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sillylaugher61
Murrysville, PA
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so who do you have picked to win?
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| 4/5/2017 1:30:03 PM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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I pick Jason Day to win because of his talent, his mission to win for his ailing mother, and has the game for Augusta, but is looking for his first Green Jacket. He won the PGA in 2015, was second at the PGA in 2016, has a second and third in the Masters (2011 & 2013), and two seconds and a fourth at the US Open (2011, 2013 & 2014). I would love to see and old timer win like Fred Couples, Ernie Ells, Vijay Singh, or Mark O'Meara, but that is highly unlikely to happen. If Bubba Watson has a hot week, he could be a contender.
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| 4/5/2017 3:51:50 PM |
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sillylaugher61
Murrysville, PA
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I think Jordan Speith is going to recover from his disaster from last year and
take the win!
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| 4/5/2017 4:20:24 PM |
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tommy8345
Raleigh, NC
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Augusta National was shut down for practice again today due to heavy rain and wind and severe weather in the south. This is going to be one wet major at least to begin with.
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| 4/5/2017 6:46:19 PM |
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sillylaugher61
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remember how bad it was at last years US OPEN at Oakmont.
Dustin Johnson is questionable after falling and hurting his back.
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| 4/5/2017 6:58:13 PM |
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crimsontater
Trenton, GA
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i'm rooting for young mr spieth. but if not him, then an american. i havent even checked to see, is freddy playing this year? would love to see freddy win it one more time.
the greens should be sticky after all this rain, at least for a day or two. so whoever can hit it close and make their putts consistently, could jump to a big lead. theres my armchair theory, lol.
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| 4/6/2017 8:55:41 AM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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i'm rooting for young mr spieth. but if not him, then an american. i havent even checked to see, is freddy playing this year? would love to see freddy win it one more time.
the greens should be sticky after all this rain, at least for a day or two. so whoever can hit it close and make their putts consistently, could jump to a big lead. theres my armchair theory, lol.
The official tee times from the Master's web site (with player photos):
http://www.masters.com/en_US/players/pairings/index.html?promo=espn
Freddy Couples pairing and tee time on Thursday/today:
10:01 a.m. -- Fred Couples, Paul Casey (England), Kevin N
Two players I love to watch play golf are Ernie Ells and Freddy Couples. Their swings demonstrate that a smooth/super-fluid swing is the key to a powerful and accurate shot/drive.
Augusta is such a beautiful course with all the flowers in full bloom. It is sad to know that Arnold Palmer will only be a memory this year.
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| 4/6/2017 1:15:24 PM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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Free coverage of the Masters on the internet can be found at:
http://www.masters.com/en_US/watch/index.html
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| 4/6/2017 1:34:50 PM |
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sillylaugher61
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Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from the event due to back injuries.
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| 4/6/2017 4:46:50 PM |
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crimsontater
Trenton, GA
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apparently, i have jinxed young mr spieth,  .
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| 4/6/2017 5:01:56 PM |
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sillylaugher61
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apparently, i have jinxed young mr spieth, .
I picked him also. 
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| 4/7/2017 11:12:19 AM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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I picked him also.
Picking a winner in golf is very very difficult. Many time a complete unknown win the Masters or US Open.
Charlie Hoffman is leading right now (Noon at Augusta) with an -8 after 5 holes on Friday.
Sergio Garcia is -3 after 5 holes, and is -2 so far today. A large group of players are -1 right now including Phil Michelson (Final), Lee Westwood (Hole 5) and Justin Rose (Final).
The greens get faster each day and it gets harder to go under par. Good luck Charlie, this may be your week? There is a lot of golf to play in this tournament. They say the Masters doesn't begin until the back 9 on Sunday!!!
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| 4/7/2017 2:32:07 PM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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Currently 3:30 on Friday in Augusta
The leader board is changing and the highlights for the leaders are:
Charlie Hoffman finished at -4 for the tournament today with a 75, after a 65 in Round 1.
Sergio Garcia is in second place with a -4 overall and a -3 today with a hole to play in R2.
Rickie Fowler and Phil Michelson are -2 still in the front 9.
On the front 9:
Justin Rose is -1 Tied 6th
Adam Scott is Even Tied 9th
FREDDIE COUPLES is Even Tied 9th
Note: The scoreboard may have overstate one of Sergio's holes by a stroke, the the above score may one stoke higher for him.
The weather forecast for the Weekend is temp in the 70's from partly cloudy on Saturday to Sunny on Sunday. This means the greens will be fast this weekend, but not lightning fast if the weather was in the 80' or 90's.
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| 4/7/2017 4:15:50 PM |
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crimsontater
Trenton, GA
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FREDDY FREDDY FREDDY
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| 4/7/2017 7:18:14 PM |
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sillylaugher61
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apparently, i have jinxed young mr spieth, .
He managed to get back to even par.
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| 4/8/2017 10:55:23 AM |
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tommy8345
Raleigh, NC
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FREDDY FREDDY FREDDY
LEFTY LEFTY LEFTY . . .
