Saturday, April 09, 2011

Reader's Choice

"In your life, have you seen anything like that."

While I'm not rooting for Eldrick this weekend, this is by far the best golf shot I've ever seen.

139 comments:

Danimal said...

was he talking about the shot or the "high fives" bet tiger and stevie?

Dave said...

now i remember why i no longer watch or play golf. i nearly poked my eyes out in boredom waiting for that shot-- which was nice-- but they should have a 24 second clock.

rob said...

the context makes the shot greater than the execution - sunday at the masters, woods up one with dimarco getting ready to putt for birdie from 15 feet. the shot gave him a two-shot lead, which he needed as he bogeyed 17 and 18 to fall into the playoff that he later won.

Mark said...

One of the great unpaid advertisements of all time. The ball slows perfectly as it rolls to allow the camera to focus on the Nike Swoosh. Phil Knight is smart.

rob said...

4 1/2 innings of baseball in 2 1/2 hours. sounds about right.

T.J. said...

Cano. Good.

Danimal said...

surprisingly, that ball is not in the possession of tigger or stevie...

Danimal said...

chirkinian apparently paid 1m/year from the day he "retired" 'til the day he died...

bo van pelt - can't putt...which is too bad otherwise he'd be 2 off lead

Danimal said...

predictions please?

Danimal said...

is it me or have they not shown cabrera one time? that's f'd up....he's -5 on the day, 4th all alone, and a past winner...and likely winner tomorrow.

Danimal said...

okay...since no response...i'll go out and say it's between k.j. and cabrera....with a gun to the head i'd say k.j.

rob said...

i like the young irishman tomorrow, danimal

Danimal said...

hard not to. rory good. plus he's the co-leader - that doesn't hurt.

Danimal said...

although if luke wears apple blossom colors again tomorrow, he's my guy.

Danimal said...

i think we'd b ra-tards if we didnt include tiger in the mix

rob said...

tiger's just a guy right now.

i also like one of the masses at -3 to finish within 2 of the winner. too many of them for one not to make a run.

Danimal said...

That 2nd shot at 15 was not by just a guy. Only bc it's Saturday does that shot go unnoticed. And of course bc he missed the putt....he's playing golf....if putts drop tomorrow....

zman said...

Day's caddy wears 69 so he should win.

rob said...

that shot was absurd, but he isn't making shit, and those shots have been few and far between.

Danimal said...

I will become a big Day fan if he finishes in the top 5...

Danimal said...

3 mos ago I was a big Rory fan and then he started getting a wee bit cocky....even his compatriots McDowell and Westwood told him to shut the f up

Danimal said...

Last time I played that hole I chipped it in for birdie and a match won.... :) what a dick.

Danimal said...

Wow....Rory could run away w dis

Mark said...

If you're a basketball dork like me, check out your local Fox Sports channel for the Nike Hoop Summit. It's USA v. the World and it usually a highly competitive and entertaining event. Last year, it's where I first began to believe in Kyrie Irving and it also featured an epic duel between Enes Kanter and Jared Sullinger. It's also where Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker first made their names.

rob said...

i advise those of you hurrying out to the netflix store to rent 'dinner for schmucks' to slow your roll. fabulous cast is wasted on a fairly formulaic plot.

zman said...

I love rob's flow. You should rent black swan. Not a complex story but very well done and natalie portman is preposterously good.

zman said...

And the pre-masters "river monsters" marathon is a brilliant ideal. I will spend the day watching others fish and golf.

rob said...

my flow is preposterous

rob said...

not a lot of scoring out there so far today. bodes well for the young irishman.

Danimal said...

tigger -2 after 3....just had a dirty mouth on #4.

the masters website is pretty impressive - did you know you can look at players' scorecards from the previous rounds, select a hole and actually watch video of the player on that hole? not all holes but many - pretty impressive.

Danimal said...

mickelson doubles #5 and says bye bye to his remote chance.

Danimal said...

rory's getup would not go well with a green jacket...angel's only slightly better

tigger bogeys 4.

Danimal said...

2 year old said he wanted his momma to take him to pool this afternoon rather than his big daddy - love that kid.

