As I'm sure our wives would attest, this last half hour before rosters must be set in Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Golf is a lonely and antsy time of self-doubt and emotional anguish for managers in the HeathPostdotcom league.
Pat Forde @YahooForde 7m Wonder how many people currently howling about damage to the Integrity of Golf take a mulligan a side and fluff their lies when they play. 9:00 AM - 13 Apr 13
Meanwhile, Nick Faldo is calling on the Golf Channel for Tiger Woods to take himself out of the tournament. (My guess, by the way, is this is what the Augustas officials are hoping for, too.)
DougTatum @DougTatum Seems like to me the Green Jackets issued this ruling so Tiger Woods would have to make the decision on whether he's out or in #masters 9:10 AM - 13 Apr 13
So far, the big story of the day is that Tim Clark is six-under par for the day through 17 holes. He is four-under for the tournament, only two shots behind the leader, Jason Day, who has yet to tee off.
Tiger birdied the first hole and bogeyed the fourth. He is still one under par for the tournament.
Matt Kuchar is three-under for the day (and four-under for the tournament) through 8 holes.
Rory McIlroy is one-under for the day (and three-under for the tournament) through six holes.
1. J. Day (AUS): -6 (36 holes) T2. M. Leishman (AUS): -5 (37) T2. F. Couples: -5 (36) T4. T. Clark (RSA): -4 (53) T4. M. Kuchar: -4 (44) T4. J. Rose (ENG): -4 (39) T4. J. Furyk: -4 (37) T4. B. Snedeker: -4 (37) T4. A. Cabrera (ARG): -4 (37)
T1. Angel Cabrera (Córdoba, Argentina), 7-under through 54 holes T1. Brandt Snedeker (Nashville, Tenn.), 7-under through 54 holes 3. Adam Scott (Adelaide, Australia), -6 through 54 T4. Marc Leishman (Warrnambool, Australia), -5 through 54 T4. Jason Day (Beaudesert, Australia), -5 through 54 6. Matt Kuchar (Winter Park, Fla.), -4 through 54 T7. Tim Clark (Durban, South Africa), -3 through 54 T7. Tiger Woods (Cypress, Calif.), -3 through 54
After reading up on the Tiger issue I don't get the big deal. There is a specific rule in place established in 2011 that says a player in his position will not be DQ'd but penalized.
Yeah, after getting him to (finally) move on beyond his anti-media screeds, Go Heath today opined that the whining was unjustified in both cases with regard to rules--that the Chinese boy was probably rightly penalized for slow play (that he had been warned and that maybe his slow play was even slower than the slower and slower play of the last several years) and that Tiger was probably rightly penalized for his illegal drop (that this 2011 rule would be in play). I thought all of that sounded pretty reasonable and was smarter than anything I had thought about it over the last couple of days (except when I suggested Tirico might get a spot in the Jeb/Nantz cabinet, which was pretty funny). Then Go Heath went back to ripping apart the media, so I quit paying attention and tried to change the subject to talk about the library in Crittenden County, which is pretty nice, and how much better fresh-picked strawberries are than store-bought ones.
I agree that Eric's joke about Tirico and the Jeb/Nantz cabinet was very funny, and I agree that my take on the various rules controversies was reasonable. I also agree that the Crittenden County library is quite nice, and that fresh-picked strawberries are better than store-bought ones.
As I'm sure our wives would attest, this last half hour before rosters must be set in Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Golf is a lonely and antsy time of self-doubt and emotional anguish for managers in the HeathPostdotcom league.
ReplyDelete"Rules are rules"?
ReplyDeleteDave Kindred @DaveKindred
ReplyDeleteA man signs an incorrect card and is not DQ'd? Somewhere, Bobby Jones sighs at what's become of his child.
8:41 AM - 13 Apr 13
Dan Jenkins @danjenkinsgd
No DQ for Tiger but a two-stroke penalty? Roberto De Vicenzo, show up at the Butler Cabin and fetch your green jacket.
8:41 AM - 13 Apr 13
Jason Sobel @JasonSobelGC
Text from PGA Tour pro: "You can't add the two shots in this case. They explicitly told us ignorance is not an excuse..."
8:41 AM - 13 Apr 13
Jason Sobel @JasonSobelGC
"... This ruling is completely wrong. I'm 100 percent certain. We had a meeting about this exact thing."
8:42 AM - 13 Apr 13
Mark Ennis @Mengus22
Can we get Augusta to review Aaron Craft's charge call against Iowa State?
8:49 AM - 13 Apr 13
Dave Kindred @DaveKindred
Rule 26.1 a) amended by Masters to include the phrase, "...except in cases involving competitors important to television ratings."
8:50 AM - 13 Apr 13
Jay Busbee @jaybusbee
If this came about because of Tiger's comments in interview...wallpaper's gonna give better quotes than TW from now on.
