Although this probably will not be considered a second-string Masters
Tournament, with top golfers dropping like flies due to injuries, the first
major of the season at Augusta National might surely be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Between Tiger Woods' back injury forcing surgery this past
week, Hunter Mahan with injured hip, Phil Mickelson pulling his oblique muscle just under two weeks ago and
Jason Day not having played a full round of golf since the WGC, The Masters Tournament is beginning
to look like a prizefighter who is down but not yet counted out…ambulatory at
best?
Mickelson says he is ready for his return to
the Shell Houston Open this week (looking good so far) but he also suffers from
psoriatric arthritis, a debilitating illness which could act up offering fans only
an early glimpse at Lefty. Not sure that Phil will win this year’s opening major but would love to see it
happen.
Jason Day, just one day ago brushed off the fact that
he is indeed among the walking wounded, declaring to all that his thumb injury
is healed.
The pros want to play golf at The Masters but are they physically able to compete...and win?
The pros want to play golf at The Masters but are they physically able to compete...and win?
Fans, however, will not be keeping count of the injuries list but will most certainly be watching the sport at its finest and gazing at Augusta revealing it’s majesty of azaleas and spring in bloom.
So it’s now up to Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Jimmy Walker
to carry the ball – strength of mind is what is needed at Augusta, not power,
as these three are soon to find out.
*This Just In - DUSTIN JOHNSON W/D from Shell Houston Open after carding an 80! No reason was given but the chances are slim that he will recover from this "ailment" before The Masters...enough said.
*This Just In - DUSTIN JOHNSON W/D from Shell Houston Open after carding an 80! No reason was given but the chances are slim that he will recover from this "ailment" before The Masters...enough said.
McIlroy has Las Vegas on his side, with Adam Scott and DJ
close behind now that Woods has officially pulled out of The Masters but is that enough?: Tough talk from Rory, "someone's got to step up, so I'm trying to be that person", will not get the job done and the internet is buzzing with a possible consecutive Masters win by Scott but only Nicklaus, Woods and Faldo have ever completed this feat.
What about JimmyWalker? Well, Butch Harmon says he's "ready for The Masters," and is holding aside a $1200 bottle of his finest champagne for the after-party but past meltdowns make this writer wonder about anything more than a top-ten finish for this dramatic player.
What about JimmyWalker? Well, Butch Harmon says he's "ready for The Masters," and is holding aside a $1200 bottle of his finest champagne for the after-party but past meltdowns make this writer wonder about anything more than a top-ten finish for this dramatic player.
Could The Masters win go to 2013 PGA Championship Jason Dufner?
“I’ve had a pretty good run the last two years in majors,” Dufner said. “I haven’t missed a cut. Had some good finishes. Had probably three or four legitimate chances to win the events going into Sunday. So I’m excited about what’s around the corner for me at the Masters.”
Do you agree that the Masters Tournament belongs to one of
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photo credits: foxsports.com, pga
photo credits: foxsports.com, pga
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