Can Luke change Masters history?

Luke won the Masters Par 3 competition. No-one has ever done that before and gone on to win the main event.

So does anyone think he can be the first?

Records are there to be broken, and Luke's got the game to do some damage this week. If he gets his driver working and hits the fairways, he has the iron play to do it. Augusta is not a place where the bombers get an advantage, it takes skill and guile to get around, and he deffo has the skill.

Paul Casey could be a good shout here as well

He clearly isn't concerned about it, he could have Non submitted like half the field did. I think he has the form to reverse the trend, especially if Mickelson's putter goes cold again like has been for all but his last two rounds of golf.

It's a curse but one day it'll get broken.
I think Donald has the game and the temperement to win in Augusta, I just worry about his ability to post a poor round.
You need 4 solid rounds to win, always think Donald has a 75 in him somewhere....

My wish list is:

1. Donald
2. Westwood
3. Casey
4. Mcilroy
5. Poulrt
6. McDowell
7. Laird
8. Garcia

As you can see I'm not being partisan

oops - that should be Poulter (not sure what a Poulrt is)

Poultr is almost chicken is it not...

Luke has the game to do it and I can see at least a top 3 finish from him, if I could pick a winner it would be him or stricker, they could show the world you don't need length to win big just a good all round game and superb short game. As for being Par3 winner its there to be broken someone will do it one day so why not today and as Gary Player said any sportsman that has superstitions is just seeking reason to give for failing to win!

Of course he can. As Redrage says, he'd have NS'd if he was bothered by it. In fact, judging by this tweet;

I'm not a superstitious guy otherwise I wouldn't play the par 3. It's not a jinx it's a challenge. How gd wld it B 2 pull off the double!

he's using it as motivation. I put money on him last night, along with Adam Scott and Ross Fisher as outside e/w bets.

I have just put money on Luke to win and also to be top British & Irish. So I have put my money where my mouth is... PS. I also have money on Westy. Hope I haven't put the mokkers on them

Luke's short game is up there with Lefty

hows LD hitting driver and mid irons at the minute?

I still say the key to Augusta is hitting the 5,6,7,8 irons pure all week. A mid-iron miss leaves near impossible putts at times.

I agree with you - that's how Langer won as a short hitter, his mid iron play was/is fantastic.

Luke played really well on the long course (forgotten which one) for the matchplay that he won. So he seems to have the temperament to be patient. His swing on the par 3 comp looked great (sad but i watched it last night)

I still believe Luke has to be a good bet...

did tiger play in the par 3 this year.

I have neglected to tell the old ball about it being Masters weekend. I wonder whats going to happen when I roll up from the course each day and then come home to stick golf on the box...

You need to send her away to the inlaws for the week end.

They are coming to us on Sunday already. So it's ignore them and watch the golf.

Move to a pub with 3d and watch it there. YOU ARE BUSY AT WORK.

LJ fear I am in the same strife as you! I am yet to inform mrs Mav golf is on today from 7pm till its conclusion Sunday night, + my club is running a 2 day Masters competition where they are setting up the greens incredibly ridiculous hard and having a cut for the top 44 and tied players!
This plus she has invited the outlaws(sorry inlaws) round Saturday evening they already feel I spend too much time golfing! + I haven't told Mrs Mav I've also invited my oldies round that night and Mr senior Mav is not shall we say fond of her mother! It could well be sparks flying! Still I'll enjoy the golf and deal with the fall out Monday

Mav

This sounds like a great weekend, any chance I can nip round and watch, because it could well be better viewing than the Masters

Doc feel free I need all the support I can get, the Masters will be on and if the outlaws don't like it then they can feel free to do what they never do and put their hands in their pocket and treat Mrs Mav! If they should feel the need to complain about the Masters I'll tell them to do just that. Its odd how they come round ours for a takeaway or accept and invite to go out to sunday dinner when its free!! But not the other way round!

Mav, easy remedy. Go down to the local charity shop and buy Mrs Mav a dowdy size 18 dress, and some rags for the brood. Make sure the family is dressed in the new purchases, and make sure the kids have a bit of dirt on their faces ........ You'll get some nasty looks but the cheque book will be out. Of course it may well be the norm at your place anyway

Mav it gets worse... It's mini-LJ's 1st birthday on monday as well... so she was planning a party. I however have planned a different sort of party and I'm not sure how that will be viewed.

Still at least there will be cake to help the beer down.

Breaking News!!!!!

I have informed the enemy of the current situation. My response has been a cold and formal 'Whatever'

It looks like being a hostile opening to the weekend.

ross fisher leading the way

The perils of wanting to watch golf on TV!

I just found out my daughter is home from Uni on Sunday and the ex has invited me over to dinner to see her

more interesting than that is the fact that so far no-one is over par according to my iPhone leaderboard

Davie wrote:The perils of wanting to watch golf on TV!