8:51 AM - 13 Apr 13
The Masters.com leaderboard has not been updated.
ReplyDeleteNick Faldo on Golf Channel: "This is dreadful."
ReplyDeleteHe's talking about the nonDQ, not the slow-on-the-uptake Masters.com leaderboard.
DeleteMore Faldo: "Our rules are black and white, and that's the greatest thing about our game."
ReplyDeleteI should note that if you read my wrap-up of Day 2, you will see that I am unhappy with a lot of the commentary over Tiger's mistake.
ReplyDeleteHere's Go Heath's Game 2 wrap.
ReplyDeleteRound 2. Whatever. Golf. #GreenCollar!
DeletePat Forde appears to agree with you, Go Heath.
DeletePat Forde @YahooForde 7m
Wonder how many people currently howling about damage to the Integrity of Golf take a mulligan a side and fluff their lies when they play.
9:00 AM - 13 Apr 13
Meanwhile, Nick Faldo is calling on the Golf Channel for Tiger Woods to take himself out of the tournament. (My guess, by the way, is this is what the Augustas officials are hoping for, too.)
DougTatum @DougTatum
ReplyDeleteSeems like to me the Green Jackets issued this ruling so Tiger Woods would have to make the decision on whether he's out or in #masters
9:10 AM - 13 Apr 13
So far, the big story of the day is that Tim Clark is six-under par for the day through 17 holes. He is four-under for the tournament, only two shots behind the leader, Jason Day, who has yet to tee off.
ReplyDeleteTiger birdied the first hole and bogeyed the fourth. He is still one under par for the tournament.
Matt Kuchar is three-under for the day (and four-under for the tournament) through 8 holes.
Rory McIlroy is one-under for the day (and three-under for the tournament) through six holes.
Leaderboard at 2:49 P.M.:
ReplyDelete1. J. Day (AUS): -6 (36 holes)
T2. M. Leishman (AUS): -5 (37)
T2. F. Couples: -5 (36)
T4. T. Clark (RSA): -4 (53)
T4. M. Kuchar: -4 (44)
T4. J. Rose (ENG): -4 (39)
T4. J. Furyk: -4 (37)
T4. B. Snedeker: -4 (37)
T4. A. Cabrera (ARG): -4 (37)
Clark bogeys the last hole. He went out in 31(!), and game home in 36, for a 67. He is 3-under par for the tournament.
ReplyDeleteLeishman birdies the second hole to move into a tie for the lead at 6-under.
ReplyDeleteJason Dufner birdies the fourth hole to move to 4-under par. He's tied with Kuchar, Scott, Furyk, and Snedeker.
ReplyDeleteAngel Cabrera bounces back from a bogey on 2 with a birdie on 3, and he moves into the log-jam at 4-under par.
ReplyDeleteI had to be away today and hopped in to catch up via the HP coverage, what happened.
ReplyDeleteIt was a big day for Brandt Snedeker. He and Angel Cabrera are tied for the lead at 7 under.
ReplyDeleteTiger is 3 under.
Also, it turns out that your dad is a huge Steve Stricker fan--not so much Adam Scott.
ReplyDeleteT1. Angel Cabrera (Córdoba, Argentina), 7-under through 54 holes
ReplyDeleteT1. Brandt Snedeker (Nashville, Tenn.), 7-under through 54 holes
3. Adam Scott (Adelaide, Australia), -6 through 54
T4. Marc Leishman (Warrnambool, Australia), -5 through 54
T4. Jason Day (Beaudesert, Australia), -5 through 54
6. Matt Kuchar (Winter Park, Fla.), -4 through 54
T7. Tim Clark (Durban, South Africa), -3 through 54
T7. Tiger Woods (Cypress, Calif.), -3 through 54
After reading up on the Tiger issue I don't get the big deal. There is a specific rule in place established in 2011 that says a player in his position will not be DQ'd but penalized.
ReplyDeleteYeah, after getting him to (finally) move on beyond his anti-media screeds, Go Heath today opined that the whining was unjustified in both cases with regard to rules--that the Chinese boy was probably rightly penalized for slow play (that he had been warned and that maybe his slow play was even slower than the slower and slower play of the last several years) and that Tiger was probably rightly penalized for his illegal drop (that this 2011 rule would be in play). I thought all of that sounded pretty reasonable and was smarter than anything I had thought about it over the last couple of days (except when I suggested Tirico might get a spot in the Jeb/Nantz cabinet, which was pretty funny). Then Go Heath went back to ripping apart the media, so I quit paying attention and tried to change the subject to talk about the library in Crittenden County, which is pretty nice, and how much better fresh-picked strawberries are than store-bought ones.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Eric's joke about Tirico and the Jeb/Nantz cabinet was very funny, and I agree that my take on the various rules controversies was reasonable. I also agree that the Crittenden County library is quite nice, and that fresh-picked strawberries are better than store-bought ones.
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