Monday, April 15, 2024

2024 Masters

(-11) Scottie Scheffler, (-7) Ludvig Aberg, (-4) Tommy Fleetwood, Max Homa, Colin Morikawa

I watched a lot of Masters but by Saturday the field was pretty small and by Sunday it was pretty much just Scheffler watching Aberg, Homa, Morikawa and DeChambeau (-3 after 3 holes, +1 for the rest of the tourney) self-destruct around him and that was that. The only real tension was that Scheffler announced beforehand that if his any-minute-now-expecting wife called to tell him she was in labor, he was bailing at a moment's notice. Well, good for him the baby waited, now he's got another green jacket.  

Felt like no one was putting well on the first coupla days, a lot of lipping out or coming up just short, no one ever seemed to get a feel for the greens. Tiger made the cut...but was pretty awful on Saturday and Sunday. Mickelson and Singh hung around but never challenged the pack. DeChambeau had a moment where it felt like he was gonna hang, Max Homa looked good (til Sunday).  

I was intending to find a wider highlight package but Scheffler kinda dusted the field on Sunday, so just as well it's all him. Dominance is one thing but this Masters felt kinda anti-climactic and Scheffler made it his own.  

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