2016 Masters

J

jablo1312

New Member
Sep 20, 2005
975
Pretty impressive how he recovered after that meltdown regardless. Considering he has 2 majors under his belt already, I hope there won't be too much public discussion about his mental toughness.
 
BigMike

BigMike

Moderator
Moderator
SoSH Member
Sep 26, 2000
23,250
Good for WIllett, seems like a good guy who is having the best month of his life.

One of the dullest Master's in memory in my book, but hey the great collapse made it a fun weekend for me
 
riboflav

riboflav

Member
SoSH Member
Jan 20, 2006
9,662
NOVA
"Hey, Man, I know this is the lowest point of your young career but could you give me a high five?"
 
Al Zarilla

Al Zarilla

Member
SoSH Member
Dec 8, 2005
59,268
San Andreas Fault
Who was Willett horsing around with when it was clear he was going to win? Far too much fun for the stodgy old Masters, or have they loosened up some? Then, somebody said something and they stopped like teacher coming through the door. Too funny.
 
Papelbon's Poutine

Papelbon's Poutine

Homeland Security
SoSH Member
Dec 4, 2005
19,615
Portsmouth, NH
I really hope there's no lasting demons for Spieth on this. I like the kid a lot and the mix at the top portends awesome times ahead for us as fans.

That being said....thanks Jordan.
 
dcmissle

dcmissle

Deflatigator
Lifetime Member
SoSH Member
Aug 4, 2005
28,269
Well done.

As impressive as Michelson's action on the 2000 Ravens.
 
Papelbon's Poutine

Papelbon's Poutine

Homeland Security
SoSH Member
Dec 4, 2005
19,615
Portsmouth, NH
Nothing I could point to as any kind of expertise. Just wanted to throw $20 on a long shot and he's been playing well and honestly something caught me about the feel good story about him having a kid last week. In short, blind luck but it made for a lot of fun watching with a handful of buddies, even if he hadn't ended up winning.
 
Last edited:
Conigliaro's Potential

Conigliaro's Potential

Member
SoSH Member
Nov 24, 2010
11,003
Dunbar, Scotland (via Atlanta and Boston)
Some random facts and figures I dug up in preparing the column I've written about the tournament today, for anyone who might be interested:
  • The last defending champion to be in one of the final two groups on Sunday the following year but failed to win: Bernhard Langer in 1986. (Langer was of course in the penultimate group this year as well as in 1986.)
  • The last time a narrowly defeated runner-up had to put the green jacket on the winner (as the defending champion): Arnold Palmer, who needed a par at the 72nd hole to win the 1961 Masters but double-bogeyed it to gift Gary Player the victory.
  • The longest putt Jordan Spieth made all week was only 21 feet long; despite that, his total length of putts holed was 406 feet, including 35 putts of five feet or more and 12 of 10 feet or more. To put that in perspective, Danny Willett made 292 feet of putts, including 21 putts of five feet or more and seven of 10 feet or more. To put that in further perspective, Spieth's average holed putt (roughly 5'7") was about a foot longer than the best season-long averages on tour last year (Villegas, Walker, Blair and Henley each averaged 4'7" per holed putt), even though he made no bombs to artificially inflate his total. Given that these are Masters greens we're talking about - and not just normal Masters greens, but wind-dried and wind-buffeted Masters greens - I think Spieth even in defeat had one of the better putting tournaments I can remember.
  • I think Spieth's collapse may be more due to mental and physical fatigue than anything else - he's had only two weeks off since he played his first mainland US tournament at Pebble Beach in February, and in the three months from November to January he played tournaments in China, Australia, the Bahamas, Hawaii, Abu Dhabi and Singapore (in that order). The kid needs a break.
 
PaulinMyrBch

PaulinMyrBch

Don't touch his dog food
Lifetime Member
SoSH Member
Dec 10, 2003
8,316
MYRTLE BEACH!!!!
I'm not shocked a Euro tour guy won this. The winds were in the 20-30 mph range on Fri/Sat and pretty much laid down for Sunday. When you've got winds like that, changing during the tournament, your swing has to adjust daily. I think playing that tour better prepares you for the type of changing wind conditions those guys saw between Sat and Sun. You spend two days playing to take spin off of the ball and keep it low into the wind and then suddenly you've got to play your normal swing for the final. That's not an easy transition under pressure conditions.

I agree with the mental fatigue a bit. Spieth even mentioned in his interview he got away from his gameplan on the back nine. I'm not sure that happens if he's 100% focused. His iron play was a struggle coming in to the tournament. Changing conditions didn't make it any easier to find a groove.
 
