Its the Masters baby!
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@KiwiPie said in Its the Masters baby!:
I think the difference for this version of Tiger is that he has finally accepted his physical limitations and is playing the percentages. Pre back repair, a couple of birdies and he would be trying to hit booming drives and get wild, now he is being outdriven by the young bucks but is a good enough all round player to get through.
If that is true he is even more dangerous now. Who would bet against him going on a majors tear if his body continues to hold up?
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on the 16th at Augusta...
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@Billy-Tell said in Its the Masters baby!:
Last round went from tense to boring. Tiger did nothing except not make mistakes while everyone else imploded around him, especially the Italian.
Tiger only par'd 8 of 18 holes in the last round and ended up 2 under for the day? He made a truck load of "mistakes"
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Finally got to watch the highlights of the final round. That final round was an absolute classic. So many guys in contention right until the final few holes. And the Tiger back from the dead narrative. Might be one of the most amazing Masters finishes ever. Molinari couldn't hold it, he just blew up big time after looking invincible. Tiger was like a robot, no emotional breakdown at the end. If it was me, after everything he's been through physically (the personal stuff was his own doing) and the fact that a year ago he was on the verge of giving it away, I think the dust on course would have had me weeping big time
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@canefan said in Its the Masters baby!:
Finally got to watch the highlights of the final round. That final round was an absolute classic. So many guys in contention right until the final few holes. And the Tiger back from the dead narrative. Might be one of the most amazing Masters finishes ever. Molinari couldn't hold it, he just blew up big time after looking invincible. Tiger was like a robot, no emotional breakdown at the end. If it was me, after everything he's been through physically (the personal stuff was his own doing) and the fact that a year ago he was on the verge of giving it away, I think the dust on course would have had me weeping big time
and that shot on 16....... that shot!!!!!
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@taniwharugby not too much written about this shot which baffles me.
Watching it live on tv, will go down as one of the best sporting moments of My life
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@MajorRage looks like they are mates, or at least met several times before, but yeah I thought it was cools seeing him willing the ball on with Tiger.
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@Hooroo said in Its the Masters baby!:
@canefan said in Its the Masters baby!:
Finally got to watch the highlights of the final round. That final round was an absolute classic. So many guys in contention right until the final few holes. And the Tiger back from the dead narrative. Might be one of the most amazing Masters finishes ever. Molinari couldn't hold it, he just blew up big time after looking invincible. Tiger was like a robot, no emotional breakdown at the end. If it was me, after everything he's been through physically (the personal stuff was his own doing) and the fact that a year ago he was on the verge of giving it away, I think the dust on course would have had me weeping big time
and that shot on 16....... that shot!!!!!
It was the biggest example of the pressure he brought to bear on the rest of the field. Molinari felt it, and you saw what happened. When he chunked that short hop into the water on 15? I thought that's the kind of shot I'd hit!
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@taniwharugby said in Its the Masters baby!:
@MajorRage looks like they are mates, or at least met several times before, but yeah I thought it was cools seeing him willing the ball on with Tiger.
Who is it?
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@canefan said in Its the Masters baby!:
@Hooroo said in Its the Masters baby!:
@canefan said in Its the Masters baby!:
Finally got to watch the highlights of the final round. That final round was an absolute classic. So many guys in contention right until the final few holes. And the Tiger back from the dead narrative. Might be one of the most amazing Masters finishes ever. Molinari couldn't hold it, he just blew up big time after looking invincible. Tiger was like a robot, no emotional breakdown at the end. If it was me, after everything he's been through physically (the personal stuff was his own doing) and the fact that a year ago he was on the verge of giving it away, I think the dust on course would have had me weeping big time
and that shot on 16....... that shot!!!!!
It was the biggest example of the pressure he brought to bear on the rest of the field. Molinari felt it, and you saw what happened. When he chunked that short hop into the water on 15? I thought that's the kind of shot I'd hit!
To be fair, it hit a pine Cone. I don't think he really chunked it too much. Had it missed the tree, it was on the green to two putt for par.
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@MajorRage @taniwharugby oh right! Yeah, that is cool.
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RS are just talking to Phillip Tautaurangi and they replayed the chat they had with him last week, and it was here I heard that bit about the rank of players to win...apparently it worked out player on rank 12.7 or so usually wins it, Tiger was 12th leading in, but PT said but I wont pick him to win....
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@taniwharugby the golf shot ... not the picture!!
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@MajorRage haha, oh ok...were some fine shots at that hole, but yeah, Tigers was an absolute blinder in the context of it all
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@canefan said in Its the Masters baby!:
Finally got to watch the highlights of the final round. That final round was an absolute classic. So many guys in contention right until the final few holes. And the Tiger back from the dead narrative. Might be one of the most amazing Masters finishes ever. Molinari couldn't hold it, he just blew up big time after looking invincible. Tiger was like a robot, no emotional breakdown at the end. If it was me, after everything he's been through physically (the personal stuff was his own doing) and the fact that a year ago he was on the verge of giving it away, I think the dust on course would have had me weeping big time
Spieth's Amen Corner collapse and No Name Danny Willett winning still surpasses it for me. Molinari had the advantage going onto 12 but it was a small lead.
Will Tiger win again? It's hard to say given how many times he hasn't won in the last few years - there are lots of players now who have a single major and have been close numerous times. Day, Fowler etc. The difference this time was that Tiger held it together this time whereas he has crumbled in the past. He got away with some terrible drives at the Masters where he wasn't punished for his waywardness - at other courses (especially the US Open) a wayward drive can mean an automatic bogey. I think Tiger is now as good as a number of other players - is he necessarily better than them as he used to be? Not sure on that one and with so many competitive players around, who can predict the next major?