Tater, You know I've got to cheer for the old guy . . . 
Come to think about it . . . FREDDY is old too . . . 
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| 4/8/2017 11:46:23 AM |
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crimsontater
Trenton, GA
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freddy is about 3 years older than me, lefty is younger than me, by more than 3 years i'm pretty sure. ive been a fan of freddy for a very long time. but i also like phil to. actually, the only guy i can think of that i really just didnt like when he was playing, was nick faldo. now i'm a big fan of faldo the commentator, think hes one of the best ive ever heard. but back when he was playing, nah, nope, not even close to being a fan.
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| 4/8/2017 11:55:44 AM |
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tommy8345
Raleigh, NC
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freddy is about 3 years older than me, lefty is younger than me, by more than 3 years i'm pretty sure. ive been a fan of freddy for a very long time. but i also like phil to. actually, the only guy i can think of that i really just didnt like when he was playing, was nick faldo. now i'm a big fan of faldo the commentator, think hes one of the best ive ever heard. but back when he was playing, nah, nope, not even close to being a fan.
Since I don't follow golf much I really had no idea how old either Freddy or Lefty are. I just know that Lefty comes across to me as humble and I like humble people.
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| 4/8/2017 12:06:41 PM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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Four Leader at -4:
Charlie Hoffman
Sergio Garcia
Thomas Pieters
Rickie Fowler
Freddie Couples is tied for 6th at -1 tied for 6th
Jordan Spieth is even tied for 10th
Ernie Ells made the cut at +3 tied for 20th
Jason Day just made the cut at +5 tied for 37th
Charlie Hoffman has lead the Masters for two days. Saturday is the infamous Moving Day at a PGA Tour event.
Who is Charlie Hoffman?
6 ft, 0 in
HEIGHT
200 lbs
WEIGHT
12/27/1976
BIRTHDAY
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2000, Communications)
COLLEGE
2000
TURNED PRO
*San Diego, California
BIRTHPLACE
*This is why he is a great golfer like Phil Michelson.....LOL...
27th - FEDEXCUP RANK
1,434 - FEDEXCUP POINTS BACK
71.247 - SCORING AVERAGE
52nd - OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING
His Google summary includes a recent peaking of his career:
Recent tournaments Position Total To Par Winnings
Feb 16 Genesis Open T4 273 -11 $275,625
Mar 9 Valspar Champ CUT 147 – $0
Mar 16 Arnold Palmer T2 278 -10 $765,600
Mar 30 Houston Open T23 283 -5 $53,709.09
Apr 6 The Masters T1 140 -4 –
Note: Coach Wright of Villanova stated that the team that wins the NCAA Championship is the one that peaks at the NCAA Tournament. Similarly, PGA Pros today are often part of a team of teachers, trainers, sponsors, financial planners, and sports attorneys.
His pro career summary on the Web.com and PGA tour can be found at:
http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.12716.charley-hoffman.html/career
His full bio is at:
From:http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.12716.html
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| 4/8/2017 7:26:08 PM |
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crimsontater
Trenton, GA
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a young man, who shall remain nameless, made a good move today. 
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| 4/8/2017 7:32:45 PM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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freddy is about 3 years older than me, lefty is younger than me, by more than 3 years i'm pretty sure. ive been a fan of freddy for a very long time. but i also like phil to. actually, the only guy i can think of that i really just didnt like when he was playing, was nick faldo. now i'm a big fan of faldo the commentator, think hes one of the best ive ever heard. but back when he was playing, nah, nope, not even close to being a fan.
Nick Faldo said that Charlie Hoffman's 65 on day one was the best round at the Masters he has ever seen. Faldo won the Masters three times. Youtube has a great video of Hoffman's interview after his first round. Hoffman dropped out of first place today.
Today was moving day and moving they did. Generally the winner will be within 5 or 6 shots of the lead, and likely closer to the lead. There are two players tied for first, and six players from 0 - 2 shots from the lead. I suspect that one of them will win. Gordon Speith rose up the leader board and has a good chance to win. Within 6 shots are:
Justin Rose -6
Sergio Garcia -6
Rickie Fowler -5
Jordan Spieth -4
Ryan Moore -4
Charley Hoffman -4
Adam Scott -3
Charl Schwartzel -2
Lee Westwood -1
Thomas Pieters -1
Paul Casey E
Soren Kjeldsen E
Matt Kuchar E
Rory McIlroy E
Jon Rahm E
William McGirt E
Sergio Garcia is a great player, but hasn't won a major. Sergio Garcia has been playing the Majors for 20 years and has aprox 22 top tens, and 4 seconds. He is famous for his duel with Tiger Woods for the 1999 PGA Championship where he came in second. Will it be his time to win a major? He placed fifth in two majors last year and tied for 34th at the Masters. This may be his last chance to win, since age is a factor for players.
I bet no one here you knows (without looking it up) who was the oldest player to win a Major Golf Championship and how old he was ....
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| 4/8/2017 7:43:12 PM |
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sillylaugher61
Murrysville, PA
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Hoffman hit 2 bad shots today that cost him. His putter is in top form.
