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[Niraj]

Officially just one week until the Masters!

Jason Day is now the #1 ranked player in the world heading in the Masters, Spieth is looking incredibly weak heading into this first major.

Jason has been great lately. Really happy for him.

 

[kevo_huevo]

Jason has been great lately. Really happy for him.

My fiancee' supports my love for golf, and she watched the recent Feherty episode with me on Jason Day. His childhood story really resonated with her, and she became a huge Jason fan too.

 

[NYR]

It's impossible not to like Jason, love his tv ad too about being the best vs trying to be the best.

 

[Darkgran]

No surprise but Tiger will miss The Masters.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/...l-no-timetable-for-return-002415709-golf.html

 

[NYR]

No surprise but Tiger will miss The Masters.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/...l-no-timetable-for-return-002415709-golf.html

Wow, huge news, really sad to hear that.

 

[kevo_huevo]

Officially Masters Week!

Would like to see win:
Jason Day
Hideki Matsuyama
Adam Scott
Rickie Fowler

Would not like to see win:
Bubba Watson (UGH)
Patrick Reed (UUUGGGHHHH)

Hopefully I can get a twilight round in the afternoon on Saturday, as an excuse to wear green this weekend.

 

[brerwolfe]

Son of a bitch I didn't realize anyone made a 2016 PGA Tour thread. I could've been posting pictures all up in this.

For anyone that doesn't know me from the previous threads, I'm a freelance camera operator working mainly with the Tour. Last year I attended 35 tournaments (including two majors). I'm currently scheduled for 27 this year with the US Open, PGA and Ryder Cup on the calendar.

I also like taking photos while I'm out. I take them as a hobby, but the Tour ends up using them for their social media channels from time to time as well.

Anyhow, will there be a Masters thread this week, or is everything going in here?

Here are a couple photos from previous tournaments (if anyone cares):

Torrey Pines:


2016 Farmers Insurance Open - Torrey Pines Aerial by brerwolfe, on Flickr


2016 Farmers Insurance Open - Torrey Pines Aerial by brerwolfe, on Flickr

Pebble Beach:


Pebble Beach - Lone Cyprus by brerwolfe, on Flickr


Pebble Beach - 18th hole Panoramic by brerwolfe, on Flickr


Pebble Beach - Mickelson on 9th fairway by brerwolfe, on Flickr

Bay Hill:


2016 Arnold Palmer Invitational - Spectator Entrance by brerwolfe, on Flickr


2016 Arnold Palmer Invitational - No. 8 Green by brerwolfe, on Flickr

Puerto Rico Open:


2016 Puerto Rico Open by brerwolfe, on Flickr


2016 Puerto Rico Open - The Long Walk by brerwolfe, on Flickr


2016 Puerto Rico Open - Tee Marker by brerwolfe, on Flickr

 

[Niraj]

Awesome as always.

 

[NYR]

^

Holy shit. Thanks for sharing.

 

[ShaneB]

Awesome as always.

Pretty much what I was going to post. Fantastic photos as always brerwolfe.

Excited as hell for tomorrow. Par 3 contest today should be fun as well.

Watched '86 last night on Golf Channel, and that was great fun.

Just hoping for a tight leaderboard on Sunday!

 

[ShaneB]

We're underway!

Watching the featured group streams at Masters.com. Praying work doesn't get too busy.

 

[DasTanK]

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super jealous of you thats awesome. I wish i had your job

 

[brerwolfe]

Spieth leading thru 8 holes. Awesome.

And thanks, guys, for the photo compliments. I love taking the photos but no one I know cares about golf, so no one to share them with!

 

[Travo]

What time does this start?
Edit: I guess I'll miss the start.

 

[brerwolfe]

Tv broadcast begins at 3p eastern, but masters.com is streaming featured group coverage all day.

First featured groups are Spieth/Casey/DeChambeau and Fowler/Zach and an Asian amateur.

 

[LordAmused]

We should have some interesting weather throughout the week. Cold and windy!

I'm rooting for Mickelson!

 

[Butts-a-plenty]

Fowler with the 8. Ouch

 

[ShaneB]

Rough hole for Fowler putting up an 8!

 

[brerwolfe]

Buh bye, Rickie. Kind of a bummer.

 

[ShaneB]

Ernie Els Sextuplet Bogey on First Hole at Masters

Some rough (or "ehh, I don't really care") putting here from Ernie!

 

[brerwolfe]

Ernie Els Sextuplet Bogey on First Hole at Masters

Ouch. 6 putts inside two feet. Shit.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Ernie Els Sextuplet Bogey on First Hole at Masters

Some rough (or "ehh, I don't really care") putting here from Ernie!

LOL what the hell...

 

[UncleMeat]

Ernie Els Sextuplet Bogey on First Hole at Masters

Some rough (or "ehh, I don't really care") putting here from Ernie!

I don't think I've ever seen anything like that. Unreal.

 

[brerwolfe]

I don't think I've ever seen anything like that. Unreal.

