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[WV-Hick]

Never started a discussion thread before, it's officially Masters week, and I can't wait until Thursday, so can we get the discussion started? Go Tiger!!

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[PGArox]

WV-Hick, on 01 April 2012 - 10:11 PM, said:

Never started a discussion thread before, it's officially Masters week, and I can't wait until Thursday, so can we get the discussion started? Go Tiger!!

A tick early, but what the heck, it's a major.

I think one of the things which makes The Masters so special is the long break between majors.  That eight month wait really breeds anticipation.  I'm really excited, too.

And I'll see your "Go Tiger!," and raise you a "Go Phil!"

[WV-Hick]

PGArox, on 01 April 2012 - 10:41 PM, said:

WV-Hick, on 01 April 2012 - 10:11 PM, said:

Never started a discussion thread before, it's officially Masters week, and I can't wait until Thursday, so can we get the discussion started? Go Tiger!!

A tick early, but what the heck, it's a major.

I think one of the things which makes The Masters so special is the long break between majors.  That eight month wait really breeds anticipation.  I'm really excited, too.

And I'll see your "Go Tiger!," and raise you a "Go Phil!"

Haha, yuck! And yea, it's definitely the anticipation and long lay-off that makes it so great. I really hope the course plays tough this year. I hate seeing majors won at -13.

[kitsoasis]

I want to see a Rory/Luke/JDay final group

[Golfnutgalen]

Ohhhh yesssss!!! I don't think I've been this excited for any golf tournament as this one ever! Personally, I'm hoping for a tougher test this year as the last few years were birdie fests.

[plutch]

I have a Masters Party during the 3rd Round every year and release a menu to a bunch of my golfing buddies in February (because I literally can't wait).  Here is what we are having this year:

"A Tradition Unlike Any Other" is just a knock-down nine iron away........

Presenting the Menu for the 2012 Masters Party

Tee Time

Saturday, April 7th @ Noon

Magnolia Lane

The Azalea Cocktail

The Georgia Peach Cocktail

Pimento Cheese Sandwiches

The First Nine

Country Biscuits with Honey and Butter

Mac n' Cheese Two Ways

The Second Nine

Baby Back Ribs

Panko Shrimp Po' Boy's

Crawfish Boil with Boudin Blanc, Potato, and Corn on the Cob

Butler Cabin

Homemade Ice Cream

Pecan Pie

Red Velvet Cupcakes

[PGArox]

WV-Hick, on 01 April 2012 - 10:51 PM, said:

I really hope the course plays tough this year. I hate seeing majors won at -13.

Well, so often the prevailing weather conditions play a large part in how challenging courses play.

As I type the relative humidity in Augusta, GA is 74%, and the long-term forecast calls for a slight chance of showers on Tuesday, with a better chance of scattered showers on both Thursday and Friday.

Consequently, the course will likely not play as rock-hard and fast as they would like, but it's still Augusta, complete with the sub-air, and it will be fast.

I think it is reasonable to expect the winning score to be between 12 and 15 under par, especially if there is not significant wind.

[HCEG1]

Yes, I could Google it, but, if anyone (preferably a local) has got a reliable weather forecast for the week, I'd love to see it. We don't need any rain/thunder delays.....

[HCEG1]

HCEG1, on 01 April 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

Yes, I could Google it, but, if anyone (preferably a local) has got a reliable weather forecast for the week, I'd love to see it. We don't need any rain/thunder delays.....

Well, so often the prevailing weather conditions play a large part in how challenging courses play.

As I type the relative humidity in Augusta, GA is 74%, and the long-term forecast calls for a slight chance of showers on Tuesday, with a better chance of scattered showers on both Thursday and Friday.

Consequently, the course will likely not play as rock-hard and fast as they would like, but it's still Augusta, complete with the sub-air, and it will be fast.

I think it is reasonable to expect the winning score to be between 12 and 15 under par, especially if there is not significant wind.

