybe the big bosses will come through and say, hey, come up on the plane again and help us show some clients around.

 

The former Iowan in me would love to see Zach Johnson win his second Masters, and as noted, he's playing well.

If they're in it on Sunday, I'll be pulling for Rory or Jason Day ... both stellar young guns. Day has played the course well when he's not hurt.

And where's the love for Patrick "Top 5" Reed"? Will he back up the talk, or wilt under Augusta pressure? (I'm guessing the latter)

 

Its a shame that Dustin cannot putt because course is made to for his powerful game; I'm rooting for Rory simply so I can get his duck hook on the 11th out of my memory and store something else there.

 

Sergio Garcia played pretty well last week, finishing third at the Shell Houston Open. Which probably means he'll stink it up this week.

 

Have you ever watched him prepare for a shot or putt?

 

Keegan Bradley is a much faster player than Jim Furyk, who never seems to get the kind of shit Kevin Na and Ben Crane do.

 

Slow play is affecting everyone. I worked a recent tournament for Golf Channel and the five-hour round was pretty average. Maybe we need a shot clock in golf as well as baseball. It should not take more than 4 1/2 hours to play 18 holes.

 

Congratulations to Phil for recovering from his muscle pull in time to play at Shell and The Masters.

 

I've notice that the announcers are totally thrown off when a guy plays his shot from the fairway only a few seconds after the prior player.

 

I'm surprised the club didn't replace the Eisenhower Tree. Without it, the hole looks . . . blah.

 

Most surprising score of the day....... 2007 champion Zach Johnson 5-over through 15.