Not quite as bad, but I captured Mickelson 4-putting inside five feet at Bay Hill back in 2013.

https://youtu.be/ybi5UKQ_m2U

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Ernie Els Sextuplet Bogey on First Hole at Masters

Some rough (or "ehh, I don't really care") putting here from Ernie!

That's just rough.

 

[Niraj]

Ernie Els Sextuplet Bogey on First Hole at Masters

Some rough (or "ehh, I don't really care") putting here from Ernie!

 

[Fried Food]

Spieth is leading the masters. Looks like I'm watching the masters this year.

 

[NYR]

Spieth, Sergio, Rory all in the top 10. This weekend is going to be sooo good.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Bernhard Langer in at Even par. What year is it?

 

[NYR]

Ouch. Jason Day fucking up. Triple bogey on 16, 6 back of Spieth.

 

[Kud Dukan]

Ouch. Jason Day fucking up. Triple bogey on 16, 6 back of Spieth.

That was rough to watch. He was having such a fantastic round too.

 

[Anno]

Every year I'm more impressed with Augusta's handling of their web content. They just crush any other golf event, and probably most other sports events in general.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Angel Cabrera makes a quadruple bogey and still manages to get in at 73.

 

[Anno]

Angel Cabrera makes a quadruple bogey and still manages to get in at 73.

It's about time for him to charge out of nowhere and win/almost win another major. Been a few years.

 

[LordAmused]

The first time I saw the replay of the Ernie Els brain farts, I couldn't stop laughing. Then I felt bad for the guy, I mean he is a great man.

Funny stuff though.

 

[ShaneB]

Spieth is leading the masters. Looks like I'm watching the masters this year.

You wouldn't watch if he wasn't leading??

Good day of golf today..crazy seeing the back nine have its way with so many. I'm just praying Spieth struggles a bit and the leaderboard tightens up heading into the weekend. I don't want a boring Sunday finish.

 

[brerwolfe]

Featured group coverage is beginning on masters.com right now. Bubba/Poulter/Grace and Day/Kuchar/Els (oof. Hurts just writing his name!)

 

[Victory Red]

Masters thread

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1205454

 

[NYR]

Masters thread

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1205454

Why do we need a thread dedicated to one tournament when we already have a thread for the PGA that barely reaches 10 pages by season end - we never had dedicated threads before, and it splits the community apart.

 

[FriedConsole]

The first time I saw the replay of the Ernie Els brain farts, I couldn't stop laughing. Then I felt bad for the guy, I mean he is a great man.

Funny stuff though.

To think he has to play 35 more holes after that. Ernie Els used to be a contender for 2nd under Tiger. The new guard has defiantly taken over. To see Mickleson at even is good but I don't think he going to contend.

 

[ShaneB]

Why do we need a thread dedicated to one tournament when we already have a thread for the PGA that barely reaches 10 pages by season end - we never had dedicated threads before, and it splits the community apart.

Agreed. I was going to suggest a thread title change to reflect it being Masters week. Didn't realize there was a Masters OT, but I posted in the other thread as well just now, so I guess I'm part of the problem.

 

[Niraj]

Why do we need a thread dedicated to one tournament when we already have a thread for the PGA that barely reaches 10 pages by season end - we never had dedicated threads before, and it splits the community apart.

There are usually individual threads for the majors though, or at least for the Masters. Remember the last two years at least.

Same with tennis, though I think that has more to do with that being a community section thread and the individual threads offering more exposure.

I don't care either way, just saying.

 

[Butts-a-plenty]

I'd like to see Kuchar win one of these Majors.

 

[NYR]

Spieth doing some major work in the sand there, total pro, saved par there.

 

[Silver Arrows]

ESPN Magazine has just put a long and very interesting read on Tiger Woods, and how his obsession with the Navy SEAL's and his father's death tie together.

 

[Niraj]

ESPN Magazine has just put a long and very interesting read on Tiger Woods, and how his obsession with the Navy SEAL's and his father's death tie together.

Great read.

 

[sgjackson]

ESPN Magazine has just put a long and very interesting read on Tiger Woods, and how his obsession with the Navy SEAL's and his father's death tie together.

just read this, absolutely insane look into wood's life.

 

[Silver Arrows]

just read this, absolutely insane look into wood's life.

I mean, the SEALS connection was one that was hinted upon for the longest time, an open secret...but Woods infatuation is indeed insane.

 

[brerwolfe]

A couple photos from this week at the Valero Texas Open:


2016 Valero Texas Open - Medal by brerwolfe, on Flickr


2016 Valero Texas Open - Good Morning by brerwolfe, on Flickr


2016 Valero Texas Open - 16th Hole by brerwolfe, on Flickr

And these two-- how many shared greens do they play on the PGA Tour? Not very many.


2016 Valero Texas Open - Shared Green by brerwolfe, on Flickr


2016 Valero Texas Open - Shared Green by brerwolfe, on Flickr

 

[Butts-a-plenty]

Tiger registered for the US Open.