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More than worth it IYAM. Especially if you go with a dad or brother or something.

I went on a Wednesday about 5 years ago, and it was one of the best things I've ever been able to experience. I'm a huge golf fan and so is my dad, so I may be biased, but there is literally no experience like walking the grounds at Augusta. I hope I can get a Sunday ticket for me and my pops sometime soon, I want to go back.

I guess I'm remembering his years with that doofus Haney a little differently than you?

IMO Tiger will finish fairly high, because he almost always plays well at Augusta, but I don't know if he'll win it. I think Lefties have to be VERY long to take advantage of those sight lines, because they have to hit the fade so far to take advantage of those fairways built to favor right-handed drawers of the ball. Bubba and Phil are the only two I can think of who are long enough to, but we'll see.

I hope Rory misses the cut.

If we have a field of all Americans + Ernie (because he's a great guy), I'd be ecstatic. It won't happen, obviously, but that's the goal for me.

Worked out for Weir back in the day.

He was far from a long hitter.

Exception to the rule IMO. It was also before the redesign, which made the course play a bit longer than it did then.

He also never went for a par 5 in two, but had the best wedge game in the world at the time and was putting lights out.

A short knocker can win, but he has to be flawless with the rest of his game to do so.

Seriously? The guy is really good. He is one of the front runners for every major over the next 15 years. He will win double digit majors before his career ends. He is the closest thing we have seen to Tiger in this era.

I was able to attend the final round at Augusta in 2006. I was stationed at Fort Gordon in Augusta and we had friends who were ticket owners and they would sell them to the highest bidder every year. In 2006, some guys from Canada came in and used the tickets. Our friends always made those using the tickets return them and the guys from Canada went home early due to an emergency so Sunday was free. Mickelson won and Tiger never really challenged although he was within striking distance when the final round started.

I have never seen anything like Augusta National. It is in a crappy neighborhood/city but once you get inside that fence, it is an awesome spectacle.

Me?

Trust me, as a Canadian I am not mistaking Mike Weir for anybody.

Zach can knock the crap out of it when he wants to, and Augusta is probably the only major he could have realistically won.

I'm pretty certain Mike didn't go for anything in two (might not have been long enough), but I could be wrong. He did have the best wedge game in the world at the time though. I actually like Weir a lot, it's a shame he went to the stack and tilt and as a result threw his golf game into the shitter.

You're really going out on a limb with those picks.

When Mike Weir won The Masters in 2003, he was 68th in driving distance at 289.3.

He has lost a lot of distance in recent years with swing changes, struggles (confidence hitting driver) and injury. This year so far, 270.7, which is 179th on tour.

Why go out on a limb when I can just be right?

I never said I was being bold, I'm just picking the guys I think will win.

Sneds should be back healthy in two weeks too, I believe. Wonder if the time off will hurt him as he was playing terrific.