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Saturday, April 09, 2011

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"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?; 1:20 PM, April 09, 2011
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.; 1:32 PM, April 09, 2011
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.; 2:01 PM, April 09, 2011
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.; 3:08 PM, April 09, 2011
rob said...: 4 1/2 innings of baseball in 2 1/2 hours. sounds about right.; 3:30 PM, April 09, 2011
T.J. said...: Cano. Good.; 3:53 PM, April 09, 2011
Danimal said...: surprisingly, that ball is not in the possession of tigger or stevie...; 4:18 PM, April 09, 2011
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; 4:55 PM, April 09, 2011
Danimal said...: predictions please?; 5:03 PM, April 09, 2011
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.; 5:10 PM, April 09, 2011
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.; 5:15 PM, April 09, 2011
rob said...: i like the young irishman tomorrow, danimal; 5:28 PM, April 09, 2011
Danimal said...: hard not to. rory good. plus he's the co-leader - that doesn't hurt.; 5:31 PM, April 09, 2011
Danimal said...: although if luke wears apple blossom colors again tomorrow, he's my guy.; 5:34 PM, April 09, 2011
Danimal said...: i think we'd b ra-tards if we didnt include tiger in the mix; 5:42 PM, April 09, 2011
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.; 6:17 PM, April 09, 2011
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....; 6:25 PM, April 09, 2011
zman said...: Day's caddy wears 69 so he should win.; 6:30 PM, April 09, 2011
rob said...: that shot was absurd, but he isn't making shit, and those shots have been few and far between.; 6:33 PM, April 09, 2011
Danimal said...: I will become a big Day fan if he finishes in the top 5...; 6:37 PM, April 09, 2011
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; 6:40 PM, April 09, 2011
Danimal said...: Last time I played that hole I chipped it in for birdie and a match won.... :) what a dick.; 6:43 PM, April 09, 2011
Danimal said...: Wow....Rory could run away w dis; 6:51 PM, April 09, 2011
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.; 10:41 PM, April 09, 2011
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.; 12:39 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 12:49 PM, April 10, 2011
zman said...: And the pre-masters "river monsters" marathon is a brilliant ideal. I will spend the day watching others fish and golf.; 12:52 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: my flow is preposterous; 2:20 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: not a lot of scoring out there so far today. bodes well for the young irishman.; 2:22 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 2:29 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: mickelson doubles #5 and says bye bye to his remote chance.; 2:31 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: rory's getup would not go well with a green jacket...angel's only slightly better

