The official Sunday at Augusta 2007 thread

[hoopsguy]

I didn't see one for the Masters yet. Sabbatini just rolled in a long, long putt for eagle to take the lead on the 8th and gave a stroke right back the next hole. Meanwhile, Tiger is about to fall two shots behind Goosen, who has put together 27 great holes of golf so far this weekend.

Good looking leaderboard heading into the back nine, unless you are a Mickelson backer.

[Logan]

I'm watching.

[adubroff]

I love the limited commercials at the Masters thing, but can somebody let these guys know that we need to come on the air when the lead pair hits the first tee (if not sooner)?

I think +3 will get it done here, +4 might even do it. As such, there's probably 13 guys right now with a shot at it. Obviously Tiger is still probably the favorite....I like Toms as a longshot.

[hoopsguy]

And Tiger is now four off the lead after missing a short putt on the 10th. Starting to look grim for him - no birdies since the 2nd hole.

[Dr. Sak]

Tiger doesn't have that killer instinct that he usually has on Sundays of a Major. It will be curious to see if someone comes in early at +4 or +3, what that will do to the leaders.

[Dr. Sak]

Plus Tiger is only 3 back and 13 looks like to could potentially be an eagle hole. He is not out of this just yet...

[hoopsguy]

Upon further review, I suck at math. Tiger is just three back. Still not playing very well by his ridiculously high standards but he is not four back as I stated in last post.

[Dr. Sak]

I've never seen that happen before in a tourney...

[adubroff]

Tiger doesn't have that killer instinct that he usually has on Sundays of a Major. It will be curious to see if someone comes in early at +4 or +3, what that will do to the leaders.


I guess Kelly is the best bet to do it early, at least hang 4 over. I'd be suprised if he breaks par on the last three, not even sure if he should gamble much.

Retief or Sabbatini can hang 3 over, possibly better, two to three holes ahead of Tiger and Apples.

[kingfc22]

Tiger needs to pick up his game. That misread on the 5 footer was shocking. Lucky for him, the course is playing so difficult that nobody is going to be able to run away with this.

[Leonidas]

Where the hell did Goosen and Sabbatini come from? They are way outplaying the field today.

[Dr. Sak]

Goosen barely made the cut..he finished right on the cut number on Friday. I believe the announcers said that he saved bogey on 18 to make the cut.

[Dr. Sak]

Sabbatini made one hell of a winding putt on one of the initial holes (eagle maybe?). I'm sure they will show it on replay again.

[kingfc22]

Sabbatini made one hell of a winding putt on one of the initial holes (eagle). I'm sure they will show it on replay again.

Yea that was on the 8th.

[kingfc22]

Kerplunk for Appleby

[Dr. Sak]

The ghost of Norman just caught up to Appleby

[hoopsguy]

And Appleby is wet. It feels like this tournament can be had by whoever among the leaders goes out and shoots under par from 14-18.

[adubroff]

And Appleby is wet. It feels like this tournament can be had by whoever among the leaders goes out and shoots under par from 14-18.


You wonder if it's even gonna take that. I'm sure Johnson would take parring in. He'd win if he pars in I think.

[Dr. Sak]

I think +2 wins outright where as +3 will be a playoff.

[Leonidas]

Who the hell is Zach Johnson. Oh this sucks. My wife and mother-in-law are downstairs watching some cooking show and I'm here dorking around with you guys/

[Dr. Sak]

Zach is lookin tough

[kingfc22]

This is a big shot for Tiger. Almost make or break time.

[kingfc22]

dola

Especially with the way Johnson is playing

[kingfc22]

Yea baby!!!

[Dr. Sak]

Dammit Tiger

[adubroff]

What a shot that is....I give Woods credit, he never, ever, ever plays for second

[Ryan S]

I don't think it would be a good thing for golf if Tiger wins when he is playing so poorly.

If somebody can step up and beat him today, the players may start to believe that Tiger is not invincible in the majors.

[Dr. Sak]

Anyone but Tiger...

[kingfc22]

He looks like he is back on his game now. This is going to be interesting.

[hoopsguy]

I don't worry much about the "players" collectively - it is up for each of them individually to figure out how to compete with Woods. That said, I would love to see Johnson play well down the stretch and if Woods plays well enough to overtake him that is great too. I just don't want to see everyone else melt at the end except Tiger - that is a script we get to see far too often.

[Leonidas]

I'm screwed. The wife asked me to come downstairs and be sociable. I can only hold out so long as a man, and the promise of certain favors this evening rules against my instinctual tendencies. Damn that penis!

[hoopsguy]

I guess Kelly is the best bet to do it early, at least hang 4 over. I'd be suprised if he breaks par on the last three, not even sure if he should gamble much.

Retief or Sabbatini can hang 3 over, possibly better, two to three holes ahead of Tiger and Apples.

Mission accomplished.

[JonInMiddleGA]

And Johnson is ... CLUTCH

[Ryan S]

I just don't want to see everyone else melt at the end except Tiger - that is a script we get to see far too often.

Yep. I have nothing against Tiger Woods at all, I just don't want every major to be a forgone conclusion when he is in the final group.

[adubroff]

Mission accomplished.


Yeah...don't think it will get it done with Johnson playing so well and Tiger surging as well, but it was a nice plan :)

[hoopsguy]

Sabbatini is now the clubhouse leader at +3. If he wants to win his options right now look limited to rooting for water, a bad scorecard, or some Lefty course management on 18 by Johnson.