I just found out my daughter is home from Uni on Sunday and the ex has invited me over to dinner to see her

I tell you they do it knowing whats on the bloody golfing schedule!

lol

Flip ME! Sergio is under par!


Must be playing the bucket sized holes.

So is Villegas!

Marvin Logie Baird has dropped to +1 though

The iPhone app is awful. Wrong leaderboard (it still shows no-one over par) keeps crashing... and it is so painfully slow.

Kicking that into touch

Hang on a minute... I just looked at Goosen's card. He opened with an eagle?

What an outstanding start to an event. -2 through 1.

Sergio at -2 through 3.

If he keeps this up he'll be peeing in a cup after his round for sure.

Camilo turning his season upside down, -3 now. Good for him, he is a far better player than he has shown so far this year.

Is it just me is there something really wrong with Harrington's rotation through impact?

Interesting start to this year, Goosen -5 thru 10 has blown up a little now -3 thru 12 and ditched his second at 13into Raes Creek.
McIlroy -5 no doubt his usual Saturday collapse is on the cards
Harrington +4 and can't hit a barn door from over 30yards
Logie Baird is way off the pace at +4 but no doubt his loyalist fans will proclaim him the messiah and rise to sundays winners enclosure

Looks like donald is becoming a victim of the curse. Midget is flying. Poulter doing ok and being proved right about the chopper known as tiger. And to top it off i'm glad to see tom watson missing the cut. Hate that sanctimonious prick. If he can't compete he's taking a spot from someone else to paraphrase watson himself.

Luke is rebounding... Let's see if he flunks on 18...

Outstanding last 7holes from Gary Woodland +3 to -3.
Quiros character in abundance post round interview "I drove it ok but not really that far" he hit at leas 6 x 340 yard drives but not far enough! But great round

And fantastic to see Immelman competing again since his injury woes

Alvaro seems to have matured, even though he looked peeved that Woodland was out-hitting him. What happened to Poults, he got blown out of the back over the last few holes. Steady golf had him well in contention, and straight after the unlucky sprinkler head incident, managed to throw it all away. Plenty of ET players still in with a shout, besides Alvaro and Rory. Justin, Luke, Paul seem steady enough, but Lee needs to start dropping a few. massive surprise though was MK who had a mare at +6 and could leaving tonight.

Can't wait to see what they do to the course today

Was Kaymer really a surprise? The man has never made the cut here.

licence_007 wrote:Was Kaymer really a surprise? The man has never made the cut here.

Neither had Queros, but he played a blinder and after all you would expect a little better from the world number one. This is one place everyone wants to show what they can do, so I hope MK can shoot a low round to get him into the weekend, but reckon he needs a 66 at worst to make the cut

I'm surprised by maybe how badly his round went but can't say I'm too shocked overall. I imagine a player like Queros will fall away but terrific golf from him.

What bets do you have on it, if you don't mind me asking?

LJ and Mav:
I remember the less than fond recollections of sprogs running about and outlaws visiting at inopportune moments. All my ex-partners mothers seemed to look the same stoneyfacedhumourlessbattleaxes ala 'Last of the Summer Wine' It's times like these that singledom isn't quite so bad after all

Rory is a disgrace. Even Westwood would be ashamed. No excuses, you let a whole continent down. Come on, a round in 69 and you'd won this thing. I might sound harsh but this is not what your fans would have expected.

What a ridiculous thing to say. There was no disgrace and nothing to be ashamed of. What is was isa very talented young man (still only 21) who led a Major championship for three and a half rounds and who eventually crumbled under the immense pressure out there. He still finished top 15 so ensuring he will be back next year and is pretty much guaranteed to be in contention for other majors in the near future.

He will be terribly disappointed (as will his fans be); others will say it wasn't entirely unexpected but it was certainly no disgrace

Disgrace? Good grief, a typical overreaction from a keyboard warrior.

He didn't play as well as he wanted, and his score was a disappointment, but his demeanour afterwards was fantastic and he'll have gained almost as many fans for the way he handled himself at the end as he would have done if he'd won it.

Bad luck Rory, I admire you, you've got two decades of golf success to look forward to. Your day will come.

pedro wrote:Rory is a disgrace. Even Westwood would be ashamed. No excuses, you let a whole continent down. Come on, a round in 69 and you'd won this thing. I might sound harsh but this is not what your fans would have expected.

Ummm. Nope. Your post is a disgrace .

Pedro - that's up there with the most ridiculous statements i've ever read on 606 old or new!
Rory doesn't owe you anything. I suspect you had money on him and are now bitter.
He played badly and that's really all there is to it. He's played badly before and will again. That's golf. He'll hit the range and come back next week or the week after to go again. He shouldn't let it affect him anymore than that.

As George says, the way he handled himself afterwards showed real class. Some others would have plainly refused to talk but he came out, did his interviews, didn't have any hard luck excuses and showed a real level - if disappointed - head. I have a lot of respect for him after that