Danimal said...

rory bogeys 1st! after a smashing drive and poor 2nd....

TR said...

2:55 PM: Tiger nails tee shot on par 3 and Rory shanks first shot on 2nd hole.

Start of Tiger's rally?

TR said...

And as I type that, he nails the bird after Rory butchers shot 2 from the trap.

Danimal said...

Rory puking all over himself.....he can still par this tho....

Danimal said...

My act of production thus far today was showering.

Danimal said...

Oh my. Charl!

TR said...

Tiger needs this bird badly. There are a lot of bodies in front of him.

Danimal said...

Tigger hitting golf shots again today. If putts start dropping watch ur fingers.

Danimal said...

Hear me roar! How bout an eagle on 8?

TR said...

If Tiger wins, he should feign tears and pledge to donate the winnings to charity.

Danimal said...

By the way....major props to Rory for par on 2

Danimal said...

That's why the vets usually win this tourney....they remember the breaks vs putt where they think they know its going

Tiger!

TR said...

Nice cameo as co-leader for Charl. And Tiger pulls another magical shot out of his bag of tricks.

rob said...

i love watching cabrera stomp around

rob said...

excuse me while i go back and erase my earlier comments about tiger.

Danimal said...

Just a Guy is 5 under after 8

mayhugh said...

This feels like a major from 6 or 7 years ago. Tiger charging, no one else able to run much. It feels like he's going to win by 2.

TR said...

So Ronnie Wood is caddying for Rory?

Danimal said...

Rory now shitting pit seeds

TR said...

So Ronnie Wood is caddying for Rory?

Danimal said...

We have a long way to go. Rory will rebound. What's cool is that this could be one of if not the greatest Masters we'll ever see. It's possible.

Danimal said...

We have a long way to go. Rory will rebound. What's cool is that this could be one of if not the greatest Masters we'll ever see. It's possible.

TR said...

I wasn't gonna go with scotch today, but the Tiger charge is making me re-think things.

TR said...

Holy shit!

TR said...

Scotch was just poured.

Danimal said...

A 31 on the front 9 at Augusta????

Danimal said...

I feel compelled to join....going w jamesons tho

Danimal said...

Am still liking Cabrera here too....guys a fucking grinder

rob said...

going to see the old 97s tonight - gonna have to catch the last 45 mins of this toonamint on the radio.

TR said...

Naive question, Danimal, but the back nine is considered the easier of the two, right?

rob said...

dave rice goes from byu to unlv. cue jokes about his players' ability to pay for sex and not get suspended.

TR said...

The whole field is wilting. Except Cabrera, only b/c he has been looking chubby and sweaty all week.

Danimal said...

Yes...at least a shot if not 2 easier

Danimal said...

Actually went w the black bush(mills) for obvious reasons....

TR said...

AHL

rob said...

you have jameson and bushmills in your house? hope you don't keep them close together.

Danimal said...

Yes. But again its Black Bushmills and it is gee oh oh dee good.

Danimal said...

And lets not forget about Choyeeeeeee!

Danimal said...

One more par here big fella.....and its on like donkey Kong.

zman said...

I don't like Tiger but I can't stop rooting for him here.

Shlara said...

Tiger is back to being a machine.
Dammit.
I wanted my BF Adam Scott to have a chance today...

Danimal said...

I think tigger just sealed his fate w bogey on 12 and that 2nd shot on 13

rob said...

not a great stretch for just a guy

Danimal said...

Tiger is unfortunately done and we r back to normal programmimg

Danimal said...

Hot hot Adam Scott still in it. I just don't see him in there at the end.
How bout a Rory 3-jack here?

Danimal said...

Sorry. I just said "hot hot Adam Scott". Some wives I know refer to him as that.

Easy to say now but was going to say prior to drive on 10 , Rory bogeys 1-2 of next 3 holes....

Danimal said...

Ho-lee shit

Shlara said...

Danimal, that is his name. No need to apologize.

rob said...

double is more than likely for rory here. this thing's wide open.

Danimal said...

Tiger will probably beat rory, just not for the win....

rob said...

did i say double? meant snowman.

Danimal said...