EDIT: PGArox, Thank you. What the heck! Are you psychic?! (you must have posted a millisecond before me!)

Edited by HCEG1, 01 April 2012 - 11:23 PM.

[PGArox]

plutch, on 01 April 2012 - 11:09 PM, said:

I have a Masters Party during the 3rd Round every year and release a menu to a bunch of my golfing buddies in February (because I literally can't wait).  Here is what we are having this year:

"A Tradition Unlike Any Other" is just a knock-down nine iron away........

Presenting the Menu for the 2012 Masters Party

Tee Time

Saturday, April 7th @ Noon

Magnolia Lane

The Azalea Cocktail

The Georgia Peach Cocktail

Pimento Cheese Sandwiches

The First Nine

Country Biscuits with Honey and Butter

Mac n' Cheese Two Ways

The Second Nine

Baby Back Ribs

Panko Shrimp Po' Boy's

Crawfish Boil with Boudin Blanc, Potato, and Corn on the Cob

Butler Cabin

Homemade Ice Cream

Pecan Pie

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Too cool, plutch.  Sounds like a great time.

[Redman]

PGArox, on 01 April 2012 - 11:22 PM, said:

plutch, on 01 April 2012 - 11:09 PM, said:

I have a Masters Party during the 3rd Round every year and release a menu to a bunch of my golfing buddies in February (because I literally can't wait).  Here is what we are having this year:

"A Tradition Unlike Any Other" is just a knock-down nine iron away........

Presenting the Menu for the 2012 Masters Party

Tee Time

Saturday, April 7th @ Noon

Magnolia Lane

The Azalea Cocktail

The Georgia Peach Cocktail

Pimento Cheese Sandwiches

The First Nine

Country Biscuits with Honey and Butter

Mac n' Cheese Two Ways

The Second Nine

Baby Back Ribs

Panko Shrimp Po' Boy's

Crawfish Boil with Boudin Blanc, Potato, and Corn on the Cob

Butler Cabin

Homemade Ice Cream

Pecan Pie

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Too cool, plutch.  Sounds like a great time.

No kidding. Sounds like the best golf party ever. So, I should be there at noon, ha ha?

[plutch]

It's my favorite week of the entire year.  I always do Southern dishes and of course Pimento Cheese Sandwiches and Azalea Cocktails.

Last year was Shrimp and Grits, Fried Chicken and Waffles, a giant Muffaletta Sandwich, and Fried Oysters in the Half-Shell

The Party has grown every year, I take some time off of work and watch every second of it.  Just got a HDMI hook-up so that I can watch the streaming coverage from my laptop on my TV too, great investment (and thanks to the Masters Board for making that happen!)

Edited by plutch, 01 April 2012 - 11:52 PM.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

I agree about the 8 month wait adding to the anticipation.  I remember thinking on the Monday after last years PGA, Damn, now we have to wait almost 8 months until the Masters.  Well it's hear!!!

I have a friend who's an instuctor and always gives me good insight as to what he does and doesn't like about about almost every PGA Tour players swings and such.   So this mornign we were discussing who the favorites were for this week and we each picked a dark horse.

We both had the usual suspects as favorites,  Tiger, Rory, Phil and Luke.  Then we each picked a long shot/dark horse.  I went very long and said I like Mark Wilson chances if he can hit it far enough off the tee.   He likes Justin Rose.   I'm not so sure Justin Rose qualifies as a long shot, but I let him have it

[deasy55]

The weather forecast seems similar to the 2011 US Open forecast


On a serious note, when are tee times released?

[Carolina Golfer 2]

deasy55, on 02 April 2012 - 09:22 AM, said:

The weather forecast seems similar to the 2011 US Open forecast


On a serious note, when are tee times released?

According to my Masters Moble App tomorrow sometime.

