The Golf Thread

[Mel Evo]

Ive been watching the Masters every year since the 90s. I’ve still no idea what the 17th hole actually looks like. Just watching a replay of that chip and it looked nothing like I imagined. The most TV resistant bit of sports in the world?!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

17 is a bonkers green, but it used to be much more tv friendly when the Eisenhower tree was there for the drive. That blew down around twenty years ago and the hole has not a lot to define it now.

 

[Mel Evo]

17 is a bonkers green, but it used to be much more tv friendly when the Eisenhower tree was there for the drive. That blew down around twenty years ago and the hole has not a lot to define it now.

I still had no idea what was what when the tree was there. The footage of the green just now looked nothing like I imagined, even though I ve been looking at it for decades.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I have been watching since Jack Nicklaus won in 1986 and 17 is (along with 14) the hole on the back nine I can picture in my head the least.

And then holes 3-7 are less familiar as apart from the drives on the first there never used to be a great deal of front nine coverage, because Augusta committee is Augusta Committee and love to be a bit quirky with what coverage they allow.