Masters Week 2007

[MinnSkinny]

Well guys, I just spent two days there, and I'm impressed beyond description. Having played the game since I was 7 years old, I finally got the chance to see it for real. Walked the course entirely from 1 to 18 on Thursday, following fellow Iowan Zach Johnson, and sat with some Members (accidentally) at 16 for most of the afternoon Friday.
My Impressions: 1. The tee shot on #11 is right out of the scariest movie you have ever seen. 2. The "patrons" know more about golf than most of the guys I play with. 3. The pitch, roll, and slope of the greens can't be described, and certainly are much more dramatic than TV shows you. 4. My calves still hurt from Thursday's stroll. 5. It has it's own brand of cool: You can strike up a conversation with a total stranger and become great friends in 5 minutes. 6. They don't want your money, ridiculously cheap food & beverage (and that's my line of work), they just want you to enjoy. 6. The gift shop is another story, you can burn $600 in ten minutes, but that's your call (guilty). 7. Cigars are still cool there. 8. Pin placements both days looked like Sunday's. Go for a flag, and unless you hit your career best shot, suffer the consequences. Crenshaw said "triple tough" and thats the best description I heard. 9. The beauty of the place: perfect turf, but hard as a brick. The flowers are too numerous to recognize individually, it's just a blur of color. The speed of the greens, 14.5 on Thursday, lag putts all day, then leave the uphillers short. 10. They haven't missed a thing in runnning a tournament, there's a volunteer for everything.
Ya gotta go if ever you can, especially if you love the game like I do.
And I have no clue who's gonna win this thing, but he'll have some magic working to do it.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by MinnSkinny

Well guys, I just spent two days there, and I'm impressed beyond description. Having played the game since I was 7 years old, I finally got the chance to see it for real. Walked the course entirely from 1 to 18 on Thursday, following fellow Iowan Zach Johnson, and sat with some Members (accidentally) at 16 for most of the afternoon Friday.
My Impressions: 1. The tee shot on #11 is right out of the scariest movie you have ever seen. 2. The "patrons" know more about golf than most of the guys I play with. 3. The pitch, roll, and slope of the greens can't be described, and certainly are much more dramatic than TV shows you. 4. My calves still hurt from Thursday's stroll. 5. It has it's own brand of cool: You can strike up a conversation with a total stranger and become great friends in 5 minutes. 6. They don't want your money, ridiculously cheap food & beverage (and that's my line of work), they just want you to enjoy. 6. The gift shop is another story, you can burn $600 in ten minutes, but that's your call (guilty). 7. Cigars are still cool there. 8. Pin placements both days looked like Sunday's. Go for a flag, and unless you hit your career best shot, suffer the consequences. Crenshaw said "triple tough" and thats the best description I heard. 9. The beauty of the place: perfect turf, but hard as a brick. The flowers are too numerous to recognize individually, it's just a blur of color. The speed of the greens, 14.5 on Thursday, lag putts all day, then leave the uphillers short. 10. They haven't missed a thing in runnning a tournament, there's a volunteer for everything.
Ya gotta go if ever you can, especially if you love the game like I do.
And I have no clue who's gonna win this thing, but he'll have some magic working to do it.

Thanks Terry. Every year after the tournament I am always kicking myself in the ass for not going down there for a couple days. This year will be no different, I'm sure. Pin placements may get easier the next two days. They have done that before in the past. Have a crowded leader board heading into Sunday...and then make the pins easy on Sunday so that there can be a shoot out the last 18.

[MinnSkinny]

Hey Kev, I hope they do. The only thing missing was the roars around the course. When you see how close 11 & 12 are, and 15 & 16 & 17 are, you can understand why they wait for one another to putt out. Golf Channel interviewed Fuzzy, he mentioned this too. Mittens & Stocking caps this morning, with a 1 hour delay to get it started. Should be a great afternoon!

[timmgirvan]

Whoever wins this tourney...it will be called 'winning ugly'!

[MinnSkinny]

Originally Posted by GPK

Thanks Terry. Every year after the tournament I am always kicking myself in the ass for not going down there for a couple days. This year will be no different, I'm sure. Pin placements may get easier the next two days. They have done that before in the past. Have a crowded leader board heading into Sunday...and then make the pins easy on Sunday so that there can be a shoot out the last 18.

Kev, at about 6:45 PM Eastern time, we may just get what we want for Sunday, there's a whole bunch lined up now, +1 to +4, including you know who. I thought maybe they killed this toonament, but it may end up one of the best. I just hope they water the greens some and we can hear the roars Sunday afternoon..................and let Vaugh Taylor make a run for it!

[SCUDSBROTHER]

What a bunch of f'n gaggers.They are beggin' Tiger to take this.

[GPK]

I would guestimate on my BEST DAY...I would have shot 85 there today in those conditions.

Tiger being 2 under through 16 was freaking remarkable.