[WV-Hick]

Yep, sometime tomorrow. Anyone know how much TV coverage there will be? I hate how Augusta limits it. We should get to watch every shot every day!

[shadowboy0387]

Yea ESPN isn't all over it the way they should be. Golf Channel pisses me off when they start coverage at 2 or 3 pm, but it is what it is. Something tells me ESPN will probably start coverage around 1 eastern

[Carolina Golfer 2]

WV-Hick, on 02 April 2012 - 09:31 AM, said:

Yep, sometime tomorrow. Anyone know how much TV coverage there will be? I hate how Augusta limits it. We should get to watch every shot every day!

As  for actual TV coverage Thrusday and Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 Pm I believe, Saturday 2:00 to 6:00 and Sunday I think is the most like 1:30 or something like that.

Masters.Com  has live streaming starting on Wed of the Par 3 and practice rounds.  Then Thursday they have coverage of two feature groups and Amen Corner and usuall holes 15 & 16.

The quality of the streaming is unbelievable, at least as good as HD if not better!!

Edited by Carolina Golfer 2, 02 April 2012 - 10:49 AM.

[scratchswinger]

I have been watching the Masters Ipad App for the last week. Anyone that doesn’t already have it for their Droid or Iphone, I highly recommend it. I don't know how they do it. But their website and Apps are continually the best in any industry, year after year.

[laneew]

plutch, on 01 April 2012 - 11:09 PM, said:

I have a Masters Party during the 3rd Round every year and release a menu to a bunch of my golfing buddies in February (because I literally can't wait).  Here is what we are having this year:

"A Tradition Unlike Any Other" is just a knock-down nine iron away........

Presenting the Menu for the 2012 Masters Party

Tee Time

Saturday, April 7th @ Noon

Magnolia Lane

The Azalea Cocktail

The Georgia Peach Cocktail

Pimento Cheese Sandwiches

The First Nine

Country Biscuits with Honey and Butter

Mac n' Cheese Two Ways

The Second Nine

Baby Back Ribs

Panko Shrimp Po' Boy's

Crawfish Boil with Boudin Blanc, Potato, and Corn on the Cob

Butler Cabin

Homemade Ice Cream

Pecan Pie

Red Velvet Cupcakes

That sounds awesome.  Especially the Shrimp Po' Boys.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

scratchswinger, on 02 April 2012 - 09:38 AM, said:

I have been watching the Masters Ipad App for the last week. Anyone that doesn't already have it for their Droid or Iphone, I highly recommend it. I don't know how they do it. But their website and Apps are continually the best in any industry, year after year.

Yeah, good call on that, I just saw on my Iphone that they have streaming coverage from the range on now.

[Jim Clark]

plutch, on 01 April 2012 - 11:51 PM, said:

It's my favorite week of the entire year.  I always do Southern dishes and of course Pimento Cheese Sandwiches and Azalea Cocktails.

Last year was Shrimp and Grits, Fried Chicken and Waffles, a giant Muffaletta Sandwich, and Fried Oysters in the Half-Shell

The Party has grown every year, I take some time off of work and watch every second of it.  Just got a HDMI hook-up so that I can watch the streaming coverage from my laptop on my TV too, great investment (and thanks to the Masters Board for making that happen!)

Glad I won't be there. Shrimp and grits? OK. Fried chicken and waffles? WTF? Don't know what a Muffaletta Sandwich is and don't want to. How do you do Fried Oysters in the Half-Shell?

Was this a joke that I didn't get? Guess I live to far north.

[wvularc11]

Golfnutgalen, on 01 April 2012 - 11:01 PM, said:

Ohhhh yesssss!!! I don't think I've been this excited for any golf tournament as this one ever! Personally, I'm hoping for a tougher test this year as the last few years were birdie fests.

a Big +1 this year, but also I hope there are 2-3 guys making a run late sunday to really make it interesting.

Not going to lie, definitely pulling for Tiger on this one, nothing better then a Sunday charge out of him on the back nine.


