Ah it’s April. March Madness is wrapping up. The sun is staying up later. Birds can be heard chirping again which may or may not be a welcome sound.
April also signifies that golf tournament down in Georgia called The Masters. It is also the Super Bowl of golf. This realization came to me in grade 8. The Monday after the 1996 Masters all my classmates were talking about the final round that year. Of course who could forget Greg Norman’s epic six stroke collapse to eventual champion Nick Faldo.
This is just one of the many great Masters moments. The course and setup lends itself to amazing moments every year. Based on the play of the world’s best golfers, the 2013 edition will not let us down.
Tiger Woods has found his game with three early season wins. A slew of young challengers are ready to take the green jacket away from the odds on favorite Woods.
Now before starting my Internet marketing business, I use to be a Golf Professional. And every Sunday I would sit in front of the TV for 4+ hours waiting for the drama and amazing moments to unfold.
But you don’t have to be a Golf Professional like me to enjoy this event. To get you in the spirit of Masters week, I wanted to share with you five great moments in Masters final round history.
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On Aug 4, Bobby Jones’s green jacket will go up for auction in conjunction with the Chicago National Sports Show. Jones was the co-founder of both Augusta National and the Master’s.
It’s pretty rare for a green jacket (especially Jones’s) to come up for auction since they’re not allowed to leave the club. As you might guess, getting your hands on this is going to cost a pretty penny. Estimates are that it could go for $100k or more.
The Augusta Chronicle
by Derek on April 16, 2011
in Masters
I wish I could say that I saw Schwartzel coming from a mile away and brilliantly picked him last week as a darkhorse favorite to win the Masters. But unfortunately the Power of the Schwartz-el wasn’t with me.
So how did my darkhorse picks fare? Read on to find out.
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Yes, the 2011 Masters is over, but that doesn’t mean the Masters posts have to stop! For those of you not familiar with the Augusta National institution known as the Pimento Cheese sandwich, here’s a run-down from CNN.
I’ll be honest. I was really rooting for Adam Scott to win the Masters. Mostly because a) I wanted to use the headline “Great Scott!!!”, b) he could have single-handedly made long putters cool and c) I don’t have any pictures of Charl Schwartzel to post. So instead I’m using a picture of Rick Moranis from Spaceballs, because he definitely knows the “Power of the Schwartz(el)”.
Schwartzel earned his victory at the 2011 Masters. He was 1-behind Adam Scott, who looked destined to finally break through with a victory in a major. But with 4 to play Schwartzel reeled off 4 straight birdies to get to 14-under, 2-strokes ahead of Scott and Jason Day. That included an amazingly confident birdie putt on 17, which I believe was only the 5th birdie there all day.
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With Martin Kaymer missing the cut 78-72, the #1 world ranking is officially up for grabs this weekend at the Masters. Lee Westwood (#2), Phil Mickelson (#3), Luke Donald (#4), and Tiger (#7) could all take over the number 1 spot depending on how the other contenders finish. Graeme McDowell (#5) missed the cut and because of the math, Paul Casey (#6) can’t move to #1 even if he wins.
You’d have to be a statistician to figure out all of the possible scenarios, but thankfully the Golf Channel’s Randal Mell has laid out the possibilities for the rest of us:
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by Derek on April 9, 2011
in Masters
[Update] My apologies to Gary Woodland, it was a hooked drive that his a patron in the face, not his club. That’s what I get for trying to watch multiple feeds at the same time 
Gary Woodland, one of my “darkhorse” picks this week at Augusta, didn’t exactly have a career round today today at Augusta. On the 15th tee box, he hooked his drive into the gallery and hit a fan in the face.
It looked painful for the fan, although it didn’t seem like it caused any serious harm. A few minutes later Woodland was shaking the fan’s hand after apologizing.
Woodland went on to make par for the hole and finished the day with a 2-over 74. Hopefully he’ll have a better day out on the course tomorrow.
You can check out the full list at Sportspickle, but some of my favorites include:
Steve Marino: Here’s a Marino that can win the big one! Steve Marino has won the biggest title of all: the Masters!
Sean O’Hair: O’Hair yeah! Sean O’Hair has won the Masters!
Rory Sabbatini: He might look Sabbatini, but he’s standing tall at the Masters!
I’m willing to bet that Jim Nantz really does have a list like this somewhere.
