2020 Masters: The best bits

[MarkT]

Just in case you're missing any of the action we'll be posting the best shots, quotes and pics from the next four days. See it as your one-stop shop for the highlights and occasional lowlights..

First up, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player getting things underway

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326868735320264704

 

[Imurg]

Best bit so far has to be Sandy's braces...

 

[MarkT]

Best bit so far has to be Sandy's braces...

That won't be beaten all week or for the rest off time. He doubled up yesterday - god knows what's coming today and tomorrow (and hopefully the weekend)

 

[MarkT]

Thursday's hole locations - 10 and 15 look quite juicy

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326851726100615169

 

[MarkT]

Nice story from Jack on staying in the Crow's Nest..

"I stayed at the Crow's Nest in 1959. We had Phil Rodgers, Deane Beman, Ward Wettlaufer, Tommy Aaron and myself. That's not a very big place, if you happen to go look at it, for five guys. One bathroom, one shower. But we all stayed there, and of course Phil and I were the big eaters at the time.

"The amateurs had to be charged for their food, so they charged us a dollar for breakfast, a dollar for lunch and two dollars for dinner. Phil and I, generally speaking, would have two steaks at night, and they came to us after a couple nights, and they said, gentlemen, you're abusing the thing of eating two steaks, we're going to have to charge you $2 apiece. I said, that'll be quite alright."

 

[MarkT]

Seems playable..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326894565522092037

 

[USER1999]

Can't see a problem they have waterproofs.

They wouldn't last 10 minutes on the Kent trips, or the forum Woodhall meet.

 

[MarkT]

Can't see a problem they have waterproofs.

They wouldn't last 10 minutes on the Kent trips, or the forum Woodhall meet.

and caddies and food and towels, crack on

 

[Smiffy]

Can't see a problem they have waterproofs.

They wouldn't last 10 minutes on the Kent trips, or the forum Woodhall meet.

That Open we played in at Hever was worse than that mate.

 

[MarkT]

Some Augusta crystal on its way to Marc Leishman

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326920111022874628

 

[Orikoru]

Apparently the best bit is the sandwiches, according to DJ.

 

[chrisd]

That Open we played in at Hever was worse than that mate.

Bit like the summer meet at Cooden - got to the 10th then the monsoon hit, at least it was warm rain ??

 

[USER1999]

That Open we played in at Hever was worse than that mate.

I had tried to blank that. I think James pants are still drying out.

 

[MarkT]

Tiger was 50-1 in places coming into the first round...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326947040035790849

 

[MarkT]

After some early wobbles he's getting the driver dialled in

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326955677529550852

 

[Billysboots]

After some early wobbles he's getting the driver dialled in

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326955677529550852

And only made par. Good ?

 

[MarkT]

The winner of the Strangest Spin goes to...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326987503186956288

 

[MarkT]

So far so good

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326992008163061761

 

[MarkT]

Bryson on not going with the 48-inch driver...


"I don't feel like I'm 100 per cent ready with that yet. I tried to get it ready for this week, but there was a lot of opportunities that I felt like I could still fly it over bunkers with the 45-inch driver. That's what I was testing yesterday; is it really worth it, am I going to gain that much. To be honest, as we sat back, we were like, it's not going to be that much of a gain this week because I am pretty much already flying bunkers out there. For example, 5, that was one of them, and maybe today on 18 I could have drove it with a 48 inch driver over that bunker, but it was into the wind. The wind switched. There's a lot of things that changed out there today and caught me off guard a little bit. But at the end of the day I'm happy with the way I played."

 

[MarkT]

some nice bits on this year’s rough from Tiger and Phil..

https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/tour/us-masters/masters-news/is-the-rough-longer-than-usual-at-the-2020-masters-212344