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The 86th Masters starts tomorrow wooooooo

And Tiger looks a likely starter but think he said he will only confirm on the day. Been watching some of the practice coverage over the last couple of days and the crowds are all over him.

@jk Nah, He's confirmed as starting.

If he won, he would top Kelly Slater and Jordan as the greatest in my eyes

@hooroo how great would that be...while I expect in his mind, he only plays if he believes he can win, you'd have to think with as long out of the game as he has had, a top 10 would be outstanding!

@taniwharugby said in Golf:

@hooroo how great would that be...while I expect in his mind, he only plays if he believes he can win, you'd have to think with as long out of the game as he has had, a top 10 would be outstanding!

Yeah fully. I actually think making the cut would be huge given the field.

@hooroo said in Golf:

@jk Nah, He's confirmed as starting.

Oh wicked. Just saw his twitter a couple of days back said it was a game time decision and he hadnt updated anything since.

Agree if he won then the Goatest of Goats but yeah I think just making the cut will be special.

Wow! How huge is the Tiger effect on golf!!! I just love it. Biggest story of the Par 3 contest was Tiger practising on main course.

PLayers are pumped he's back and know that they need to concentrate on their own game despite the Tiger Tide around them.

The tiger effect is insane .... for what it's worth, I don't think he'll make the cut.

Time is right for Cameron Smith / Scottie Scheffler for me.

@majorrage said in Golf:

The tiger effect is insane .... for what it's worth, I don't think he'll make the cut.

Time is right for Cameron Smith / Scottie Scheffler for me.

I tend to agree. He'll only make the cut on his class. I don't think his rehab will get him there

Just been talking about this on the radio this morning ... still one of, if not the best, sporting moments I've ever watched live (on tv)

@majorrage said in Golf:

Time is right for Cameron Smith / Scottie Scheffler for me.

Yeah Im big on Cam Smith too. Hes played well so far today with a nice birdie run coming home

@jk putting is always key around Augusta, get it on with those greens and you are half way there, and he's shown he can putt.

Tiger ends the day 1 under. How good!

@majorrage said in Golf:

Just been talking about this on the radio this morning ... still one of, if not the best, sporting moments I've ever watched live (on tv)

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That got me fist pumping!!! Just awesome

@jk said in Golf:

Tiger ends the day 1 under. How good!

How good was 18???

Man golf has a lot to thank Tiger for!

It looks like after Round 1 the score to make the cut is sitting at +2 (or better)

What a belter of an opening round. Set up for an awesome weekend. Big guns at the top (Smith, Scheffler, DJ), Rory not tanking his opening round like he has for the last five years (yet as I write this sentence he misses a 3ft par putt on 14), and of course Tiger muthafukkin Woods doing his thing. How. Good.

I'm such a giggly fan of what Tiger has done today, I can't stop reading about it.

Love this from him: “I felt good,” Woods said. “Once the adrenaline kicks in and I get into my own little world, I knew I should be able to handle business.”

14 months out, and being in contention of one of the greatest majors of the year is "handling business"

That's some mental toughness.

Sqqquuuueeeeee

Tiger battling today +3 on the board playing 13, as are many right now, with -4 leading.

Jeez he still swings hard doesn't he?

@voodoo I expect its all he knows how to do, go hard or go home

Movement on the scoreboard in the back 9

@majorrage said in Golf:

The tiger effect is insane .... for what it's worth, I don't think he'll make the cut.

Time is right for Cameron Smith / Scottie Scheffler for me.

Tiger made the cut. Scottie Scheffler leads by 5 after 72 holes and must be the big favourite now.

Schwartzel, playing with leader Scheffler has just holed out for 2 on 10 to move to -6, which is typically a tough hole, but he is still 5 back, although Scheffler has a tough up and down ahead of him on 10.

Smith sits on -5 through 12, Lowry-4 through 10 as the only other one right now in touch.

for a short time Cam SMith had closed the gap to 3, -7 v -10, but a Smith bogey on 16 and Scheffler birdie on 13 restored the 5 shot gap.

Poor old Kevin Na, 5 putt 6 on 16.

Back to 3 with Smith done.

Awesome final day coming up. Mr momentum vs Mr consistent

Back to 4 with a lucky bounce for Scheffler (-10) setting him up a nice bird on 17, while Schwartzel continues to fall away now back at -2

Scheffler has gone bush off the 18th...cameras didnt pick up the end position

hugely technical 2 club drop for Scheffler after his ball was dead, still not a great spot.

@taniwharugby Great shot from there!

@tim it was, came out hot, a bit of spin it would have been sensational

Last pair tomorrow will be Scheffler (-9) Smith (-6) then IM (-4) Lowry & Schwartzel (-2) Tomas and Conners only others under par at -1

That second (third) shot by Scheffler was a nice recovery. Good round by Cameron Smith.

Final round baby!

Cam Smith has come out firing too birdie birdie and now at -8, just one off Scheffler at -9

Wow Scheffler just chips in for birdie on the 3rd. Both he and Smith had just missed the green with their approaches and balls rolled back to within a foot from each other at the bottom of the hill. Scheffler bang in the hole. Smith likely to bogey so two shot swing

@jk said in Golf:

Final round baby!

Cam Smith has come out firing too birdie birdie and now at -8, just one off Scheffler at -9

Scheff asks Smith to hold his beer…..

What a chip!!

@majorrage said in Golf:

@jk said in Golf:

Final round baby!

Cam Smith has come out firing too birdie birdie and now at -8, just one off Scheffler at -9

Scheff asks Smith to hold his beer…..

What a chip!!

So good!

Smith back to back bogies to undo all his good work over the first two holes

Rory going hard, eagled 13 to get 1 back from Smith, still 5 back from Scheffler

Rory in the clubhouse at -7 (3 back) after a sizzling 65 today, Scheffler has a decent chance at birdie on 13.

@jk said in Golf:

Wow Scheffler just chips in for birdie on the 3rd. Both he and Smith had just missed the green with their approaches and balls rolled back to within a foot from each other at the bottom of the hill. Scheffler bang in the hole. Smith likely to bogey so two shot swing

That was the tournament right there. Scheffler was wobbling big time, and had his lead cut to one at that point he could have self combusted.

Instead he plays an amazing chip and Smith bogeys. It settles Scheffler and Smith never really recovers.

@barbarian said in Golf:

@jk said in Golf:

Wow Scheffler just chips in for birdie on the 3rd. Both he and Smith had just missed the green with their approaches and balls rolled back to within a foot from each other at the bottom of the hill. Scheffler bang in the hole. Smith likely to bogey so two shot swing

That was the tournament right there. Scheffler was wobbling big time, and had his lead cut to one at that point he could have self combusted.

Instead he plays an amazing chip and Smith bogeys. It settles Scheffler and Smith never really recovers.

Yep 100% - C Smith was coming in hot and bang.....all changed from there.