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Masters - it's today, it's toady!

Molly

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Yessssssssssssss! Can't wait for it to actually start.

I have spent the last couple of weeks devouring GM (web and mag), this forum and the rest of the web for anything and everything to try to satisfy my insatiable craving for Masters-related tales, facts and insights. Doesn't matter if it's to do with the Big Cat, bygone heroes or the new kids on the block. I even found a story about a waiter in a bar that trebbles his annual tips in the 4-day extravaganza!

I was lucky to catch the Par-3 comp on the red button last night - had to go in through the Multiscreen index, though it was not advertised on the main menu. That just made me salivate even more! I am far too excited for a man of my age and should really know better.

I plan to live a semi-nocturnal existence for the Easter weekend. I don't want to miss a second and will watch the drama unfold from the comfort of my oversized 3 seater sofa whilst taking a leaf (or glass?) out of Bill Elliot's book and sinking a bottle or two of the red stuff...which, I am sure, will just make the course dazzle and the players gleam all the more!

I am off to the bookies shortly to have a fiver each way on Ogilvy, Singh, Casey and Paddy. Might have another bluey on Tiger just in case! Then it's home to muck about with the 2 yr old daughter and ensure she and her pregnant mum are nicely tucked up in bed by 9:30....then it's my time! BRING IT ON!

As an aside, well done to GM. The Augusta mini-site is ace and knocks the spots of the very disappointing BBC version, which leaves me feeling they got the gig to televise it, but can't be bothered with the web. Shame. As for the GM stuff, I have really enjoyed Alex's posts and the blog. Wish I was there...
 
Good stuff, sounds like I will definitely have a few people to chat to during the coverage.

HID is away for a week with mates, I have a mate coming down this morning to stay till Sat, 3 tee times booked and wwwaaayyy too much beer in the fridge (usual weekend for HTL). HAPPY DAYS!
 
Well I am either going to be a bit richer or £30 poorer ;) Its a shame no coverage through the day just nights on the BBC though I have warned the wife to expect no contact with the remote this weekend.
 
Its brilliant isnt it! Got my bets sorted so hopefully there will be a bit of money won.

Dont you think the coverage is a bit poor though? A couple of hours on a Thursday night, why cant it be like the Ryder Cup where you can watch every shot from the very first tee to the very last putt.
 
Just the one bet placed but loads of tins in the fridge, and tee times booked for friday, saturday, sunday, might play monday aswell if i'm not all golfed out!

Cant wait to come in from the pub tonight and watch the rest of the coverage.
 
Its a shame no coverage through the day just nights on the BBC

isn't it on earlier via the red button

Amen corner is live from 15.45 online and via the red button.

Thats very poor, its about time Sky took over this event since they can show start to finish.

May be wrong but I was under the impression that the number of cameras on the course was strictly limited and that there were none on some of the earlier holes so the coverage cannot be from start to finish.
 
I seem to remember some years ago that the amount of hours each of the television companies could show was limited, although that might have been for the first two rounds only.

After going out and watching live football on Monday and spending the last two nights watching Champions League football, I better take the good lady wife out (early) this evening because she will have very little chance of seeing me for the next four days, two live football games to go and see, and a round of golf booked for Sunday. Add watching The Masters in the evening and i am well and truely booked up.

Just been told I can have Tuesday off because of the amount of extra work I have been doing recently. So it will be down to the golf club to try and put into practice some of the excellent tips that have appeared on here recently, especially playing all holes as a par 5 from Homer, and the think before you hit it and play away from trouble from RGUK

Tip to win The Masters....Anthony Kim
 
I dont think its 'toady', I think its great :cool:

Wifey working Sat & Sun 7-7pm, so very likely asleep by 9pm, with me whispering 'No its fine luv, you've had a hard day, course I dont mind if you go to bed'..... :D :

No Beer for me tho, Im asleep in minutes watching Golf if Ive so much as smelt alcohol !!
 
It's toady

let me leapfrog over to BBC tonight...

I did look in the radio times but it bores me, I've redditt
 
The coverage is controlled by Augusta and they limit the amount of live feeds available to the host broadcaster who is responsible for feeding to the BBC. It wouldn't make any difference if Sky or Setanta had the rights the deal would be the same.
 
Homer is spot on as usual--Augusta control the amount of coverage.

Its only in recent years that full coverage is allowed of the final day.
 
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