2013 Masters Tournament Final Leaderboard

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • The Masters • Tiger Woods

POS	PLAYER	SUNDAY	TO PAR	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOTAL
T1	Adam Scott (wins in two hole playoff)	-3	-9	69	72	69	69	279
T1	Angel Cabrera	-2	-9	71	69	69	70	279
3	Jason Day	-2	-7	70	68	73	70	281
T4	Marc Leishman	E	-5	66	73	72	72	283
T4	Tiger Woods	-2	-5	70	73	70	70	283
T6	Thorbjorn Olesen	-4	-4	78	70	68	68	284
T6	Brandt Snedeker	+3	-4	70	70	69	75	284
T8	Sergio Garcia	-2	-3	66	76	73	70	285
T8	Matt Kuchar	+1	-3	68	75	69	73	285
T8	Lee Westwood	-1	-3	70	71	73	71	285
T11	Tim Clark	+1	-2	70	76	67	73	286
T11	John Huh	-4	-2	70	77	71	68	286
T13	Fred Couples	-1	-1	68	71	77	71	287
T13	Ernie Els	-3	-1	71	74	73	69	287
T13	Dustin Johnson	-2	-1	67	76	74	70	287
T13	David Toms	-5	-1	70	74	76	67	287
T13	Nick Watney	E	-1	78	69	68	72	287
T18	Branden Grace	-3	E	78	70	71	69	288
T18	Henrik Stenson	-3	E	75	71	73	69	288
T20	Jason Dufner	+1	+1	72	69	75	73	289
T20	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	+2	+1	68	74	73	74	289
T20	Bill Haas	E	+1	71	72	74	72	289
T20	Steve Stricker	+3	+1	73	70	71	75	289
T20	Bo Van Pelt	+2	+1	71	74	70	74	289
T25	Stewart Cink	-1	+2	75	71	73	71	290
T25	Luke Donald	E	+2	71	72	75	72	290
T25	Jim Furyk	+4	+2	69	71	74	76	290
T25	Fredrik Jacobson	+1	+2	72	73	72	73	290
T25	Bernhard Langer	+4	+2	71	71	72	76	290
T25	Rory McIlroy	-3	+2	72	70	79	69	290
T25	Justin Rose	+2	+2	70	71	75	74	290
T25	Charl Schwartzel	+1	+2	71	71	75	73	290
T25	Richard Sterne	-2	+2	73	72	75	70	290
T25	Michael Thompson	-5	+2	73	71	79	67	290
T35	Zach Johnson	+3	+3	69	76	71	75	291
T35	Martin Kaymer	-2	+3	72	75	74	70	291
T35	John Senden	+2	+3	72	70	75	74	291
T38	Rickie Fowler	+6	+4	68	76	70	78	292
T38	Robert Garrigus	+1	+4	76	71	72	73	292
T38	Brian Gay	E	+4	72	74	74	72	292
T38	Ryo Ishikawa	-4	+4	71	77	76	68	292
T38	Paul Lawrie	-1	+4	76	70	75	71	292
T38	Ryan Moore	-4	+4	71	72	81	68	292
T38	D.A. Points	+1	+4	72	75	72	73	292
T38	Vijay Singh	E	+4	72	74	74	72	292
T46	Thomas Bjorn	-1	+5	73	73	76	71	293
T46	K.J. Choi	+3	+5	70	71	77	75	293
T46	David Lynn	E	+5	68	73	80	72	293
49	Lucas Glover	+1	+6	74	74	73	73	294
T50	Peter Hanson	E	+7	72	75	76	72	295
T50	Trevor Immelman	+2	+7	68	75	78	74	295
T50	Jose Maria Olazabal	+3	+7	74	72	74	75	295
T50	Bubba Watson	+5	+7	75	73	70	77	295
T54	Keegan Bradley	-3	+9	73	73	82	69	297
T54	Sandy Lyle	-1	+9	73	72	81	71	297
T54	Phil Mickelson	+1	+9	71	76	77	73	297
T54	Scott Piercy	+3	+9	75	69	78	75	297
58	Tianlang Guan	+3	+12	73	75	77	75	300
59	Kevin Na	+9	+13	70	76	74	81	301
60	John Peterson	+8	+14	71	77	74	80	302
61	Carl Pettersson	+9	+16	76	70	77	81	304
CUT	George Coetzee	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Jamie Donaldson	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Martin Laird	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Matteo Manassero	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Graeme McDowell	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Larry Mize	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Ted Potter Jr.	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Webb Simpson	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Y.E. Yang	–	+5	0	0	–	–	149
CUT	Louis Oosthuizen	–	+6	0	0	–	–	150
CUT	Nicolas Colsaerts	–	+7	0	0	–	–	151
CUT	Ben Curtis	–	+7	0	0	–	–	151
CUT	John Merrick	–	+7	0	0	–	–	151
CUT	Mark O’Meara	–	+7	0	0	–	–	151
CUT	Ian Poulter	–	+7	0	0	–	–	151
CUT	Mike Weir	–	+7	0	0	–	–	151
CUT	T.J. Vogel	–	+8	0	0	–	–	152
CUT	Michael Weaver	–	+8	0	0	–	–	152
CUT	Thaworn Wiratchant	–	+8	0	0	–	–	152
CUT	Padraig Harrington	–	+9	0	0	–	–	153
CUT	Russell Henley	–	+9	0	0	–	–	153
CUT	Kevin Streelman	–	+9	0	0	–	–	153
CUT	Francesco Molinari	–	+11	0	0	–	–	155
CUT	Nathan Smith	–	+11	0	0	–	–	155
CUT	Steven Fox	–	+13	0	0	–	–	157
CUT	Tom Watson	–	+13	0	0	–	–	157
CUT	Hunter Mahan	–	+14	0	0	–	–	158
CUT	Craig Stadler	–	+14	0	0	–	–	158
CUT	Ian Woosnam	–	+14	0	0	–	–	158
CUT	Alan Dunbar	–	+16	0	0	–	–	160
CUT	Ben Crenshaw	–	+20	0	0	–	–	164
CUT	Hiroyuki Fujita	–	+20	0	0	–	–	164

