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Hello Friends: Official Masters tuuuuuurnament thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MileHigh, Apr 1, 2012.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    One major, but 15 PGA Tour wins including two Players. And 20 years between his first and last Tour win. Damn good for a very long time. The love for him at Augusta is justified, he went more than two decades without missing a cut and has a pile of top-10s.

    Overall...he's just always had "it." I can't think of another player who has had women and men equally swooning for so long with no hiccups along the way.
     
    playthrough, Apr 2, 2012
    #25
  2. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    I think Anthony Kim won in Houston in 2010.
     
    trifectarich, Apr 2, 2012
    #26
  3. Gehrig

    Gehrig Active Member

    With how this season's been, there's at least 30 names that could easily win. That being said, here are my "bold" predictions.

    Winner: Tiger Woods

    Runner Up: Webb Simpson

    Contenders: Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson

    Dark Horse: Kyle Stanley

    Notable to Miss the Cut: Martin Kaymer
     
    Gehrig, Apr 2, 2012
    #27
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, you're right. Phil won last year.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 2, 2012
    #28
  5. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    WTF has happened to AK?
    Is it just me or did he kind of disappear?
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Apr 2, 2012
    #29
  6. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    The biggest advantage that Phil enjoys is that Augusta is set up for a RH draw and he can hit the LH fade comfortably.
     
    qtlaw, Apr 2, 2012
    #30
  7. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    He's trying to remake his swing and not having a lot of success at it. So far in 2012:

    4 missed cuts
    1 WD
    1 DQ
    2 made cuts with his best finish being T42
     
    trifectarich, Apr 2, 2012
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  8. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    Current win odds from Vegas:

    Woods 3.5-to-1
    McIlroy 5-1
    Mickelson 9-1
    Donald, Westwood 16-1
    Mahan 28-1
    Scott, Rose, Keegan Bradley 30-1
    Day 33-1
    Schwartzel, Garcia, Stricker, Watson, Dustin Johnson, Simpson 40-1
    Watney, Kaymer, Kuchar, McDowell 50-1

    One player against 96 and the return is 7-to-2? No, thanks. I'll take the two Englishmen at 16-1, though, and the No. 5 player in the world (Stricker) at 40-1.
     
    trifectarich, Apr 3, 2012
    #32
  9. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    I would be allllll over Keegan Bradley.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Apr 3, 2012
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  10. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    I'm generally in line with that kind of sentiment, but history shows it takes some time to learn about Augusta National before you win there.
     
    trifectarich, Apr 3, 2012
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  11. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Do I think he'll win? No.
    But at 30-1.. He'd worth putting down some scratch to win.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Apr 3, 2012
    #35
  12. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    He's certainly been having a good year -- until Sundays.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 3, 2012
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