Masters thread

[atlantacowboy]

I'd like to see Rory complete the career slam but I've seen him throw away so many majors on Sunday that I almost expect it. I think Bryson is going to catch him today just like at last years US Open.

 

[DFWJC]

Rory doesn't have much of a lead.
He could play great and still lose today

 

[Tabascocat]

I think Bryson pulls it out but don’t discount Conners. He has played well and due for a low round.

 

[gtb1943]

Rory still hanging on but its early yet for him

This Dechambeau I have never heard of but then I don't keep track of gold anymore; stopped about twenty years ago.

sad to think that events like the Masters used to be of huge interest.

Now Golf and Tennis and other sports are niche sports and that is all

Hockey is a minor sport; as is pretty much everything else. only the Olympics still have huge interest. And even there, it is not what it once was.

The NFL and college football are strictly US; NBA has more interest overseas but not all that.

Even soccer seems to have faded somewhat worldwide

 

[gtb1943]

and no sooner then I post that Dechambeau bogies two holes in a row.

 

[Tabascocat]

DeCHAM’s irons are off again and Rory is getting all the breaks.

 

[DFWJC]

Rory coughs up the lead.

Now 1 stroke behind Rose

 

[gtb1943]

Rory birdied the first playoff hole to win the Masters!

tps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/masters/2025/04/13/masters-live-updates-leaderboard-final-round-sunday/83066188007/

 

[csirl]

If Rory played smarter he'd have won it by several shots. Goes for the risky shot too many times. The shot that ended up in the creek was unnecessary. Middle of the green and safe par would have been enough to win overall.

 

[Runwildboys]

If Rory played smarter he'd have won it by several shots. Goes for the risky shot too many times. The shot that ended up in the creek was unnecessary. Middle of the green and safe par would have been enough to win overall.

Taking lessons from Tiger, I guess.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Congrats to Rory! He tried to give it away but fate wasn't taking it. That approach shot on 15 was the best I've ever seen on that hole.

 

[atlantacowboy]

If Rory played smarter he'd have won it by several shots. Goes for the risky shot too many times. The shot that ended up in the creek was unnecessary. Middle of the green and safe par would have been enough to win overall.

He couldn't have played the 13th more conservatively. He laid up to 100 yards and just mis-hit his gap wedge. He hits the green from that spot 95 out of 100 times. He did the same thing on 18 hitting his gap wedge into the bunker. The fact is that he pulled off the impossible shots like the approach on 15 and missed on easy gap wedges and short putts. So, it wasn't a lack of intelligence. If Rory had Tiger's poise under pressure, he would have 10-12 majors and would have won that career slam 10 years ago.

 

[gtb1943]

If Rory played smarter he'd have won it by several shots. Goes for the risky shot too many times. The shot that ended up in the creek was unnecessary. Middle of the green and safe par would have been enough to win overall.

I would say birdying the first hole of a sudden death playoff in one of the Majors is performing when it really mattered

 

[Khartun]

Congrats to Rory! He tried to give it away but fate wasn't taking it. That approach shot on 15 was the best I've ever seen on that hole.

It was an incredible shot!

 

[McKDaddy]

If Rory played smarter he'd have won it by several shots. Goes for the risky shot too many times. The shot that ended up in the creek was unnecessary. Middle of the green and safe par would have been enough to win overall.

He laid up to give himself the simply shot over the creek. He somehow made a horrible swing but he was playing it smart. Going for the green in two would have been the risky play there.

 

[McKDaddy]

He couldn't have played the 13th more conservatively. He laid up to 100 yards and just mis-hit his gap wedge. He hits the green from that spot 95 out of 100 times. He did the same thing on 18 hitting his gap wedge into the bunker. The fact is that he pulled off the impossible shots like the approach on 15 and missed on easy gap wedges and short putts. So, it wasn't a lack of intelligence. If Rory had Tiger's poise under pressure, he would have 10-12 majors and would have won that career slam 10 years ago.

Now that the monkey is off his back, I wonder if it might free him up & we might see him have a stretch of really good golf.

 

[McKDaddy]

I'd like to see Rory complete the career slam but I've seen him throw away so many majors on Sunday that I almost expect it. I think Bryson is going to catch him today just like at last years US Open.

I'm not excusing his contributions to his failures but golf is so fickle I don't know that I would consider him to have "thrown away so many majors". You can play brilliantly and not get the score to reflect it or play pretty poorly and score well. Sometimes, other guys just get hot at the right time & outrun you to the finish line even though you aren't playing badly.

I've been playing for 30 years & my thought is when you are playing well & confident, you just need to let it flow & basically be on autopilot. Most times if you start trying to throttle down, you seem to mess up badly. Having said that, you do need to manage your risk regardless how well you are playing.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Now that the monkey is off his back, I wonder if it might free him up & we might see him have a stretch of really good golf.

Worked for Phil.

 

[erod]

He tried to give it away, but nobody took it.

Rose came back from 7 strokes behind at one point yesterday and almost pulled it off.

 

[gtb1943]

He tried to give it away, but nobody took it.

Rose came back from 7 strokes behind at one point yesterday and almost pulled it off.

BUT when it mattered the most, Rory stood up and Rose stood back