Great news! Only 361 Days Until the 2014 Masters Tournament – 2013 Masters Commentary

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • The Masters • Tiger Woods • U.S. OPEN

The Masters NEVER disappoints. Never. There isn’t a golf tournament in the world that can compare to the excitement and the historic shots. Not the PGA Championship and certainly not the US Open. The British would be a distant second place. I will discuss more as to why the Masters is the best shortly. I’m so spent after the Masters it is hard to post anything meaningful but lets give it a shot.

Adam Scott after wining the Masters on the 2nd playoff hole

2013 Masters Comments

Adam Scott

Adam Scott brought home a green jacket to Australia and finally took himself off the “best player to never have won a major championship list.” Yes you could argue that Luke Donald or Lee Westwood might have held that position going into this week, but you certainly can’t say it about Adam Scott now. Adam’s ball striking was fantastic this week. Seems like he’s even gained some length. The long putter served him well this week and those clutch putts, the first on 18 to take the outright lead, then the one on the 2nd playoff hole for the win, were clutch. Congrats to Adam. He finally did it.

Angel Cabrera

Angel Cabrera may be my favorite player right now. I love the combination of power and touch. He plays with no fear. What is it with his ability to shine when the stage is the biggest? Large golf cojones on this one. The shot Cabrera hit on the final hole, knowing he had to make birdie to force a playoff, was easily the most clutch shot I’ve ever seen. Even more clutch than that damn 15 foot putt my opponent made on me last week to close me out on our $2.00 nassau with two presses. You could tell how much Angel was enjoying the challenge too. Cabrera is a stud. How about the IRON off the tee on #10 in the playoff? #10 is 495 yards people. Yes it was downhill but still… and it was raining. His iron went 292 yards, nearly as far as Adam Scott’s driver.

Tiger Woods

The odd bad break Tiger Woods had on the 15th hole Friday cost him the tournament in my humble opinion. Had his shot not bounced off the flagstick and into the water, he would have had a short birdie putt which would have given him sole possession of the lead. Instead he made bogey, which would then be turned into a snowman (8) after it would be deemed that he made an illegal drop. “Drop gate” ensued the next morning or what I prefer to call, “the drop heard ’round the world.” The only reason Tiger wasn’t disqualified was a new rule instituted in 2011. That was the one break Tiger got this week. This week Tiger missed putts he used to never miss, when he had to make them. The ever nauseating and old “will Tiger break Jack’s record?” discussion continues, though each major seems to get harder and harder.

Phil Mickelson

Have we seen the last great performances from Phil at Augusta? Phil finished tied for 54th place, with no rounds lower than 71.

Rory McIlory

Cue the “has the equipment switch hurt Rory McIlory’s game” tape aaaaand…. go. Rory was never a factor this week, though he did make the cut. Rory’s lowlight this week was a 3rd round 79… moving day.

