*****2024 Masters*****

Bunk Moreland

11:09a, 4/9/24

Figured we can leave the tips thread for folks discussing their time at the course and photos. This can be used for the tournament discussion. Tiger just finished his presser so the Masters is officially on. Pairings were released as well:

https://www.masters.com/en_US/players/pairings/index.html

First round featured groups:

10:30 a.m. Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Dunlap

10:54 a.m. Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith

1:24 p.m. Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Max Homa

2:00 p.m. Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood #themasters
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 9, 2024

Bunk Moreland

11:12a, 4/9/24

Groups 12 - 15

Hideki, Zalatoris, JT
Rahm, Fitz, Dunlap
Scottie, Rory, Xander
Wyndham, Viktor, Cam Smith

That is quite a run of players in a row.

DargelSkout

11:34a, 4/9/24

In!!

JCA1

11:37a, 4/9/24

Dad Christmas is here! Favorite week of the year by far. Weather is looking pretty good and we may see a much firmer AN than we've seen the last few years. Can't wait to get it going.

AustinCountyAg

11:42a, 4/9/24

In reply to JCA1

JCA1 said:
Dad Christmas is here! Favorite week of the year by far. Weather is looking pretty good and we may see a much firmer AN than we've seen the last few years. Can't wait to get it going.

weather thursday is supposed to be terrible. The rest of the week should be great.

Ag_in_Moscow

12:54p, 4/9/24

The weekend in particular looks to have good weather.

Tailgate88

3:10p, 4/9/24

In. Beat week of the year!

HeyAbbott

4:16p, 4/9/24

Who do you pick to win The Masters: Either Scottie or Rahm OR the rest of the field?

jagvocate

4:16p, 4/9/24

Just finished up my first ever day at Augusta National. What a class event. And HILLIER than it looks on TV

bagger05

5:00p, 4/9/24

Psyched.

I think you gotta go with Scheffler. Dude is on a tear.

Very curious to see how sharp the LIV guys look. They haven't played a ton of golf lately.

_lefraud_

8:21p, 4/9/24

oragator

11:08p, 4/9/24

You are not going to believe what happened the first time I played #themasters

It was in 2001 and my 1st round tee time was around 8:30 and I was a little nervous. I just watched Byron Nelson and Sam Snead hit off only a few minutes prior and the enormity of the event was… pic.twitter.com/pUdv7hyUr3
— Greg Chalmers (@GregChalmersPGA) April 9, 2024

oragator

11:11p, 4/9/24

Oh and this…

Incredible troll job with this pairing from Augusta pic.twitter.com/bdL5H47cLC
— Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) April 9, 2024

Yesterday

8:17a, 4/10/24

In reply to oragator

oragator said:
You are not going to believe what happened the first time I played #themasters

It was in 2001 and my 1st round tee time was around 8:30 and I was a little nervous. I just watched Byron Nelson and Sam Snead hit off only a few minutes prior and the enormity of the event was… pic.twitter.com/pUdv7hyUr3
— Greg Chalmers (@GregChalmersPGA) April 9, 2024

That's hilarious! I played with Greg in a charity scramble once. He's not long at all but is a surgeon with wedges and his putter. We were playing with a girl who at the time played college golf and could bomb it. She got to tee it up from the ladies. So naturally we used her ball quite often and Greg says "now I know what it's like to be DJ Johnson." We won the event. Great guy.

mavsfan4ever

9:09a, 4/10/24

In reply to oragator

oragator said:
Oh and this…

Incredible troll job with this pairing from Augusta pic.twitter.com/bdL5H47cLC
— Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) April 9, 2024

What's the troll? Is there beef between koepka and harman?

ETA: apparently harman is known as a slow player. Didn't realize that.

Bunk Moreland

9:13a, 4/10/24

In reply to mavsfan4ever

Yeah slow and waggles

98Ag99Grad

9:13a, 4/10/24

Yeah I dont get the troll either. What gives?