[kingfc22]

And Tiger is done.

[Dr. Sak]

Woot! Tiger in the water!

[hoopsguy]

Stick a fork in Tiger.

So, anyone know what the odds would have been for Johnson at the start of the week?

[adubroff]

And Tiger is done.


Ehh...he makes par and he can still get to +2 or +1....it would take some sick golf but it's not impossible.

[tanglewood]

I feel bad wishing ill on someone, but I'd love it if Johnson drops a few in the final few holes and we have a monster 4-way or so playoff.

[Dr. Sak]

Gotta give it to Tiger though...he went for the win.

If he somehow pulls out par though he can still get to +1. 18 is no easy par for Johnson.

[Dr. Sak]

I should've said 17 is no gimmie par for Johnson

[hoopsguy]

Johnson finally gives something back on 17.

[adubroff]

Gotta give it to Tiger though...he went for the win.

If he somehow pulls out par though he can still get to +1. 18 is no easy par for Johnson.


I'd say +2 is in play now with the three putt. With Rose in the mix also, I think playoff is very possible.

[Dr. Sak]

18 has to be the coolest/toughest driving holes in golf. The patrons lined up down the tee box and the trees lining the first 150 yards looks so awesome.

[hoopsguy]

Man, Goosen has just had a ton of birdie putts miss by 1-2 feet today. Not gimmes, but if one or two of them fall it would have been a different feel heading down the stretch.

[Dr. Sak]

Man, Goosen has just had a ton of birdie putts miss by 1-2 feet today. Not gimmes, but if one or two of them fall it would have been a different feel heading down the stretch.

Goosen is one guy that has the same demeanor whether in last or first place.

[Dr. Sak]

This will be one tough shot for Johnson for an up and down par. If he does par, one would think the worst he would be in for is a playoff.

[Young Drachma]

Tiger is grinding this one out. I don't think he's done yet. It'd be great to see him come from behind for once.

[Young Drachma]

This will be one tough shot for Johnson for an up and down par. If he does par, one would think the worst he would be in for is a playoff.

Sounds about right. He's in the driver's seat.

[hoopsguy]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say he makes this putt.

[Young Drachma]

Way to knock it in.

[Dr. Sak]

Clutch chip

[Dr. Sak]

It's going to be tough to go birdie birdie on those two finishing holes.

[adubroff]

It's going to be tough to go birdie birdie on those two finishing holes.


Yeah...I guess O'Meara did it (to win) most recently.

[Young Drachma]

Tiger is not happy. And they actually get sound of it. Oops.

[hoopsguy]

"What the hell just happened?"

[Dr. Sak]

Thats better than the F-bomb or the G-Damn that he usually says before throwing his clubs.

[Young Drachma]

Thats better than the F-bomb or the G-Damn that he usually says before throwing his clubs.

Well, you know he always expects to win. Good to see someone else, especially a less experienced player break out here though.

[Dr. Sak]

If I am not mistaken this will be the first time Tiger ever gave up the lead in the final round of a major...and Faldo just said it

[Dr. Sak]

Well, you know he always expects to win. Good to see someone else, especially a less experienced player break out here though.

I agree. Tiger will probably end up being the greatest golfer when he is done with his career but I grew up idolizing Jack Nicklaus and I really don't want him breaking his records. My first recollection of The Masters was his victory in '86. I think I was 7 years old at the time. I begged my parents all summer to get me a junior set of clubs.

[Young Drachma]

I agree. Tiger will probably end up being the greatest golfer when he is done with his career but I grew up idolizing Jack Nicklaus and I really don't want him breaking his records. My first recollection of The Masters was his victory in '86. I think I was 7 years old at the time. I begged my parents all summer to get me a junior set of clubs.

I think records are meant to be broken and it's probably all but certain barring major injury that Tiger will break them, given that he too grew up idolizing Jack and putting his records as the thing he wants to do.

I think his hunger and desire to win is great for the game and has propelled it to a place on the stage that in this era, the sport would have probably struggled to reach without a transcendent face of the game to carry it into the 21st century.

But it's also fun to root for underdogs and see people step up their game to challenge.

[Logan]

If I am not mistaken this will be the first time Tiger ever gave up the lead in the final round of a major...and Faldo just said it

When did he have the lead? After the eagle? Wasn't following the whole thing.

[hoopsguy]

Very early in the round after Appleby got off to a rocky start.

[Young Drachma]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/sports/golf/09link.html

Story about Zach Johnson from the Times. It's a cool story in the sense that he's finally made it onto golf's big stage. Went to the same high school as Kurt Warner.

[Young Drachma]

And yeah, he made the Ryder Cup team last year. But...still. This is the masters.

[Passacaglia]

My company will be happy...they sponsor Zach Johnson.

[Dr. Sak]

Does anyone else think that Zach Johnson looks a lot like Joaquin Phoenix?

[Oilers9911]

Boy have they ever screwed up Augusta National. There were things they could do to make it tougher rather than lengthening the course all over the place. Let's hope this year was just due to the weather but this year looked alot like a US Open instead of the Masters and it was shitty to watch.

[Thomkal]

This is the first year the weather has been like this since they started the course changes. I liked the results because I thought the course had become too easy. It was really hard to make a move though. Sunday's round is probably how I'd like to see it work most Masters. A few more, but not a lot of Eagles made and more chances for birdie.