US Masters 2024

I enjoy the Masters but does anyone find some of the traditions, language around the tournament a bit cringe at this stage. Like calling spectators patrons, etc.

Also what are the thoughts on the caddies still wearing the boiler suits? Seen as a tradition but a bit of a throwback to the era of a caddy being treated like dirt in that part of the world, almost slave like.
Yes, it's everything that golf has supposedly moved on from yet people still fawn over it.

Exclusive, artificial (they even pipe in the sounds of birds chirping ffs) and full of stupid "traditions". It's not even a full field either, I just don't get the love for the place.

They have great PR people though, I'll give them that.

edit: I'm sure I heard a commentator saying yesterday "His ball is in the patron observation deck." No, it's a f*cking grandstand ffs.
 
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Yes, it's everything that golf has supposedly moved on from yet people still fawn over it.

Exclusive, artificial (they even pipe in the sounds of birds chirping ffs) and full of stupid "traditions". It's not even a full field either, I just don't get the love for the place.

They have great PR people though, I'll give them that.

edit: I'm sure I heard a commentator saying yesterday "His ball is in the patron observation deck." No, it's a f*cking grandstand ffs.
I mean, nobody is forcing you to watch it :)
 
He is ?
No laying Up called him an insufferable dufus or similar yesterday.


What are your own personal views on him Backsticks, do you have any, or do you have to follow the lead from your podcasters of choice?

Personally, as I’ve stated on here before, I’ve done a ful 180 on BDC, and now have him as one of the most respectable and likeable guys in the pro game..
 
Yes, it's everything that golf has supposedly moved on from yet people still fawn over it.

Exclusive, artificial (they even pipe in the sounds of birds chirping ffs) and full of stupid "traditions". It's not even a full field either, I just don't get the love for the place.

They have great PR people though, I'll give them that.

edit: I'm sure I heard a commentator saying yesterday "His ball is in the patron observation deck." No, it's a f*cking grandstand ffs.


It’s an extremely cheesy event, but that’s part of its appeal - and the course always looks spectacular on tv. I enjoy it for what it is, but a few of the aspects of it are definitely questionable.

The Butler Cabin winners interview is one of the biggest vom inducing things you could watch on television. :ROFLMAO:
 
It’s an extremely cheesy event, but that’s part of its appeal - and the course always looks spectacular on tv. I enjoy it for what it is, but a few of the aspects of it are definitely questionable.

The Butler Cabin winners interview is one of the biggest vom inducing things you could watch on television. :ROFLMAO:

Butlers Cabin, worst moment on the golf calendar 🤮🤣
 
Jason Day setting a very, very, VERY high bar in the “Day 2 Ridiculous Golf Attire” competition…
 

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Jason Day setting a very, very, VERY high bar in the “Day 2 Ridiculous Golf Attire” competition…

No such thing as bad publicity... But that's surely not going to make anyone visit Malbon's website :ROFLMAO:


Has anyone here been to Augusta?
I can't get over how they make it out to be the only place in the world with hills and wind. Yesterday they were bigging up the wind, camera cuts to the caddies and their overalls are perfectly still!

Are the pros just so spoilt with following the sun and playing in 25 degrees with 3 mph wind each week, that this is relatively like playing Burnham & Berrow in December?
 
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