tigger bogeys 4.; 2:39 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 2:50 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: rory bogeys 1st! after a smashing drive and poor 2nd....; 2:52 PM, April 10, 2011
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?; 3:00 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: And as I type that, he nails the bird after Rory butchers shot 2 from the trap.; 3:02 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Rory puking all over himself.....he can still par this tho....; 3:05 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: My act of production thus far today was showering.; 3:07 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Oh my. Charl!; 3:10 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: Tiger needs this bird badly. There are a lot of bodies in front of him.; 3:12 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Tigger hitting golf shots again today. If putts start dropping watch ur fingers.; 3:13 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Hear me roar! How bout an eagle on 8?; 3:16 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: If Tiger wins, he should feign tears and pledge to donate the winnings to charity.; 3:20 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: By the way....major props to Rory for par on 2; 3:20 PM, April 10, 2011
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!; 3:23 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: Nice cameo as co-leader for Charl. And Tiger pulls another magical shot out of his bag of tricks.; 3:24 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: i love watching cabrera stomp around; 3:31 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: excuse me while i go back and erase my earlier comments about tiger.; 3:32 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Just a Guy is 5 under after 8; 3:32 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 3:34 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: So Ronnie Wood is caddying for Rory?; 3:35 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Rory now shitting pit seeds; 3:36 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: So Ronnie Wood is caddying for Rory?; 3:37 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 3:39 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 3:39 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: I wasn't gonna go with scotch today, but the Tiger charge is making me re-think things.; 3:44 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: Holy shit!; 3:48 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: Scotch was just poured.; 3:49 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: A 31 on the front 9 at Augusta????; 3:50 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: I feel compelled to join....going w jamesons tho; 3:51 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Am still liking Cabrera here too....guys a fucking grinder; 3:52 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: going to see the old 97s tonight - gonna have to catch the last 45 mins of this toonamint on the radio.; 3:53 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: Naive question, Danimal, but the back nine is considered the easier of the two, right?; 3:55 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: dave rice goes from byu to unlv. cue jokes about his players' ability to pay for sex and not get suspended.; 3:56 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: The whole field is wilting. Except Cabrera, only b/c he has been looking chubby and sweaty all week.; 3:58 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Yes...at least a shot if not 2 easier; 3:58 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Actually went w the black bush(mills) for obvious reasons....; 4:00 PM, April 10, 2011
TR said...: AHL; 4:02 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: you have jameson and bushmills in your house? hope you don't keep them close together.; 4:03 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Yes. But again its Black Bushmills and it is gee oh oh dee good.; 4:06 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: And lets not forget about Choyeeeeeee!; 4:07 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: One more par here big fella.....and its on like donkey Kong.; 4:19 PM, April 10, 2011
zman said...: I don't like Tiger but I can't stop rooting for him here.; 4:20 PM, April 10, 2011
Shlara said...: Tiger is back to being a machine.
Dammit.
I wanted my BF Adam Scott to have a chance today...; 4:31 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: I think tigger just sealed his fate w bogey on 12 and that 2nd shot on 13; 4:41 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: not a great stretch for just a guy; 4:42 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Tiger is unfortunately done and we r back to normal programmimg; 4:44 PM, April 10, 2011
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?; 4:46 PM, April 10, 2011
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....; 4:52 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Ho-lee shit; 4:54 PM, April 10, 2011
Shlara said...: Danimal, that is his name. No need to apologize.; 4:55 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: double is more than likely for rory here. this thing's wide open.; 4:56 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Tiger will probably beat rory, just not for the win....; 5:00 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: did i say double? meant snowman.; 5:03 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Ho-lee shit again.
Rory just shat a potato.; 5:04 PM, April 10, 2011
zman said...: Hot air balloon race?; 5:06 PM, April 10, 2011
zman said...: Tiger tiger woods y'all.; 5:08 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: We could have a 4 man playoff.....; 5:09 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Tiger has to finish as his boy o'meara did years back.....birdie birdie birdie; 5:15 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 5:22 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Faldo just fucking jinxed him; 5:23 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 5:27 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: christ, rory. sack up and stop acting like a little bitch.; 5:30 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 5:31 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: I think Rory missed church today.; 5:31 PM, April 10, 2011
zman said...: Alas poor rorick.; 5:33 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: i can't remember a 5-way tie on the back 9 on sunday.; 5:35 PM, April 10, 2011
Shlara said...: HOT HOT ADAM SCOTT!!
Love him.; 5:40 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: Scott in a great position here. Still have a hard time seeing him w the jacket. Tiger gave it away.; 5:41 PM, April 10, 2011
rob said...: this is ab. surd.; 5:43 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: I think tiger hurt himself there.
Scott who I thought he was; 5:49 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: 5 under on the front and even on the back...that's just fucked up; 5:55 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: Really enlightening Tiger interview...; 6:02 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: Masters over.; 6:06 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: okay...maybe scott can wear the jacket.; 6:06 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: kj still in this bitch though; 6:08 PM, April 10, 2011
Shlara said...: crap. adam is getting nervous; 6:15 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: getting good again....; 6:15 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: i wonder if anyone has changed rory's diaper yet; 6:17 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: KJ is the Korean Retief Goosen. So steady.; 6:18 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: You could make a drinking game around how many times the camera inadvertantly catches Cabrera lighting up.; 6:20 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: i haven't seen that...i thought he quit a year or two ago - temporary i guess - guy likes his heaters; 6:22 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: this is unreal.; 6:26 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: kj done. cabrera done.; 6:30 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: Yep, three man race now.; 6:32 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: jason day - nice catch brah!; 6:37 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: Win or lose, Jason Day is doing alright.; 6:37 PM, April 10, 2011
Shlara said...: I'm stressed out and I'm just sitting on the couch.
Can't imagine how stressed Adam is now.; 6:39 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: would not want that putt coming back....oh boy; 6:39 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: Can we talk about how Charl Schwartzel looks like Rabbit from Supertroopers?; 6:40 PM, April 10, 2011
T.J. said...: Come on Charl.; 6:43 PM, April 10, 2011
T.J. said...: May the Schwartzel be with him.; 6:44 PM, April 10, 2011
zman said...: Don't fuck with the Schwartzel.; 6:45 PM, April 10, 2011
T.J. said...: That makes Angel Cabrera "Farva"; 6:45 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: a good masters...could have been epic if tiger had done anything on back...; 6:47 PM, April 10, 2011
T.J. said...: Jason Day and Adam Scott seem like nice brahs; 6:48 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: Interviewing an Aussie is a 0.0 on the degree of difficulty.; 6:48 PM, April 10, 2011
T.J. said...: Again, this man's name is Charl. Well done lad.; 6:48 PM, April 10, 2011
T.J. said...: He just birdied the last four to win? Hot damn.; 6:49 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: let's hope charl isn't another immelmann....let's see you again charl; 6:49 PM, April 10, 2011
Shlara said...: dammit.
i wanted to see Adam in the green jacket.; 6:51 PM, April 10, 2011
T.J. said...: And nothing else.; 6:54 PM, April 10, 2011
Mark said...: Highlight of the Masters for me: Jason Day's wife. Hello there.; 6:57 PM, April 10, 2011
mayhugh said...: I like how Schwartzel commandeered Tiger's fistpump on the back 9.; 6:59 PM, April 10, 2011
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; 7:01 PM, April 10, 2011
T.J. said...: I wish Nantz will bust into Japanese right now...; 7:05 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 7:06 PM, April 10, 2011
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.; 7:07 PM, April 10, 2011
Danimal said...: In South Africa they say "sorr Charl"; 6:45 AM, April 11, 2011

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