The Master's

[bbdude]

I love this time of year - Spring Ball, MLB season gets going and yes, The Master's. I watch golf here and there but with this golf match I watch every shot, every day. Things are a little bit more interesting with the somewhat resurgence of Tiger Woods (he did win the last tournament he played in 2 weeks ago) and he is bound to make this year interesting. I don't think he will win it but you never know. Here are the current odds for players to win the 2012 Master':

Tiger Woods 7 to 2

Rory McIlroy 9 to 2

Phil Mickelson 10 to 1

Lee Westwood 14 to 1

Luke Donald 14 to 1

Adam Scott 28 to 1

Charl Schwartzel 33 to 1

Justin Rose 33 to 1

Bubba Watson 40 to 1

Jason Day 40 to 1

Keegan Bradley 40 to 1

Sergio Garcia 40 to 1

Dustin Johnson 50 to 1

Graeme McDowell 50 to 1

Hunter Mahan 50 to 1

Martin Kaymer 50 to 1

Nick Watney 50 to 1

Steve Stricker 50 to 1

Webb Simpson 50 to 1

Bill Haas 66 to 1

KJ Choi 66 to 1

Matt Kuchar 66 to 1

Padraig Harrington 66 to 1

Brandt Snedeker 80 to 1

Ernie Els 80 to 1

Geoff Ogilvy 80 to 1

Ian Poulter 80 to 1

Jim Furyk 80 to 1

Paul Casey 80 to 1

Peter Hanson 80 to 1

Rickie Fowler 80 to 1

Aaron Baddeley 100 to 1

Alvaro Quiros 100 to 1

Anthony Kim 100 to 1

Bo Van Pelt 100 to 1

Gary Woodland 100 to 1

Louis Oosthuizen 100 to 1

Matteo Manassero 100 to 1

Retief Goosen 100 to 1

Trevor Immelman 100 to 1

Zach Johnson 100 to 1

Angel Cabrera 125 to 1

Ben Crane 125 to 1

Charles Howell III 125 to 1

David Toms 125 to 1

Francesco Molinari 125 to 1

Jeff Overton 125 to 1

Mark Wilson 125 to 1

Martin Laird 125 to 1

Robert Karlsson 125 to 1

Ryan Moore 125 to 1

Sean O’Hair 125 to 1

Thomas Bjorn 125 to 1

YE Yang 125 to 1

Camilo Villegas 150 to 1

Darren Clarke 150 to 1

Edoardo Molinari 150 to 1

Fred Couples 150 to 1

Fredrik Jacobson 150 to 1

Henrik Stenson 150 to 1

Jhonattan Vegas 150 to 1

Jonathan Byrd 150 to 1

Kevin Na 150 to 1

Kyung Tae Kim 150 to 1

Miguel Angel Jimenez 150 to 1

Robert Allenby 150 to 1

Rory Sabbatini 150 to 1

Ross Fisher 150 to 1

Ryo Ishikawa 150 to 1

Sang Moon Bae 150 to 1

Simon Dyson 150 to 1

Stewart Cink 150 to 1

Vijay Singh 150 to 1

Anders Hansen 175 to 1

Scott Verplank 200 to 1

Tim Clark 200 to 1

 

Who do you like to win?

 

 

 

 

[frenchHORN]

I'm going with Lee Westwood as I think he is due. McIlroy's collapse last year did a number on him I fear. On another note did you guys happen to hear about the guy from Seattle whose dog chomped down his Masters tickets? 2012 Masters -- Tale of dog-eaten tickets ends well for Seattle-area man - ESPN

 

[bbdude]

Course is extremely wet per reports from Augusta. Lots and lots of rain over the last few days. Could make it interesting!

 

[HorninHouston]

A slow course means one thing. Beware!

 

[bbdude]

Tiger tracker: Woods finished his first round at even par.

 

[bbdude]

Master's Update:

Fred Couples and Jason Dufner tied for 1st at -5. McIlroy is tied with Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Miguel Angel-Jimenez and 3 others for 3rd.

Mickelson is in the clubhouse tied for 11th. Tiger Woods is tied for 31st at +1 through 10 holes.

Projected cut is +5.

Also, breaking news: Rickie Fowler looks like Zac Efron and has some serious style.

 

[bbdude]

I can say I would be thoroughly happy if Freddy Couples wins the Masters. Still a lot of golf to play but Freddy is playing well. His golf swing is the Will Clark baseball swing.

 

[cheeseman]

Bubba Watson hit a hell of a shot to win the Masters. The hook he hit on 10 from way outside couldn't be dreamed of. Congrats to Watson.

 

[bbdude]

Loved Bubba Watson's victory today. He was a 40:1 odd to win the tournament and he did it in grand fashion. AN original guy who showed his emotions today. On Easter Sunday, we couldn't have asked for a better champion to wear the Green Jacket.

 

[HornEnforcer]

Is Watson a frat boy? He had an entourage of other players including Rickie Fowler, who looks like an idiot in all that garb btw, rush to him after he sunk his final putt. The butler cabin handshake diss on Billy Payne was classic!

 

[JeffersonMaxy]

Fowler is a street punk and has no bitness on the greens!

 

[Coach_B]

After watching Sunday and how he played then to see the raw emotion from Bubba after he won there is no doubt that he is fast becoming one of my favorite golfers. I really thought Phil was going to win heading into Sunday but once again he let his ego do the talking and instead of going back to the tee on #4 he tried to get cute and it cost him that tournament.