Jason Day

I found myself hoping Jason Day would finally pull it out. He had the lead at several points and by two shots on the final nine. The tolerances at Augusta National are so fine that you just can’t afford to miss shots in the wrong place. Jason did that. He’s got a perfect game for that track and I expect him to contend there again. I didn’t feel too bad for him when I saw him pick up his baby son after the round. Made me think of my own baby Seve. With him I wouldn’t care if I won the Masters or not. Perspective…

Brandt Snedeker

I was hoping for a Sneds win too. His putting is so good and his ball striking this week was great. But the pressure was a bit too much for him. He was close. Just like Adam Scott, the more times he knocks on the door of a major win, the better equipped he will be mentally to overcome the pressure and win the thing. Maybe next time.

Masters Augusta Augusta National Golf Club

Why is the Masters so good every year? Look no further than the golf course and the way it is setup. The Masters is geared for exciting finishes and Sunday charges. It is not a US Open type of golf where the last person standing is the one who could somehow survive a four day on-course beating. The course gives players many chances to hit heroic shots and penalizes them if they don’t. That my friends, is what makes it so exciting.

Add the setup to the fact that this major is on the same course every year and has been since the 30’s. Year after year heroic shots are etched into the tournament’s history, like Jack’s putt on 17 in 1986, Tiger’s chip-in on 16 in 2005 or Gene Sarazen’s “shot heard ’round the world” in 1935. The golf course is like a living golf museum of historic shots.

Good News!

Only 361 days until the 2014 Masters! I’ll be counting them down starting…. NOW.

2013 Masters Tournament Final Round Pin Sheet

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • The Masters • Tiger Woods

For those who like to follow along at home, here is the pin sheet for today’s final round of the Masters Tournament.

2013 Masters Final Round Pin Sheet – click to enlarge

2013 Masters Saturday Leaderboard

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, April 13th, 2013
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • The Masters • Tiger Woods

POS	PLAYER	SAT	TO PAR	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL
T1	Angel Cabrera	-3	-7	71	69	69	209
T1	Brandt Snedeker	-3	-7	70	70	69	209
3	Adam Scott	-3	-6	69	72	69	210
T4	Jason Day	+1	-5	70	68	73	211
T4	Marc Leishman	E	-5	66	73	72	211
6	Matt Kuchar	-3	-4	68	75	69	212
T7	Tim Clark	-5	-3	70	76	67	213
T7	Tiger Woods	-2	-3	70	73	70	213
T9	Rickie Fowler	-2	-2	68	76	70	214
T9	Jim Furyk	+2	-2	69	71	74	214
T9	Bernhard Langer	E	-2	71	71	72	214
T9	Steve Stricker	-1	-2	73	70	71	214
T9	Lee Westwood	+1	-2	70	71	73	214
T14	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	+1	-1	68	74	73	215
T14	Sergio Garcia	+1	-1	66	76	73	215
T14	Bo Van Pelt	-2	-1	71	74	70	215
T14	Nick Watney	-4	-1	78	69	68	215
T18	Fred Couples	+5	E	68	71	77	216
T18	Jason Dufner	+3	E	72	69	75	216
T18	Zach Johnson	-1	E	69	76	71	216
T18	Thorbjorn Olesen	-4	E	78	70	68	216
T18	Justin Rose	+3	E	70	71	75	216
T23	Bill Haas	+2	+1	71	72	74	217
T23	Fredrik Jacobson	E	+1	72	73	72	217
T23	Dustin Johnson	+2	+1	67	76	74	217
T23	Charl Schwartzel	+3	+1	71	71	75	217
T23	John Senden	+3	+1	72	70	75	217
T28	K.J. Choi	+5	+2	70	71	77	218
T28	Luke Donald	+3	+2	71	72	75	218
T28	Ernie Els	+1	+2	71	74	73	218
T28	John Huh	-1	+2	70	77	71	218
T28	Bubba Watson	-2	+2	75	73	70	218
T33	Stewart Cink	+1	+3	75	71	73	219
T33	Robert Garrigus	E	+3	76	71	72	219
T33	Branden Grace	-1	+3	78	70	71	219
T33	D.A. Points	E	+3	72	75	72	219
T33	Henrik Stenson	+1	+3	75	71	73	219
T38	Brian Gay	+2	+4	72	74	74	220
T38	Kevin Na	+2	+4	70	76	74	220
T38	Jose Maria Olazabal	+2	+4	74	72	74	220
T38	Vijay Singh	+2	+4	72	74	74	220
T38	Richard Sterne	+3	+4	73	72	75	220
T38	David Toms	+4	+4	70	74	76	220
T44	Lucas Glover	+1	+5	74	74	73	221
T44	Trevor Immelman	+6	+5	68	75	78	221
T44	Martin Kaymer	+2	+5	72	75	74	221
T44	Paul Lawrie	+3	+5	76	70	75	221
T44	David Lynn	+8	+5	68	73	80	221
T44	Rory McIlroy	+7	+5	72	70	79	221
T50	Thomas Bjorn	+4	+6	73	73	76	222
T50	John Peterson	+2	+6	71	77	74	222
T50	Scott Piercy	+6	+6	75	69	78	222
T53	Peter Hanson	+4	+7	72	75	76	223
T53	Carl Pettersson	+5	+7	76	70	77	223
T53	Michael Thompson	+7	+7	73	71	79	223
T56	Ryo Ishikawa	+4	+8	71	77	76	224
T56	Phil Mickelson	+5	+8	71	76	77	224
T56	Ryan Moore	+9	+8	71	72	81	224
59	Tianlang Guan	+5	+9	73	75	77	225
60	Sandy Lyle	+9	+10	73	72	81	226
61	Keegan Bradley	+10	+12	73	73	82	228
CUT	George Coetzee	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Jamie Donaldson	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Martin Laird	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Matteo Manassero	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Graeme McDowell	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Larry Mize	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Ted Potter Jr.	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Webb Simpson	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Y.E. Yang	–	+5	0	0	–	149
CUT	Louis Oosthuizen	–	+6	0	0	–	150
CUT	Nicolas Colsaerts	–	+7	0	0	–	151
CUT	Ben Curtis	–	+7	0	0	–	151
CUT	John Merrick	–	+7	0	0	–	151
CUT	Mark O’Meara	–	+7	0	0	–	151
CUT	Ian Poulter	–	+7	0	0	–	151
CUT	Mike Weir	–	+7	0	0	–	151
CUT	T.J. Vogel	–	+8	0	0	–	152
CUT	Michael Weaver	–	+8	0	0	–	152
CUT	Thaworn Wiratchant	–	+8	0	0	–	152
CUT	Padraig Harrington	–	+9	0	0	–	153
CUT	Russell Henley	–	+9	0	0	–	153
CUT	Kevin Streelman	–	+9	0	0	–	153
CUT	Francesco Molinari	–	+11	0	0	–	155
CUT	Nathan Smith	–	+11	0	0	–	155
CUT	Steven Fox	–	+13	0	0	–	157
CUT	Tom Watson	–	+13	0	0	–	157
CUT	Hunter Mahan	–	+14	0	0	–	158
CUT	Craig Stadler	–	+14	0	0	–	158
CUT	Ian Woosnam	–	+14	0	0	–	158
CUT	Alan Dunbar	–	+16	0	0	–	160
CUT	Ben Crenshaw	–	+20	0	0	–	164
CUT	Hiroyuki Fujita	–	+20	0	0	–	164