Lupe Whalewatch

Lupe Whalewatch

Well-Known Member
Lifetime Member
SoSH Member
Aug 1, 2006
3,167
Worlds End
ConigliarosPotential said:
Some random facts and figures I dug up in preparing the column I've written about the tournament today, for anyone who might be interested:
  • The last defending champion to be in one of the final two groups on Sunday the following year but failed to win: Bernhard Langer in 1986. (Langer was of course in the penultimate group this year as well as in 1986.)
  • The last time a narrowly defeated runner-up had to put the green jacket on the winner (as the defending champion): Arnold Palmer, who needed a par at the 72nd hole to win the 1961 Masters but double-bogeyed it to gift Gary Player the victory.
  • The longest putt Jordan Spieth made all week was only 21 feet long; despite that, his total length of putts holed was 406 feet, including 35 putts of five feet or more and 12 of 10 feet or more. To put that in perspective, Danny Willett made 292 feet of putts, including 21 putts of five feet or more and seven of 10 feet or more. To put that in further perspective, Spieth's average holed putt (roughly 5'7") was about a foot longer than the best season-long averages on tour last year (Villegas, Walker, Blair and Henley each averaged 4'7" per holed putt), even though he made no bombs to artificially inflate his total. Given that these are Masters greens we're talking about - and not just normal Masters greens, but wind-dried and wind-buffeted Masters greens - I think Spieth even in defeat had one of the better putting tournaments I can remember.
  • I think Spieth's collapse may be more due to mental and physical fatigue than anything else - he's had only two weeks off since he played his first mainland US tournament at Pebble Beach in February, and in the three months from November to January he played tournaments in China, Australia, the Bahamas, Hawaii, Abu Dhabi and Singapore (in that order). The kid needs a break.
Click to expand...
Good stuff, thanks for sharing. Who do you write for?
 
johnmd20

johnmd20

mad dog
Lifetime Member
SoSH Member
Dec 30, 2003
62,078
New York City
ConigliarosPotential said:
Some random facts and figures I dug up in preparing the column I've written about the tournament today, for anyone who might be interested:
  • The last defending champion to be in one of the final two groups on Sunday the following year but failed to win: Bernhard Langer in 1986. (Langer was of course in the penultimate group this year as well as in 1986.)
  • The last time a narrowly defeated runner-up had to put the green jacket on the winner (as the defending champion): Arnold Palmer, who needed a par at the 72nd hole to win the 1961 Masters but double-bogeyed it to gift Gary Player the victory.
  • The longest putt Jordan Spieth made all week was only 21 feet long; despite that, his total length of putts holed was 406 feet, including 35 putts of five feet or more and 12 of 10 feet or more. To put that in perspective, Danny Willett made 292 feet of putts, including 21 putts of five feet or more and seven of 10 feet or more. To put that in further perspective, Spieth's average holed putt (roughly 5'7") was about a foot longer than the best season-long averages on tour last year (Villegas, Walker, Blair and Henley each averaged 4'7" per holed putt), even though he made no bombs to artificially inflate his total. Given that these are Masters greens we're talking about - and not just normal Masters greens, but wind-dried and wind-buffeted Masters greens - I think Spieth even in defeat had one of the better putting tournaments I can remember.
  • I think Spieth's collapse may be more due to mental and physical fatigue than anything else - he's had only two weeks off since he played his first mainland US tournament at Pebble Beach in February, and in the three months from November to January he played tournaments in China, Australia, the Bahamas, Hawaii, Abu Dhabi and Singapore (in that order). The kid needs a break.
Click to expand...
That is all awesome but the info about the putts is especially great.
 
Conigliaro's Potential

Conigliaro's Potential

Member
SoSH Member
Nov 24, 2010
11,003
Dunbar, Scotland (via Atlanta and Boston)
Thanks for the kind words. To answer LW's question, I write for a small magazine called The American which targets expats living in the UK; I had previously interned for Golf Digest and wrote a moderately successful golfing memoir about the year I spent as a student at the University of St. Andrews, and having mostly moved on from golf writing I still enjoy rolling my sleeves up every month or two to write about professional golf and/or my own golfing experiences. Because the magazine only comes out 6-12 times a year, I try to get more analytical and bring something to the table that most newspaper or weekly magazine columnists can't (or don't), insofar as I can never be truly timely.

If you're interested, my archive of columns - including the piece I've just finished today - can be accessed via my writing website. If you like Scottish golf, you may particularly enjoy my pieces on my six-year-old son's first golf tournament (link), the joys of "open" tournaments anyone can enter in Scotland (link, including a list of my favorite opens), and my experiences working as a spotter for ESPN at the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield (link).
 
CodPiece XL

CodPiece XL

Member
SoSH Member
Jun 4, 2007
2,428
Scottsdale, AZ.
ConigliarosPotential said:
Thanks for the kind words. To answer LW's question, I write for a small magazine called The American which targets expats living in the UK; I had previously interned for Golf Digest and wrote a moderately successful golfing memoir about the year I spent as a student at the University of St. Andrews, and having mostly moved on from golf writing I still enjoy rolling my sleeves up every month or two to write about professional golf and/or my own golfing experiences. Because the magazine only comes out 6-12 times a year, I try to get more analytical and bring something to the table that most newspaper or weekly magazine columnists can't (or don't), insofar as I can never be truly timely.

If you're interested, my archive of columns - including the piece I've just finished today - can be accessed via my writing website. If you like Scottish golf, you may particularly enjoy my pieces on my six-year-old son's first golf tournament (link), the joys of "open" tournaments anyone can enter in Scotland (link, including a list of my favorite opens), and my experiences working as a spotter for ESPN at the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield (link).
Click to expand...
You just reminded me of my younger days at Aberdeen Uni. I used to drive down every second week to play St Andrews. It was dirt cheap with a student discount. Suffice to say, all my best rounds were played without a breath of wind..which as you will know, is pretty rare. Unfortunately, the day that my crotch rocket and I decided to take a detour off the road and two bad shoulders later put pay to my golfing days. However, little did I know I would be involved in the golfing industry 2 decades on...it's funny how life works.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom