Rory and Westwood have a great track record there. Those are Good Covers - But Pricey.
There is also a Lot of Value at Good Odds. Brian Harman 100-1 10th Last Year - 7th 2 Weeks ago. He is not long - but has great Put and Scrambling Stats. Along with Last Years Winner Derek Ernst - 250-1
The Course is Long - So Bombers like: Woodland and Colsaerts, Cabrerra,Kokrak, and Holmes Are worth a Ticket.
Players Trending Are: Martin, SummerHayes and Blixt
Johnathan Byrd 3 Top 10s in 5 years. Not even on the Bet Sheets at LVH or WillHIll 2 Off the lead. Pathetic!
He Posted a Number and it Held up Through Round 1 He won't have trouble sleeping on the Lead. Just a matter of seeing is he has 3 more good rounds in him. He will need 2 solid 4 Under or Better and one Par to Take this one. Let's Hope.
Who will Blink First? Angel Tied for the Lead with Flores. Both have shot good consecutive Rounds. Angel 6 and a 3 Under Flores 5 and 4 Under The Math looks like Flores is due to slip first. My Money's Still on Cabrera. $5 at 100-1 to be Exact Holding a Lead for 72 Holes is Rare These Days. But He an Sleep on the Lead Like a Baby Just has to Play his game for 2 More Days. They will both be in the Late Group. But High Humidity and Mild Winds Should Keep the Course fairly Soft And allow Good Scoring. That will mean the Same for the Field. No Sitting on the Lead Hell need a Few More 4 Unders to Wn.
Carbrera Child Caddy He left "Elementary" school to Caddy and Feed His Family. Easy Guy to Root For.
Power Ranks - 3 On Top Cabrera, Holmes and Kaymer all on the First Page. Shawn Stefani has Been Trending - But Not Available on the Bet Sheets.
Last Week 100-1 Leader 36 Hole Lead Crashed on Saturday This Week 100-1 Leader 36 Hole Lead Crashed on Saturday
WOW - WHAT A DAY! Mickelson 9 UNDER! Rory Bounces Back to -6 Kaymer tied for Lead and Falls 5 Back Justin Rose Near the Lead Flores 1 Off - Streak of 3 Low Rounds - Can he Post 4 in a Row?
THE BIG STORY JB Holmes Had Brain Surgery 2 Year Ago. He has been Trending and Holds the Lead. What a Comeback Story that would be, Bubba Watson said Golf has taken a Back Seat to Family Life and God. The Saturday before He Won the Masters After His Round Yesterday JB Said the Same Thing
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He Dropped 3 Strokes at the end of his 1st 9 Holes But Bounced back NIce on the last Nine. Lets hope the Worst is Out of the Way BUT - Hard to Hold the Lead for 4 Rounds. Lot's of Tourney left. GO BEN!
"I Admire the Style of it." Better than Freaking out.
Reminds Me of the Soda Pop Kid
On Bended Knee His knees are so bent in his Putting Stance - Don't know how he can get any consistency. He didn't Today - Missing 4 or 5 Make-able Puts. You cant hold the Hold your knees stable for any period of time - - in a Squatted Position You will Lift or Drop during the Put. He did fine the first 2 days. Hope I'm Wrong - We'll see?
7 Shot Swing
A 3 Shot Lead has Tumbled into a 4 Shot Deficit.
He didn't Play Badly (+1).
1 Bad Round Expected
However, The Field Shot Low.
Noh has Stolen the Lead.
Now Noh will have to Stall for Ben to have a Chance.
Does Martin Have Another 7 or 8 Under Day in Him?
Does Noh?
Or Bradley?
We'll See Tomorrow.
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Winds of 25 MPH are Expected Today. That should keep the Scoring to a Minimum. 2 Days with Low scores could give Martin (4 Back) confidence in the wind. The Leaders could Stall? CAUTION: They said the same thing last week and the wind played no factor. Keegan Bradley (2 Back) was on Fire Yesterday and way overdue for a win.
Noh (2 Shot Lead) Was 100% Scrambling Yesterday.
If they miss Fairways in the Wind - Up and Downs will be Huge.
He is Looking for his 1st win - so Nerves will play a Part.
He is Playing for The Victims of the Ferry Boat Disaster in Korea.
That may or may not help him stay focused? ____________________________________ Front Nine
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Ben Martin (-12) (5 Back) Thru 9 Crashes with a Triple Bogey o 6 Keegan Bradley (-13) (4 Back) Thru 6 Crashes with a Triple Bogey on 6
Noh (-17) Leading Thru 6 Holding on with - Scrambling and Putting Well
Charlie Hoffman (-15) 2 Back Thru 9 Crashes with a Triple Bogey on 6
Robert Streb Ties Noh! (-17) Thru 8 IN THE WATER ON 9! Robert Streb (-15) Thru 9
Noh Long Biride Put! (-18) Thru 7 Noh Sticks Approach! (-19) Thru 10 2 Shot Lead
Overton (-17) Thru 10 T2
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Noh Lucky On 13! He Cooked it out of the Bunker Rough. Ball Bounces a Yard from Pin Heading 30 Feet Past
Hits the Pin to Land inside 2 Feet - Tap IN PAR
Noh 3 shot Lead Thur 13 3 Players 3 back
Noh went on to Bogey Bounce Back Birdie The after Another Bogie This Happened
Approach
Sticks It! Again!
He Threw Darts All Day He Made the Puts He had to make
On 18 a Tap in Par to Seal The Deal
Relief - Silent Prayer
Baptism by Beer
Congrats! A Victory in Honor of Victims Prayers for South Korea
Ilonen Back on the Leaderboard -Remember him Next week. . KIcking myself for not Taking Quiros - always worth a Ticket. One of Our Regulars - Jaquelin - in the Mix- But Not on Bet Sheet. Comes down to Levy Holding or Falling at this point. If he Falls - Opens the Door for a Dozen Contenders.
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I Had Fleetwood $10 to win $768 Fleetwood Pulled within 1 shot on 17 with a Birdie on that Par 5. Needed Levy to Choke on 17 or 18. Levy hits an incredible shot from the Rough to Reach the Green in 2. Birdie for Levy - Back to a 2 Shot Lead Then Fleetwood Bogied the Par 4 18th. Levy - 3 Shot Lead. Levy then hits his Approach on 18 within 2 Feet. That's How you Close Out a Tournament!
Now that the pressure of the Masters is Gone - Hoping Spieth can Pick up a Win. If Not - Kuchar and Zach Jonson and Furyk are Must Covers in my Opinion. Some Other Hungry Talent at Good Values as well.
The 2nd day of his Ryder Cup audition for playing partner Tom Watson is not going well. He Missed Fairways and Puts on the front 9 - including a 4 put diaster on 18 for double bogey. He is back to even for the Tourney. He just pared one of just 2 Par 5s left in the round. He'll need several birdies on the last 7 holes to stay in contention. The only good news is that the field is struggling too. If Kuchar stalls (-5) - about to Tee Off now - he's still in it. Jordan Finished (+1) Round 2 The short Puts that cost him a Masters win are Haunting him this week. He missed several Today inside 10 feet. Looks like he'll make the cut - but will need to light it up this weekend and hope Kuchar doesn't run away with it Today.
Matt Kuchar (-5)
has a dream scenario this morning. KJ Choi has tied him for the lead after 14 holes. Luke Donald is just one back after 11. But other than that - the rest of the leaderboard is several shots back and almost finished for the day. He is about to Tee Off - If he shoots low - he can grab a huge lead.
Matt Kuchar (-1) after 6 Holes.
The Perfect Storm
May Have arrived in time to save Spieth.
The bad Weather may also be the reason for his poor play.
Kuchar made Spieth's Round look good - Shooting 4 Over on the first 6 Holes.
The Bad news is they blew the Horn. They will Finish the 2nd Round in the Morning.
So, Players at -2 and -3 do have a shot to still shoot low.
Realistically - It will still be pretty wet early.
Spieth will play after the 2nd Round Completes.
He may have a chance at Dry and Soft Conditions to start the 3rd Round.
Still Anybody's Game
The Lead Remains the Same
The Lead on Thursday was (-5).
Morning Group Today Finished Round Two with the Lead Still (-5).
Spieth has length for the Soft Fairways and the Green will be Receptive.
He'll need about 6 Under Today to Make a Run on Sunday.
Jordan Spieth Off to a Good Start - Hitting Fairways and Greens. He missed a couple make able Birdie Puts. The speed of the greens has slowed a bit. If he can get the feel - he could make a Run this morning. His Round is being Featured now on Golf Channel. NBC will pick up Coverage at 12 Noon.
Patrick Reed - Alone in His Field
The Self Proclaimed Top 5 - Once Again, Setting Himself Apart from the Field
and the Green on the 18th Hole
Almost Hits the "Top 5" on this Hole
Not Sure if it's his Yacht - but that is the name of the boat. He Made Double Bogey on that One. (+2)
Jordan Spieth Spoiled a Golden Opportunity. Leaders Stalling, A Weather Break During his Round. He had a window that could have allowed him to be 4 or 5 Under and in the Mix Today. He Failed to Take advantage and Finished (E) for the Tourney at the End of the 3rd Round.
Beacon of Hope Dims
The Window Closed For Low Scoring. Gust up to 35 MPH expected today - on a course with Narrow Fairways and Hard to Hit Greens. So, a low round comeback for Spieth or anyone else is unlikely.
Looks like another contest on Sunday to see who make makes the least Bogies.
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Pat Perez
May Prove Me Wrong. He shot a 64 this morning to Finish well off the lead at (-3) .
High winds should stall the leaders again and one or two players could shoot low and make a late move.
Luke Donald
Has a 2 shot lead, Is great at scrambling and has a good History at Heritage. However, with 3 Low Rounds under his belt - I predict he shoots 2 Over and does not win. LOL What do I know?
Matt Kuchar
Has the most Top 10s on Tour and 3 Top 5s in a Row. He also has 3 game Choke Streak going. If he doesn't win today - his ability to Hold a Lead or Close is seriously in question.
Can you Say "Sports Psychologist". Hard to feel too sorry for the guy. He was an investment banker that turned pro. Not exactly a "Make a Wish" Horatio Alger story.
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Matt Kuchar
Took a 1 Shot Lead into the 17 Hole. Luke Donald was Playing Extremely Well.
Then Bam!
Matt Kuchar Sticks his Approach on 17 inside 2 Feet for Tap In Birde = 2 Shot Lead Going into
18.
CHOKE ONE
CHOKE TWO
Matt Choker
Blows an Easy Birdie to go (-12) and Gives Away the Lead (-10) Tied with Donald who is playing great and ready to Birdie soon.
Matt Choker
Still Tied with Donald puts it in the Bunker on 18.
SPORTSBOOKS DIRTY TRICKS! 3 LEADERS NOT ON BET SHEET AT WHILL OR LVH ALL 3 POWER RANK REGULARS ____________________________________ Round 2 ____________________________________
Westwood Running Away?
Westwood's wins over the last 2 years amount to a stuffed animal at a carnival.
He hasn't closed since the Nordea Masters in Sept of 2012.
Is he that much better than this field? We'll see?
The faster greens in the US are an advantage.
His 2014 stats are about average, 60% or so in DA and GIR - Put PR 29.
But - his scoring average is (72) - that tells me he has at least one bad day coming.
I wouldn't be surprised if he slips and Sullivan or Santos catches him.
Kind of Hope not. The Books screwed us this week and couldn't bet either one.
Colsaerts is a real threat as well - along with a hot Danny Willet.
Sorry I missed Danny as a Pick - little behind coming off the Masters.
As Predicted - 1 Off - Sullivan Could catch him? Quesne and Santos Front Page as Well. ____________________________________ Final Round ____________________________________
FINAL
Westwood Crushes Field
Winning by a Wopping 7 Shots. However, The Question still remains - can he win when it counts. His only two victories in two years have come in B rated Tourney's overseas.
He did play great, we'll see if that translates on the PGA Tour - where the greens are twice as fast as is the competition twice as stiff.
Has the early lead. Holding that through 72 Holes would be an enormous feat. Adam Scott is 1 Stroke back - threatening to Repeat.
Playing in Traffic
Yes, Alien Machines have landed at Augusta. Lets hope they can save the Planet.
OK...not the planet - but hopefully the Tournament.
The worlds best players are getting slammed to the curb. After one of the most brutal First Rounds in Masters History - we need help.
Like every other event on the tour this year.
Warm Weather means Firmer Greens and Tougher Conditions.
Let's hope they set the Pins in Friendly Places as they mow that grass.
Otherwise - players will keep hitting great shots that roll right off the greens.
Young Guns McIlroy (-1). Spieth (-1) and Reed (+2) are paired for the first 2 Rounds.
Reed shot his mouth off - weeks ago - Anointing himself Top 5.
At a Pre Game Press Confernece
Rory mentioned there were No Top 5s in their Group.
Cock Fight? At
First I thought - WTF? is he walking through his line? But no, Spieth
was away, but his ball was on the other side of the hole. However,
judging from the body language - Mcilroy may not love the idea of a
Rookie on tour getting more press than he does.
Checks His Ass Can't Cash Were what Patrick Reed wrote when he shot off his big mouth a few weeks ago.
Saying he was Top 5 in the world - is coming back to bite him in the ass.
He is now Odd Man Out as Jordan and Rory go Toe to Toe each (-1).
Piggy Wiggly
(Patrick Reed) Choked on 3 Straight Bogies to Finish the Round (+2). Missing a very make-able Par Put on 18 for the third.
You all know how much I love Bubba - LOL. But to be fair - for once - he was humble and grounded in his Post Round interview. The bad news for him and hopefully good news for me - he is 1 for 8 when holding a Lead.
Jordan Spieth - History in the Making? Pinch me! I put $100 on Spieth at 40-1. At (-1) He hit a mind-blowing approach shot on 15 today for Eagle. That launched him to (-3) and into a spotlight that could burn a hole in a battle ship. He is tied for 3rd and paired with Adam Scott tomorrow - last years champion.
Talk about ...Pu Pu Pu Pressure?
Giant Killer
At 20 - he's already beaten - Tiger, Phill, Kuchar and today Mcilroy - when paired with those golf giants. Can he do it again tomorrow? - against the current world #1 Scott?
If Bubba falls - the kid actually has a chance to shock the world. He is already the first rookie to hold 3rd place during a round at the masters. Question is - if he wins - can he have a beer?
The Mighty have Fallen! Here's a list of the worlds best players who missed the cut and will be watching the final on TV:
Oh Yeah - Almost forgot - Self Proclaimed Top 5 - Patrick Reed (8+) Grab the remote and order some pizza big mouth! You're free this weekend.
3 Power Ranks On the first page - Scott / Spieth / Couples.
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And a Child Will Lead Them
Jordan Spieth
Is NOT a child. But at 20 - he would be the youngest Masters Champion is history if he can pull off the greatest feat in all of sports - Hold a 54 Hole lead on Sunday - at The Masters. His maturity and humble demeanor - have caused Spieth to be described as an old head on a young body. Despite his new found stardom and fame - he still refers to his elders as Mr. - Mr. Crenshaw etc. The unique thing about Jordan is that when he says Mr - he doesn't sound like Beaver Cleaver - it is respect not naivete. He called Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Mr. Then he kicked their ass on the course. Kuchar called him a "little kid" before Spieth beat him in match play - he won't do that again. If he can keep his old head tomorrow - he will be rewarded with the most coveted jacket on the planet.
