OT: Masters…who you got?

[storrsroars]

Well, this has suddenly turned fun. Now four at 9 chasing Rory.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Yes but why pickleball over ping pong and badminton which have been around forever? Both ping pong and badminton are certainly better to watch, I have to imagine they're more fun to play. I grew up playing tennis, ping pong, and badminton and tennis is one of the greatest sports ever created IMO so I'm well versed in racquet sports but pickleball looks incredibly stupid.

My dad and his buddy wasted 5 grand a piece a very long time ago trying to create a sport called King Pong, it turns out they were like 40 years too early.

Actually pickleball has been around since the 1960’s, all during the tennis boom during the 70’s & 80’s & 90’s, when a lot of the top male and female tennis stars were Americans.

 

[storrsroars]

And so much for Bryson. Golfing gods definitely on Rory's side today.

 

[Conndog]

Rory with big mistake on 13

 

[superjohn]

And so much for Bryson. Golfing gods definitely on Rory's side today.

Man, Rory gets in his own head so much. It's tough to watch, I really want him to win this but yikes.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Man, Rory gets in his own head so much. It's tough to watch, I really want him to win this but yikes.

Three way tie, and Scheffler has shot also.

 

[bjc42]

Wow Rory

 

[storrsroars]

Man, Rory gets in his own head so much. It's tough to watch, I really want him to win this but yikes.

I'm dying to hear the explanation. He was looking left, set up left, and hit it right and short. Don't see pros do that often, if ever.

I was just going to post that Åberg is probably in best position to win this, just before that last Rory shot for a short eagle. If Rory makes eagle, I think he'll win the thing.

 

[Chin Diesel]

There's the expression the Master's doesn't start until the 10th tee on Sunday. And Rory has that 10th tee snap hook in his memory bank. Fourteen years since he snapped that drive leading to a back 9 43 in 2011.

The cliche is a cliche for a reason.

So many risk/reward shots requiring nothing more than pulling off the shot.

 

[BlueWolf25]

What a round for Rose

 

[storrsroars]

If there was a guy I didn't expect to collapse, it was Åberg. Dropped four shots and probably a half mill on 17&18.

 

[storrsroars]

Whatever Rory paid Bob Rotella, it was worth every penny.

(3 minutes later... or maybe not)

 

[uconn1999]

Damn, what a choke.
Wife said it was over after the drive, I said I’ve seen him flare into that bunker before.
Gut wrenching

 

[JeannoCT]

Poor Rory.

 

[HCCForever]

If there was a guy I didn't expect to collapse, it was Åberg. Dropped four shots and probably a half mill on 17&18.

He looked like me on the 18th going back and forth.

 

[Deepster]

And so much for Bryson. Golfing gods definitely on Rory's side today.

Are they?

 

[HCCForever]

Rory had putts on 14th and 18th to close it out and couldn’t do it.

Reed had opportunity as well missing a few putts after nice chip on 14th or so

 

[Deepster]

He’ll choke. For sure.

 

[storrsroars]

Are they?

TBD. That was posted when that approach on 13 somehow didn't roll into the drink.

 

[storrsroars]

Congrats Rory. Had it all the way!

 

[HCCForever]

Good for Rory. Odd round

 

[Bomber36]

Great stuff. Love the emotion. These guys already have a lot, but the Green Jacket means so much to them.

 

[superjohn]

Good for Rory, he's the best player of his generation. Northern Ireland will be celebrating.

 

[Chin Diesel]

RIP the Rory meme.

 

[Hi-Low]

Wins Career Grand Slam on 11th attempt....joins the immortals. Happy for Rory, seems like a good guy.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

What a round for Rose

The folks at Golf Channel counted him out after the first round. He did a great job.

 

[storrsroars]

He’ll choke. For sure.

 

[DemonDeac22]

Or not…lol

 

[fairfielder]

I love Rory, and his stand against the Saudis. It was his time.

 

[Deepster]

Oh he choked. Four or five times. I’m not sure how you watched him miss a three footer to win and not think that.