The Masters 2021

ridonkulous

PARlance wrote: »

Commentators were incorrect in stating Kim cannot use his damaged putter weren't they?

I think the rule is if it is damaged in play i.e. while playing a shot you can use it for the rest of the round. If it is damaged in anger then you can't use it again. But it was a recent enough change so not 100% on it.

Edit: Nope, according to the USGA site he can keep using it even if he damaged it in anger.

AdamD

Kim looks like a man who has putted extensively with his 3 wood

Speak Now

PARlance wrote: »

Commentators were incorrect in stating Kim cannot use his damaged putter weren't they?

Yeah I think they changed it so he can but its unlikely you'd want to depending on the damage I suppose.

Mac_Lad71

Brian Harman one off the lead.

Not the stereotypical golfing athlete..love to see him win.

PARlance

ridonkulous wrote: »

I think the rule is if it is damaged in play i.e. while playing a shot you can use it for the rest of the round. If it is damaged in anger then you can't use it again. But it was a recent enough change so not 100% on it.

Edit: Nope, according to the USGA site he can keep using it even if he damaged it in anger.

Yip it was part of the recent changes.

They sounded so convincing when they were saying it.

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/rules-modernization/major-changes/use-of-clubs-damaged-during-round.html

Deeper Blue

Deeper Blue wrote: »

Any truth to the rumor that Rahm only got there on Wednesday and had a child?

Mushy

Dustin is saying goodbye early too so

Deeper Blue

Interesting leaderboard.

Looking forward to seeing how Zalatoris gets on tomorrow

DellyBelly

Mac_Lad71 wrote: »

Brian Harman one off the lead.

Not the stereotypical golfing athlete..love to see him win.

Yeah.. He looks like he's a dwarf. How tall is he?

Roger_007

Deeper Blue wrote: »

Interesting leaderboard.

Looking forward to seeing how Zalatoris gets on tomorrow

I think that he he is the most laid-back player out there. He’s been hanging around the higher end of leaderboards for a good while now. His attitude is brilliant and while I don’t think he’ll win, I would expect him to finish in the top five on Sunday.

Deeper Blue

DellyBelly wrote: »

Yeah.. He looks like he's a dwarf. How tall is he?

Height: 6'2''

Width: About half a foot by the look of him

Deeper Blue

Matt Wolff has been DQ'd for signing an incorrect scorecard apparently. Would've missed the cut anyway

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Deeper Blue wrote: »

Matt Wolff has been DQ'd for signing an incorrect scorecard apparently. Would've missed the cut anyway

Something funny up with him lately. Didn’t he WD in the WGC the other week too?

billy3sheets

Deeper Blue wrote: »

Matt Wolff has been DQ'd for signing an incorrect scorecard apparently. Would've missed the cut anyway

I'd say he's trying to avoid getting a 0.1 back

DJIMI TRARORE

Rose must be sick with 72,everyone else out early in with, 66,67,68s,ps:it was a good 72

Roger_007

billy3sheets wrote: »

I'd say he's trying to avoid getting a 0.1 back

Under the new handicapping system he would probably be due a couple shots back based on his recent results.:)

eagle eye

Brian Harman the only player with two rounds in the 60's.

Deeper Blue

fullstop wrote: »

Something funny up with him lately. Didn’t he WD in the WGC the other week too?

He did and he WD'd at the Farmers a few weeks before that too. Definitely something up with him

The_Kew_Tour

That drive by Champ at the 18th was ridiculous.

Bunkers? What Bunkers?:pac:

Anyone from Evens still in with a shout but The Masters has always been a tough course to come from a bit behind.

Going be great weekend. Speith looks the best bet but you just can never be sure with history of this place.

callaway92

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

Rose must be sick with 72,everyone else out early in with, 66,67,68s,ps:it was a good 72

72 a good return after a miracle first round.

If he’s sick with it he’d have a pathetic mentality (which we know he doesn’t have)

eagle eye

The_Kew_Tour wrote:

Anyone from Evens still in with a shout but The Masters has always been a tough course to come from a bit behind.

Just in that.
Biggest deficit a winner has come back from after the first round is 7 shots, jointly held by Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods who were both former Champions.
Biggest deficit after two and three rounds was eight shots by Jack Burke jr. in 1956 when he won to majors.

So if you were to stay inside those parameters the following is the list who can win it this year.
Rose
Zalatoris
Harman
Leishman
Spieth
Kim
Champ
Matsuyama
Schauffele
Hughes
Lowry
Thompson
Rahm
Reed

I don't think I've missed anybody.

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DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

Rose must be sick with 72,everyone else out early in with, 66,67,68s,ps:it was a good 72

It looked like it was going to be a 76 after 6 or 7 holes. I’d say he’s delighted with it.

DJIMI TRARORE

fullstop wrote:

It looked like it was going to be a 76 after 6 or 7 holes. I’d say he’s delighted with it.

I know, that's why I said it was a good 72

LuckyGent88

Set up beautifully for a cracking weekend with plenty of storylines to follow.

Hope the thunderstorms stay away today but the wind stays. Could lead to an even tighter leaderboard then.

While Rose is a proven winner he hasn’t won in a while and has struggled in closing this major out a few times so I’m looking at Speith and Thomas to be the two main challengers. Them two in final group would be great viewing tomorrow.

Not much talk about Xander too. Big time player and look to him to jump right into the mix.

Roger_007

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Set up beautifully for a cracking weekend with plenty of storylines to follow.

Hope the thunderstorms stay away today but the wind stays. Could lead to an even tighter leaderboard then.

While Rose is a proven winner he hasn’t won in a while and has struggled in closing this major out a few times so I’m looking at Speith and Thomas to be the two main challengers. Them two in final group would be great viewing tomorrow.

Not much talk about Xander too. Big time player and look to him to jump right into the mix.

Don’t rule out Zalatoris. He seems to have the right temperament and attitude to deal with this type of pressure.

ClutchIt

Is there any way to see the early action on telly today or tomorrow?

fullstop

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

I know, that's why I said it was a good 72

You said he’d be sick with it as well. Bit of a contradiction so.

mjsc1970

ClutchIt wrote: »

Is there any way to see the early action on telly today or tomorrow?

Maybe not quite what you're looking for, but, YouTube (on the telly if web enabled) has been showing Amen Corner the whole week. Wouldn't say it's overly exciting but you will see the whole field play these holes.

The Big Easy

Tee on the third pushed up a bit today, 350yrds.

Bogey for Shane after driving it up just short. Don't know why the guys get suckered into trying to hit it on or close every year. The amount of bogies that come from just being short of that green in one is huge.

Edit: No it's been 350 all three days, maybe a helping breeze today. Still reckon a full second yields the best results on average.

Mantis Toboggan

ClutchIt wrote: »

Is there any way to see the early action on telly today or tomorrow?

Live coverage starts at 8, until then you will have to make do with the app, featured groups and amen corner.