A Side-note for Redman and the OP : Lets Go Mountaineers!

[Break68]

Are they streaming from the website right now?

[Carolina Golfer 2]

Break68, on 02 April 2012 - 10:42 AM, said:

Are they streaming from the website right now?

Not at this very moment.  They had practice range streaming ealrier this morning on my Iphone app.

[El Kabong]

Jim Clark, on 02 April 2012 - 10:11 AM, said:

plutch, on 01 April 2012 - 11:51 PM, said:

It's my favorite week of the entire year.  I always do Southern dishes and of course Pimento Cheese Sandwiches and Azalea Cocktails.

Last year was Shrimp and Grits, Fried Chicken and Waffles, a giant Muffaletta Sandwich, and Fried Oysters in the Half-Shell

The Party has grown every year, I take some time off of work and watch every second of it.  Just got a HDMI hook-up so that I can watch the streaming coverage from my laptop on my TV too, great investment (and thanks to the Masters Board for making that happen!)

Glad I won't be there. Shrimp and grits? OK. Fried chicken and waffles? WTF? Don't know what a Muffaletta Sandwich is and don't want to. How do you do Fried Oysters in the Half-Shell?

Was this a joke that I didn't get? Guess I live to far north.

And thank you *so* much for sharing your ignorance, because if you don't like it it can't possibly be good, can it?

Sounds like an excellent menu Plutch, but now I have to fix Fried Chicken and Waffles for dinner!  (are you in the syrup camp, or gravy?)

[Carolina Golfer 2]

El Kabong, on 02 April 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

Jim Clark, on 02 April 2012 - 10:11 AM, said:

plutch, on 01 April 2012 - 11:51 PM, said:

It's my favorite week of the entire year.  I always do Southern dishes and of course Pimento Cheese Sandwiches and Azalea Cocktails.

Last year was Shrimp and Grits, Fried Chicken and Waffles, a giant Muffaletta Sandwich, and Fried Oysters in the Half-Shell

The Party has grown every year, I take some time off of work and watch every second of it.  Just got a HDMI hook-up so that I can watch the streaming coverage from my laptop on my TV too, great investment (and thanks to the Masters Board for making that happen!)

Glad I won't be there. Shrimp and grits? OK. Fried chicken and waffles? WTF? Don't know what a Muffaletta Sandwich is and don't want to. How do you do Fried Oysters in the Half-Shell?

Was this a joke that I didn't get? Guess I live to far north.

And thank you *so* much for sharing your ignorance, because if you don't like it it can't possibly be good, can it?

Sounds like an excellent menu Plutch, but now I have to fix Fried Chicken and Waffles for dinner!  (are you in the syrup camp, or gravy?)

Why not both??  I won't tell your cardiologist

yeah, amazing how some people will say something is horrible, just because they are ignorant of something or not exposed to it.  

Myself, that is as menu and party that I would remember look forward to each spring.  And yes I have lived in the north as well as the south.

[HCEG1]

Tiger swinging beautifully today in his practice round with O'Meara

[WV-Hick]

wvularc11, on 02 April 2012 - 10:12 AM, said:

Golfnutgalen, on 01 April 2012 - 11:01 PM, said:

Ohhhh yesssss!!! I don't think I've been this excited for any golf tournament as this one ever! Personally, I'm hoping for a tougher test this year as the last few years were birdie fests.

a Big +1 this year, but also I hope there are 2-3 guys making a run late sunday to really make it interesting.

Not going to lie, definitely pulling for Tiger on this one, nothing better then a Sunday charge out of him on the back nine.


A Side-note for Redman and the OP : Lets Go Mountaineers!

Haha, yes!! Can't wait for the Spring Game!

[WV-Hick]

HCEG1, on 02 April 2012 - 11:57 AM, said:

Tiger swinging beautifully today in his practice round with O'Meara

That's what I like to hear!