The Masters 2024

I feel like buzz for The Masters this year will be the lowest in memory due to be state of Golf at the moment. The availability of all players for the Masters doesn’t mask over how bad Golf has been recently

Your joking me? You obviously didnt watch the Pheonix and that was without the LIV guys! I cant wait for it!

I probably watch as much Golf as 90% of people on here, so I can guarantee you I did watch and I am watching. It's still ruined as it currently is. I don't agree that all the different tour stuff is irrelevant.

How many who play for liv are people going to miss? Not many if any. The majority of the big names are in already. Not like people will miss Westwood and co

Jaoquin Niemann has gotten an invite, as part of the masters invites to top international golfers

Thorbjørn Olesen got an invite as well

I guess he’s out of prison then

And here is something I wouldn't really do - but now that we have smart TV - worth watching back at one of them

So many interesting things to observe - things that have changed - things that are the same.

A few interesting things for me.

Slow play is not a new phenomena.

Putting set ups and techniques are so different.

Course is still lovely - and not real HD - but course nowhere near as manicured. (if still amazing for the time)

No back spin on ball - does stop but greens incredibly slower

Caddies are gas, crowd mad looking / and very casual.

They actaully hit a few shots further than I expected - hitting a low iron from say 230 - amazing.

In general you get a feel the field is very weak. (but hard to know)

Whilst a long watch - what a time in golf. What an event.

Talor Gooch?

are you agreeing or disagreeing?

2023, rahm, brooks, reid, speith, fitz, morikowa and scheffler, top 10, lowry, woodland, heidki rose top 16

I suspect that it was as strong a field as any of the American majors back then. i.e. All of the top Americans or golfers based in America but very little representation from the rest of the world.

Maybe not the same strength in depth as other majors of the time but the Masters has always had the smallest field.

The Par 3 tournament is rubbish, no idea why there's always so much fanfare over it

Butch has brought the footage of Rory's lesson with him to Sky, no secrets with Butch anyway!

Maybe Rory was happy with that - but that doesn't seem very professional from Butch (IMO)

Are they actually showing it?

Could be a fairly long weather delay just into the first round, clearing out and windy in the afternoon, and quite windy on Friday also. Weekend looks ideal. So a lot of golf in difficult conditions Thursday afternoon and Friday. Can't see how it would help Tiger for one.

It was no secret Rory went to Butch! Sure he even had it on his social media and spoke about it in interviews.

I'd prefer to be watching that than nothing on a Wednesday evening.

Rain delay confirmed.

Think play will get done ?