The Masters 2018

[Capella]

Well that is true to some extent, any pro will be able to control spin but compromise on loft or trajectory.

I’m sure that by keeping with the same club in his hand but with slightly blunted grooves would give a unique profile of shot that he wouldn’t otherwise have in his bag.

Actually, no, he couldn't:
https://www.randa.org/Rules-of-Golf...-Characteristics-Changed-and-Foreign-Material

Of course there is no rule that says you have to wipe your club after every shot, but applying dirt with the purpose of changing the way the club interacts with the ball would be illegal (just as applying sun lotion or WD40 or whatever else to it). What Garcia could have done is to find a place to drop his ball somewhere in the first or second cut (if such a place existed) to take some spin off.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

They were just poorly played. Two of them at least had no chance of staying dry.


He lost the head and threw a bit of a tantrum. He does have that fiery side. It happens.

Yup - I got the impression he just pressed the F-it button

 

[garyinderry]

I hope they fished those balls out of the drink and display them in their museum. He can afford to laugh at it in years to come.

 

[Orikoru]

Yup - I got the impression he just pressed the F-it button

Absolutely. He's only got his own stubbornness to blame.

 

[Beezerk]

Spieth's going to go wire-to-wire again isn't he?!

I really hope not, despite how much I love Speith, start to finish leaders in a major just make them a bore fest.

 

[Lwatson-jones]

I watched the Garcia as it happened and could not believe it.

ok, 2 in the water I could just about understand... but after the 2nd wend splash, if it was me, I would have been aiming over the back, less spin and perhaps even aiming for a bunker! At least a splash out of the bunker is less shots than the 13

Stubbornness, nothing more I think

 

[ADB]

I watched the Garcia as it happened and could not believe it.

ok, 2 in the water I could just about understand... but after the 2nd wend splash, if it was me, I would have been aiming over the back, less spin and perhaps even aiming for a bunker! At least a splash out of the bunker is less shots than the 13

Stubbornness, nothing more I think

Sergio 'Tin Cup' Garcia

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I watched Sergio live last night, Stuart Broad when Yuvraj spanked 6 sixes off him in a over and Ben Stokes getting hit for 4 sixes against the West Indies in the T20 World Final. I don't know which was more painful or more stupid. All 3 repeated their error each time. Broad and Stokes each bowled the same delivery, Garcia each hit the same shot. It was like playing rock, paper, scissors and going scissors every time when the other person keeps going rock. Do something different, anything.

Did his caddy say anything? Surely he should intervene by the 3rd time.

 

[Depreston]

Hope Spieth doesn't walk it... don't think he will either his long game will probably get him in trouble

 

[User62651]

Garcia's approach was John Daly-esque, from a pro it was fairly ridiculous to repeat the same 'wrong' shot so many times and you feel there was an element of 'sod this' after the 2nd one got wet in his mind rather than professionalism.

Can make a better call on Speith's chances after today, see if yesterday was a one-off or not. If he's sub-70 today again he'll likely win. If he hits a 74 then tournament still wide open. Course clearly suits him and he's done it before.

As Rory says Augusta is not a chasers course, you need to stay in touch with the lead from the off. If Tiger isn't within 4 of lead by end of today he's not in it.

 

[Beezerk]

Did his caddy say anything? Surely he should intervene by the 3rd time.

Apparently the caddy moved them to one side by around 10ft after the 5th went in the water which gave Sergio a better angle. You could say poor caddying or stupidity on all parts.

 

[Orikoru]

Apparently the caddy moved them to one side by around 10ft after the 5th went in the water which gave Sergio a better angle. You could say poor caddying or stupidity on all parts.

Haha, I don't think you can pin much blame on the caddy. Unless his advice was "yeah, keep trying that, it'll work eventually."

 

[Smiffy]

Maybe he got confused and thought it was a Stableford??
A blob's a blob, isn't it????

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Haha, I don't think you can pin much blame on the caddy. Unless his advice was "yeah, keep trying that, it'll work eventually."

Well if I was his caddy and had just seen him stick a third ball in the water I would have just stayed completely schtum...for fear of gaining a 'wedge-wrapper'

 

[garyinderry]

I think after he knocked the 2nd one into the drink its best for the caddy just to stay quiet and keep his head down.

He knew he had blown it by then. Don't upset the boss even more. just keep handing him golf balls.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Good to see all these high class pros would have played it a little bit different

The shots he hit were good shots but you don’t always get the best result from a good shot - it’s a game of fine margins and it’s one hole. Wouldn’t surprise me to see him shoot a 6 Under to make the cut.

 

[Slab]

Just had a read of Garcia's WITB, there seems to be a few important items missing now!

 

[Beezerk]

Haha, I don't think you can pin much blame on the caddy. Unless his advice was "yeah, keep trying that, it'll work eventually."

My theory is the caddy had a hot date this weekend so wanted to miss the cut 😂

 

[Capella]

Actually, I think Sergio stayed unbelievably calm. I mean, we are talking about the guy who (in)famously threw his shoe into the audience at other occasions. Tincup moment or not, he finished the hole without losing his temper, holed the non-trivial putt and moved on to the next hole to make birdie. That takes a lot of nerve.

 

[Slab]

Actually, I think Sergio stayed unbelievably calm. I mean, we are talking about the guy who (in)famously threw his shoe into the audience at other occasions. Tincup moment or not, he finished the hole without losing his temper, holed the non-trivial putt and moved on to the next hole to make birdie. That takes a lot of nerve.

Yup, in fact I'd go as far a saying it takes a lot of balls!