Ho-lee shit again.
Rory just shat a potato.

zman said...

Hot air balloon race?

zman said...

Tiger tiger woods y'all.

Danimal said...

We could have a 4 man playoff.....

Danimal said...

Tiger has to finish as his boy o'meara did years back.....birdie birdie birdie

Danimal said...

Scott's Caddie was on Norman's bag in 96....he persuaded Norman to lay up on 15....not too far from where Scott just was....interesting.

Danimal said...

Faldo just fucking jinxed him

rob said...

faldo: "you hate to say it now, but it's all (about) experience"

next scene: jason day, playing his first masters, makes a birdie putt to tie for the lead.

gold, sir nick. gold.

rob said...

christ, rory. sack up and stop acting like a little bitch.

rob said...

i don't feel for him, ian. he looks like a petulant dipshit all of a sudden. at least dustin johnson didn't look like he wanted to cry when he gacked the us open.

Danimal said...

I think Rory missed church today.

zman said...

Alas poor rorick.

rob said...

i can't remember a 5-way tie on the back 9 on sunday.

Shlara said...

HOT HOT ADAM SCOTT!!
Love him.

Danimal said...

Scott in a great position here. Still have a hard time seeing him w the jacket. Tiger gave it away.

rob said...

this is ab. surd.

Danimal said...

I think tiger hurt himself there.
Scott who I thought he was

Danimal said...

5 under on the front and even on the back...that's just fucked up

mayhugh said...

Really enlightening Tiger interview...

mayhugh said...

Masters over.

Danimal said...

okay...maybe scott can wear the jacket.

Danimal said...

kj still in this bitch though

Shlara said...

crap. adam is getting nervous

Danimal said...

getting good again....

Danimal said...

i wonder if anyone has changed rory's diaper yet

mayhugh said...

KJ is the Korean Retief Goosen. So steady.

mayhugh said...

You could make a drinking game around how many times the camera inadvertantly catches Cabrera lighting up.

Danimal said...

i haven't seen that...i thought he quit a year or two ago - temporary i guess - guy likes his heaters

Danimal said...

this is unreal.

Danimal said...

kj done. cabrera done.

mayhugh said...

Yep, three man race now.

Danimal said...

jason day - nice catch brah!

mayhugh said...

Win or lose, Jason Day is doing alright.

Shlara said...

I'm stressed out and I'm just sitting on the couch.
Can't imagine how stressed Adam is now.

Danimal said...

would not want that putt coming back....oh boy

mayhugh said...

Can we talk about how Charl Schwartzel looks like Rabbit from Supertroopers?

T.J. said...

Come on Charl.

T.J. said...

May the Schwartzel be with him.

zman said...

Don't fuck with the Schwartzel.

T.J. said...

That makes Angel Cabrera "Farva"

Danimal said...

a good masters...could have been epic if tiger had done anything on back...

T.J. said...

Jason Day and Adam Scott seem like nice brahs

mayhugh said...

Interviewing an Aussie is a 0.0 on the degree of difficulty.

T.J. said...

Again, this man's name is Charl. Well done lad.

T.J. said...

He just birdied the last four to win? Hot damn.

Danimal said...

let's hope charl isn't another immelmann....let's see you again charl

Shlara said...

dammit.
i wanted to see Adam in the green jacket.

T.J. said...

And nothing else.

Mark said...

Highlight of the Masters for me: Jason Day's wife. Hello there.

mayhugh said...

I like how Schwartzel commandeered Tiger's fistpump on the back 9.

T.J. said...

Mark just got married a mere month ago, so according to Jim Nantz, you have a green jacket coming in six to nine months.
/no correlation nantz

T.J. said...

I wish Nantz will bust into Japanese right now...

T.J. said...

Having just flipped to a Mariners game, it appears the Masters low amateur should take in a game at SafeCo. He'd feel comfortable.

Mark said...

Despite the shitty name, I couldn't be more impressed with Charl Schwartzel. As clutch as a back nine final day major performance as Ive ever seen.

And hopefully, there's enough Jameson in Augusta to make Rory forget his back nine.

And again, well done Jason Day.

Danimal said...

In South Africa they say "sorr Charl"