1. Welcome to SportsJournalists.com, a friendly forum for discussing all things sports and journalism.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register for a free account to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Access to private conversations with other members.
    • Fewer ads.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Fore Please. 2024 Masters Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Chef2, Apr 9, 2024.

  1. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I don't know if The Masters is "the greatest" of the majors, I do know it has the smallest fields of the four, and typically, a third of the players have no shot due to age or generally playing cruddy golf, but they are former champions so they play. What makes it "great" - honestly - is its played on the same course and depicted from the same camera locations they have been using since people first saw it as kids. Viewers feel they "know" the course. In a rapidly changing world, the event hasn't changed much since then - and it is refreshing to see a sports property not totally sell its soul for more sponsor or TV money.
     
  2. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Bring back the Eisenhower tree.
     
  3. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Nice to see such a big asshole out to such a big lead. Really makes you question whether karma exists.
     
    BurnsWhenIPee likes this.
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Agree. This is an Augusta National thing, not an ESPN/CBS thing. They just put it on the air. Notice you don't see a bottom line on the ESPN telecast.
     
    maumann likes this.
  5. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Tiger hits against a tree trunk. Announcer: "I wish my eyes didn't work right."
     
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    And Spieth starts with a double on 1. Ouch.
     
  7. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    His putting was fabulous. He missed a bunch of fairways but hit some really good recovery shots and made some difficult putts.
     
  8. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Don’t worry. He’ll barely make the cut, then shoot 70-66 on the weekend and finish third.
     
    MileHigh likes this.
  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Ha, no doubt. Immelman noted that Rahm made double on his first hole last year, but Spieth has been over the place of late/a lot of his career.
     
  10. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    The Masters app continues to be outstanding every year. My goodness it was done right.
     
    jr/shotglass, maumann and MileHigh like this.
  11. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    No doubt. And the website where you can track players' shots -- perfect.
     
    jr/shotglass, Deskgrunt50 and maumann like this.
  12. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    If not for The Masters every year, you'd never know IBM was still around. IBM basically paid for my college tuition, and my brother's scholarship.
     
    HanSenSE and TigerVols like this.
Write your reply...
Uploads are not available.
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page