Carl Says How has this Rookie, with a caddy who has never seen the course - Leading? It reminds me of the movie "The Greatest Game Ever Played". In the film - The powers that be tried to replace Ouimet's young caddie Eddie with an experienced bag man - to prepare him to win the US Open. Ouimet refused. Spieth's caddy had not seen the course at Augusta until last week. Spieth did not replace him either. He did bring in help though. 67 year Carl Jackson has been caddying at Augusta since he was 16. He caddied for Ben Crenshaw - Spieth's Texas mentor. So, Jackson has been feeding Spieth and his caddy the breaks, reads and secrets of every hole on the course. When Spieth asked his caddies advice on a hole this weekend - he has been saying - "Well..Carl said.." Jordan commented that he should just get him a Tshirt with "Carl Says" on it.
Numerology? Not a believer - but this is a little spooky:
Every 17 years Since 1963
The Masters was Won by its youngest Champions
This year - 2014 - is 17 years from the Last time it Happened ?????
The Spieth Factor
I guess CBS just figured out what I wrote about on Friday. Spieth is a Giant Killer. CBS got it wrong though - only mentioning Tiger, Mcilroy and Scott. Here is the complet list of Gaints David (Jordan) has Slain.
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Matt Kuchar
Rory Mcilroy
Adam Scott
I asked by Buddy who was next after Mcilroy - then realized - Oh..Adam Scott. Check!
Jordan Spieth $100 @ 40-1 Whether he goes on to win or not - He's already a winner. Leading the Tournament going into Sunday - is enough. As much as I'd like to cash the $4000 ticket - Seeing him with a chance to win going into the Final Round on Sunday has already made my week. He may Fade into the field or Make history! Either way - it was worth $100 just to be part of it.
Something Tells me Sunday will be Special.
Last Year Was
Coverage Continues:
Today CBS 11 AM (PST)
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2nd Hole
Spieth
10 Foot Put - Birdie!
3rd Hole
Bubba
Par Put Misses -Bogey!
4th Hole
Spieth
in the Bunker
Spieth
Holes the Bunker Shot!
Par 3 6th Hole Spieth Sticks approach for Birdie!
7th Hole Spieth Long slow Put for Birdie!
SPIETH 2 SHOT LEAD! Spieth (-8) Watson (-6)
8th Hole Spieth Misses 3 Foot Par Put Spieth (-7) Watson (-7) 9th Hole Spieth Misses 5 Foot Par Put Watson (-8) Spieth (-6)
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10th Hole Watson
Bogies!
Spieth
Par!
Watson (-7) Spieth (-6)
11th Hole Watson
15 Foot Put Par!
Spieth
10 Foot Put Par!
Watson (-7) Spieth (-6)
12th Hole Par 3 Watson
Greenside Rough Puts For Par
Spieth
At the Pin- Hits the Fringe Spins Back in The Water! Drop Hot - inside 12 Feet Bogey Put from 10 Feet To Stay in It? Sinks it! Bogie
Watson (-7) Spieth (-5)
14th Hole Watson (-8) Spieth (-5)
15th Hole Par 5 Watson From the Trees - Goes for it Almost Bounces into Water in the Greenside Rough Chip short on Ridge of Green Put inside 3 feet for Par Par Spieth Left Greenside Rough Inside 10 Feet for Birdie Misses Par Watson (-8) Spieth (-5)
16th Hole Par 3 Spieth inside 15 feet Just left Par Watson inside 15 feet Just left
Par
Watson (-8) Spieth (-5)
17th Hole Watson Tee Shot - Left Rough Approach - Into Gallery 3 feet past Par Spieth Tee Shot -Follows Bubba Left Rough Approach - Beside the Green - 40 feet Chip shot from 40 feet at the pin running - 3 inches short Par Watson (-8) Spieth (-5)
18th Hole Par 4 Watson Approach inside 15 feet Short Par Spieth Approach inside 15 feet Misses Left Par
FINAL Watson (-8) Spieth (-5)
Spieth Was in Control 3 Short Puts Missed 5 Big Strokes Lost But - One Hell of a Ride! Congrats Bubba and Jordan