“The Drop Heard ‘Round The World” – Tiger Woods not disqualified for illegal drop and incorrectly signed scorecard at Masters

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, April 13th, 2013
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • The Masters • Tiger Woods

I was almost as rattled as the flagstick yesterday when I watched Tiger Woods’s shot on #15 in the 2nd round of the Masters Tournament. From around 85 yards out on the right side of the fairway Tiger hit his third shot which then bounced off the flagstick and went in the water short left of the green. The ball crossed the hazard line left-front, but strangely Tiger decided to drop from where he hit the previous shot. He hit a great 5th shot and made a short bogey putt. Later in the post round interview Woods told the press he moved to a better yardage two yards further back for the 5th shot. Later, the social networks blew up and the strangeness became clear. It was an illegal drop. Tiger’s options were to play from the SAME spot, the drop circle, or two clubs no nearer the hole from where the shot last crossed the margin of the hazard.

Tiger made an illegal drop, then signed an incorrect scorecard because the card did not reflect the penalty he should have been assessed for the drop. The golf rules state that signing an incorrect scorecard means the player is disqualified.

I strongly believed that the Masters Committee should have disqualified Tiger as many others did. Then the Committee released the statement (below) stating that they’d already reviewed it before Tiger’s round was completed and determined, albeit incorrectly, that Tiger did not drop illegally. Because they made a conclusion before his round was completed, they assessed him a 2-stroke penalty rather than disqualifying him.

Masters Committee Statement On Woods’s Illegal Drop – click to enlarge

Tiger is a very polarizing figure in golf. Fans love him or hate him. No doubt this ruling will fuel the discussion for Tiger haters and lovers alike. And there’s still the question as to whether Woods will withdraw before his afternoon tee time today. At the end of play yesterday Tiger was T7, three behind leader Jason Day. Now Tiger is T17 and five shots back.

What if Tiger were to win? Boy would that spark some discussion eh? Extrapolate that farther and say Tiger won this week and eventually broke Jack Nicklaus’s major record. Hmmm.

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