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| 4/9/2017 11:39:07 AM |
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crimsontater
Trenton, GA
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hey dave
i want to say jack was the oldest when he won the 86 masters at 46, i think. but something in the back of my mind is telling me, thats wrong, so
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| 4/9/2017 1:40:35 PM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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hey dave
i want to say jack was the oldest when he won the 86 masters at 46, i think. but something in the back of my mind is telling me, thats wrong, so
That was exactly what I thought, because Jack was the oldest winner of the Majors that I watched/attended. I learned to play golf when I was a 16 year old Junior in High School, when Football and Basketball was a cool sport to play, and golf was for mostly the ones that couldn't make the other sport teams. Our HS athletic director recruited us for a new team by asking the football team (in the locker room) if anyone wanted to start a golf team. None of us ever played golf before, but all of us became lifetime golfers. In the early 60's professional bowlers made more than professional golfers. Golf had dropped in popularity since the 2008 crash (economy & Tiger), so maybe bowling will have a comeback?
I vaguely remember the Old Tom Morris win, but it was another life......LOL....
Oldest golf major championship winners:
Julius Boros, 1968 PGA Championship (Pecan Valley, Texas): 48 years, 4 months, 18 days
Old Tom Morris, 1867 British Open (Prestwick, Scotland): 46 years, 3 months, 9 days
Jack Nicklaus, 1986 Masters (Augusta National, Ga.): 46 years, 2 months, 23 days
Jerry Barber, 1961 PGA Championship (Olympia Fielda, Ill.): 45 Years, 3 months, 6 days
Hale Irwin, 1990 U.S. Open (Medinah, Ill.): 45 years, 15 days
Lee Trevino, 1984 PGA Championship (Shoal Creek, Ala.): 44 years, 8 months, 18 days
Roberto de Vicenzo, 1967 British Open (Royal Liverpool, England): 44 years, 3 months, 3 days
Harry Vardon, 1914 British Open (Prestwick, Scotland): 44 years, 41 days
Raymond Floyd, 1986 U.S. Open (Shinnec*ck Hills, N.Y.): 43 years, 9 months, 11 days
Ted Ray, 1920 U.S. Open (Inverness Club, Ohio): 43 years, 4 months, 16 days
https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2016/07/17/oldest-golf-major-winners-masters-us-open-british-open-pga-championship-65198/
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| 4/9/2017 4:18:58 PM |
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crimsontater
Trenton, GA
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dave
lol, i cant even say i vaguely remember the julius boros win. i was maybe 5 years old. still a lil country redneck that at that time had not heard of golf, lol.
while i was typing that, they showed kuchers ace. that was really kool of kuch to give that kid the ball.
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| 4/9/2017 6:37:40 PM |
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sillylaugher61
Murrysville, PA
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congrats to Sergio Garcia Masters 2017 champion.
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| 4/9/2017 6:37:50 PM |
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crimsontater
Trenton, GA
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ATTABOY SERGIO!
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| 4/9/2017 9:46:43 PM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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ATTABOY SERGIO!
I third the congrats to Sergio. He has been a great player for a long time and finally came through with his first major win. 
I remember Julius Burros who was a stocky tough looking guy. He was big in the 50's and 60's and is a World Hall of Fame golfer. He was pretty much before my time but I remember him most from watching the old Shell's Wonderful World of Golf show. He was known for a great swing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy5WtX6yGlA
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| 4/14/2017 7:49:00 AM |
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cactus911
Lexington, KY
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I third the congrats to Sergio. He has been a great player for a long time and finally came through with his first major win.
I remember Julius Burros who was a stocky tough looking guy. He was big in the 50's and 60's and is a World Hall of Fame golfer. He was pretty much before my time but I remember him most from watching the old Shell's Wonderful World of Golf show. He was known for a great swing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy5WtX6yGlA
AND my friend new his son well GUY as he played at bayview country club in ft. Lauderdale for years...HE enjoyed fishing more than golf...
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| 4/15/2017 12:05:14 AM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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AND my friend new his son well GUY as he played at bayview country club in ft. Lauderdale for years...HE enjoyed fishing more than golf...
Guy is on the Champions Tour?
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| 4/15/2017 3:00:21 AM |
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cactus911
Lexington, KY
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Guy is on the Champions Tour?
IN the early nineties he was on the nike tour then..
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| 4/15/2017 1:40:29 PM |
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davenocean
Oceanside, CA
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IN the early nineties he was on the nike tour then..
I went to one Nike Tour event in the 90's at Morino Valley Ranch Golf Course, a 27 hole Pete Dye Course. I am pretty sure that Guy was there as well as several descendants of great pro golfers/Major winners like the Walrus's son. I looked up Guy and he was on the Nike Tour, PGA Tour via Q school, and is currently on the Champions Tour. He doesn't have a lot of wins or Major starts, but hey, it looks like he never gives up and gets to play golf for a living. The sad thing is many courses in Southern California have closed since 2008, Morino Valley Ranch is one of them.
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