_lefraud_

9:32a, 4/10/24

Brooks hates slow play

Harman is a slow player

98Ag99Grad

9:44a, 4/10/24

Or it's the British Open champ paired with the PGA champ.

lazuras_dc

10:11a, 4/10/24

Hilarious Chalmers story.

Bunk Moreland

10:13a, 4/10/24

In reply to 98Ag99Grad

98Ag99Grad said:
Or it's the British Open champ paired with the PGA champ.

Agree. I think the internet is just making up **** with this. And given their personalities I'd imagine Brooks/Harman probably could or do get along just fine.

JCA1

10:19a, 4/10/24

I know Harman has the waggles in his pre-shot routine but don't recall him being considered a really slow player. Seems most slow play doesn't come from the time you stand over your ball but from the time you spend debating club, wind, reading putts, etc. But maybe he does that too and I just missed it.

Duckhook

10:26a, 4/10/24

Check out Chalmers attire that we all wore in that timeframe. Giant polos with sleeves that came down past our elbows. Baggy pleated khakis. I crack up when I see late 90's/early 2000's tournament replays.

_lefraud_

10:34a, 4/10/24

In reply to 98Ag99Grad

98Ag99Grad said:
Or it's the British Open champ paired with the PGA champ.

Well I went back to 2015, and never has this been a thing.

Quinn

10:51a, 4/10/24

Who are y'all rooting for?

Who are you rooting against?

Milwaukees Best Light

10:54a, 4/10/24

Scotties wife is due with their first kid any day now. I didn't pick him. He said he is withdrawing if she goes into labor.

_lefraud_

10:56a, 4/10/24

In reply to Quinn

I want to see history, so Rory winning but I'm convinced he will never get this one

I'd like to see Brooks and/or any LIV guy win

I'll only root against no name guys, like Danny Willett

Bunk Moreland

10:56a, 4/10/24

Rooting for:

Brooks, Cam Smith, Nick Dunlap, Niemann, Theegala, Zalatoris

Rory completing the slam would be awesome to see.

Don't really root against anyone, but if the back 9 on Sunday is a showdown between Cantlay/Xander types I might just fall asleep.

AgBQ-00

11:30a, 4/10/24

par three contest is on

AgBQ-00

11:32a, 4/10/24

rooting for Speith and Fleetwood. Would be cool to see Rory finish the Slam. Not really rooting against anyone.

Quinn

11:35a, 4/10/24

I'm rooting for Rory. I would love to see him win, but I don't think it will ever happen for him. Too much scar tissue.

I'm rooting against Scottie. I find him boring and I hate that there's a big chance that he runs away with it and makes it a boring weekend.

JCA1

11:37a, 4/10/24

I would also like to see Rory win but I mostly want an exciting Sunday back 9. I'm mainly hoping for multiple lead changes, water balls on 12, eagles on 13 and 15, roars and ughs echoing through the pines, etc.

AustinCountyAg

11:52a, 4/10/24

In reply to JCA1

JCA1 said:
I would also like to see Rory win but I mostly want an exciting Sunday back 9. I'm mainly hoping for multiple lead changes, water balls on 12, eagles on 13 and 15, roars and ughs echoing through the pines, etc.

this I LOVE watching the masters, but I HATE watching on Sundays when it is effectively over before the round begins. I want a tight leaderboard. Would be perfect if there were a couple young bucks, and a couple old champs all in contention with the leader changing, not just chasing..... I loved watching Phil make a run and then also having P Reed in the hunt. I just wished Sam wouldn't have fallen apart.

98Ag99Grad

12:03p, 4/10/24

I'd like to see Scheffler win because I think he has a legit shot to win the grand slam with the way he's hitting the ball. If he can putt halfway decent he should roll.

Duckhook

2:28p, 4/10/24

I will only actively root against Sergio, Reed and Koepka. Like others, I just want a tight tournament when they get to the "second" nine. I would like to see Hovland win, but he's been tinkering with his swing apparently.