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Tropposurfer Platinum Member

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Looking forward to it with my awesome theatre room. All set to record the whole thing too ???? BBQ's n great enjoyment with the mates, the caddy staff at the club invited over the for 3rd days play, so that will add to the riotous fun for sure. Can hardly wait. 

mtls2005 Diamond Member

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2 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

I attended all 4 days the 1967 Masters.

You saw some greats...Sam Snead, Ben Hogan: both age 54 tied for 10th.

 

Winner's (Gay Brewer think he was 45 YO, he lost in a playoff to Nicklaus the year before) check: $20,000, this year: $2,070,000.

 

The closest I've ever gotten is EA Sports.

 

 

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Lacessit Star Member

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I was told by an Augusta member how the greens become faster every day. Scores on the Wednesday warmup round mean nothing, the greens are standard stimp before the Masters.

 

Every night during the tournament itself, the ground staff spread dry sand on every green. The sand is then vacuumed up after drying out the grass, I forget how long he said they leave the sand there. The greens are then cut every morning before play starts. By the time they get to Sunday, they are like greased lightning.

 

It's why one almost never sees anyone fix a pitch mark at Augusta, the greens are too hard. OTOH, they are true because they don't get bumpy like a soft green would.

 

IME it's the guy who has the hottest putter who usually dons the green jacket. I still remember Mike Weir's win in 2003, he had nerves of steel on the final day with a succession of 6 foot putts.

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ThailandRyan Star Member

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Just coming up on T-Time.  Watching it live on USTVGO.TV, Golf Channel.

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Hopefully I can last for a few hours more this evening before the sandman comes...

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ThailandRyan Star Member

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1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

ßloody raining.

Naw it's just misting but the wind is starting to pick up however which should dry out the fairways and the weather is supposed to get warm today  They are also predicting it to be cool and windy for Friday and Saturday with The final day of Sunday being great weather.

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Will B Good Star Member

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Just now, ThailandRyan said:

Naw it's just misting but the wind is starting to pick up however which should dry out the fairways and the weather is supposed to get warm today  They are also predicting it to be cool and windy for Friday and Saturday with The final day of Sunday being great weather.

That link I gave is Sky Sports if you are interested.....free.

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ThailandRyan Star Member

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15 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Do you have to download the VPN???

Sorry, I do have the VPN already so I can no answer that for you....

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mtls2005 Diamond Member

mtls2005

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13 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Do you have to download the VPN???

Message on link says...

 

Please use the VPN in the link above to access this channel.

Will B Good Star Member

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6 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Message on link says...

 

Please use the VPN in the link above to access this channel.

What would I do without you.....555

 

Red Bull gives you wiings (it doesn't)

mtls2005 Diamond Member

mtls2005

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USTVGo looks OK, on a phone, tablet or small PC screen

 

Needs a VPN - Any VPN works; I use Nord.

 

Can cast, from a Chrome Browser to a TV, but video quality is not great, 360p, in full screen (65")?

 

 

 

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Lacessit Star Member

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12 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

You can try here

https://www.masters.com/en_US/live/index.html

 

Watching this morning groups now on holes 4, 5 and 6, and everyone is so far having a horrible morning on these holes....greens are very fast...

There are two golf courses in the world that have greens this fast. Augusta, and Royal Melbourne.

At Augusta, the speed of the greens is created by a process I described in an earlier post. At Royal Melbourne, it is natural.

Having said that, hard, fast greens are also true. It's a matter of getting the right line to the hole, the ball will drop if the player picks the break and speed correctly.

ThailandRyan Star Member

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19 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

There are two golf courses in the world that have greens this fast. Augusta, and Royal Melbourne.

At Augusta, the speed of the greens is created by a process I described in an earlier post. At Royal Melbourne, it is natural.

Having said that, hard, fast greens are also true. It's a matter of getting the right line to the hole, the ball will drop if the player picks the break and speed correctly.

Yes sir, and the majority of golfers on the second day had some pretty sad luck on the greens.

KannikaP Star Member

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On BBC Radio 5 Live they have a commentary on this golf.............and I have just painted a couple of walls in my lounge!   LOL

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Lacessit Star Member

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17 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Oakmont? Shinnecock Hills? Winged Foot?

 

 

Stewart Cink solves the problem...

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iPlDHWxmfM

 

I'd agree on Oakmont, Sam Snead once said it was like trying to putt down a marble staircase. Never played on Shinnecock Hills or Winged Foot.

When amateurs like me play on such courses, the stimp-meter readings are normal.

 

You think that's quick? I'll show you quick.

Lacessit Star Member

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44 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

....and the longest televised putt ever recorded..........Terry Wogan....555

IMO this one by Nicklaus would be close.....

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