*** Official Masters Thread***

[cyclonespiker33]

There are plenty of big names near the top of the leaderboard that this weekend should be exciting. I saw that Reed was +27 in his previous 12 rounds at the Masters before this week. That would make it seem like his last 27 holes are a bit of an anomaly.

 

[clonedude]

Tiger and Phil done. I like both a lot, but part of me is happy about it.

 

[theshadow]

Unless Stenson birdies 1 of the last 2 holes, it looks like McIlroy/Spieth in the penultimate group Saturday.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Difficult but fair and not tricked up to get there.

Agree. A tough play day on this classic and picturesque course beats a gimmicked up and specially modified course.

 

[NWICY]

Don't get me wrong, things are always more interesting when Tiger is in the thick of things but my God, ESPN/CBS are trying way too hard to make him relevant. He's 10 strokes off the lead and has been driving the struggle bus for two days...

So it's Trae Young style coverage? I don't mind coverage when warranted but overkill just takes the fun out of it for me.

 

[acody]

Tiger and Phil done. I like both a lot, but part of me is happy about it.

So sick and tired of the media obsession for Woods.

 

[acody]

Don't get me wrong, things are always more interesting when Tiger is in the thick of things but my God, ESPN/CBS are trying way too hard to make him relevant. He's 10 strokes off the lead and has been driving the struggle bus for two days...

It's very annoying.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Don't get me wrong, things are always more interesting when Tiger is in the thick of things but my God, ESPN/CBS are trying way too hard to make him relevant. He's 10 strokes off the lead and has been driving the struggle bus for two days...

Like it or not it is a legit story when a four time winner is playing six months after a lot of people thought he might never play again, let alone in a major. It will be less of a story tomorrow when the leaders late start to be identified. Thursday and Friday is just the beginning, hell it won't even be on TV if not a major.

 

[BigJCy]

3rd Round Pairings & Tee Times: http://www.masters.com/en_US/players/pairings/index.html#round3

 

[Tre4ISU]

So sick and tired of the media obsession for Woods.

Yeah, it's not the media. Go look at the ratings from Honda, Torrey and Valspar compared to the past. They are going to put out what people want and it's demonstrably true that that's what people want. Besides, the people that really care are going to watch anyway. This isn't a hard concept.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Like it or not it is a legit story when a four time winner is playing six months after a lot of people thought he might never play again, let alone in a major. It will be less of a story tomorrow when the leaders late start to be identified. Thursday and Friday is just the beginning, hell it won't even be on TV if not a major.

You bring up another point. How in the **** is The Masters covered like it is. I'm not going to go through a bunch of stuff but I'll bet there are very few regular events on TV less than the Masters. Every tournament has the featured group stuff now so that's a wash. Full TV is not. It's ridiculous and it's stupid.

 

[Rural]

Reed's low slingy hook will never hold up on this course.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Reed's low slingy hook will never hold up on this course.

It's become much less slingy.

 

[enisthemenace]

Can’t stand Patrick Reed.

DJ/Speith pairing tomorrow, I hope, turns out as awesome as it sounds.

 

[mywayorcyway]

Can’t stand Patrick Reed.

DJ/Speith pairing tomorrow, I hope, turns out as awesome as it sounds.

Many who follow golf can't stand Reed, so you're not alone there.

The leaderboard sets up beautifully for a Saturday. Villain at the top, tons of big names giving chase.

 

[Ficklone02]

Strangely I find myself rooting for both Tiger and Vijay. Feels weird. Should be entertaining to see Tiger play with that **** Poulter.

 

[theshadow]

You bring up another point. How in the **** is The Masters covered like it is. I'm not going to go through a bunch of stuff but I'll bet there are very few regular events on TV less than the Masters. Every tournament has the featured group stuff now so that's a wash. Full TV is not. It's ridiculous and it's stupid.

The tournament controls the amount of live TV coverage. It's not up to ESPN or CBS.

https://www.sbnation.com/golf/2017/4/5/15189210/2017-masters-viewing-guide-tv-live-stream-online
"For years, Augusta didn’t have cameras set up on its front nine holes. The club was exceptionally limiting in how much TV coverage it allowed, for fear of depressing attendance in the galleries. Day passes to the grounds are expensive, after all. Viewers at home could only find small morsels of the tournament for years.

This has changed somewhat in recent times, but only to a point. The Masters’ TV partners, ESPN and CBS, aren’t allowed to go live until 3 p.m. ET on competition days. The exception is Sunday, when CBS starts on television at 2 p.m. ET."

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/04/why-does-masters-tv-coverage-start-3-pm-cbs-espn-explains-chart
"It’s not like the Super Bowl, which the NFL uses to to run-up the margins as high as they can. Every year, Augusta National leaves hundreds of millions of dollars on the table entirely by choice. It’s all about creating exclusivity — a quality that is, more than anything else, Augusta National’s brand."

 

[Rural]

The tournament controls the amount of live TV coverage. It's not up to ESPN or CBS.

https://www.sbnation.com/golf/2017/4/5/15189210/2017-masters-viewing-guide-tv-live-stream-online
"For years, Augusta didn’t have cameras set up on its front nine holes. The club was exceptionally limiting in how much TV coverage it allowed, for fear of depressing attendance in the galleries. Day passes to the grounds are expensive, after all. Viewers at home could only find small morsels of the tournament for years.

This has changed somewhat in recent times, but only to a point. The Masters’ TV partners, ESPN and CBS, aren’t allowed to go live until 3 p.m. ET on competition days. The exception is Sunday, when CBS starts on television at 2 p.m. ET."

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/04/why-does-masters-tv-coverage-start-3-pm-cbs-espn-explains-chart
"It’s not like the Super Bowl, which the NFL uses to to run-up the margins as high as they can. Every year, Augusta National leaves hundreds of millions of dollars on the table entirely by choice. It’s all about creating exclusivity — a quality that is, more than anything else, Augusta National’s brand."

They were getting so many "live look-ins" on Sportscenter that it was the next thing to full out coverage.

The pretentiousness of the place is mind-blowing.

 

[CychiatricWard]

I guess I'm not sure where all the hate for Reed is, can someone bring me up to speed?

 

[enisthemenace]

I guess I'm not sure where all the hate for Reed is, can someone bring me up to speed?

Can’t speak for anyone else, but I don’t like the way he carries himself.