Snafu
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Post by Snafu on Apr 11, 2019 21:32:53 GMT -8
I enjoy watching this tournament, I have been lucky to attend it once. But the religious-like reverence the announcers have for Augusta borders on nauseating. It’s all orchestrated by the Masters committee of course.
t’s a beautiful venue and a great tournament, but geez...
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Apr 11, 2019 21:40:08 GMT -8
Post by Werebeaver on Apr 11, 2019 21:40:08 GMT -8
I enjoy watching this tournament, I have been lucky to attend it once. But the religious-like reverence the announcers have for Augusta borders on nauseating. It’s all orchestrated by the Masters committee of course. t’s a beautiful venue and a great tournament, but geez... Totally agree. So over the top with the tinkling piano music and all the “Butler Cabin”, “Hogan Bridge” and “Magnolia Lane” BS. They really lay it on with a trowel. |
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Apr 12, 2019 7:09:26 GMT -8
Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 7:09:26 GMT -8
I enjoy watching this tournament, I have been lucky to attend it once. But the religious-like reverence the announcers have for Augusta borders on nauseating. It’s all orchestrated by the Masters committee of course. t’s a beautiful venue and a great tournament, but geez... Totally agree. So over the top with the tinkling piano music and all the “Butler Cabin”, “Hogan Bridge” and “Magnolia Lane” BS. They really lay it on with a trowel. only suckers need volume. |
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Apr 12, 2019 8:06:17 GMT -8
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Post by Werebeaver on Apr 12, 2019 8:06:17 GMT -8
Totally agree. So over the top with the tinkling piano music and all the “Butler Cabin”, “Hogan Bridge” and “Magnolia Lane” BS. They really lay it on with a trowel. only suckers need volume. or in your case, just turn off your hearing aids, am I right? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 8:22:32 GMT -8
only suckers need volume. or in your case, just turn off your hearing aids, am I right? so what are you saying? actually if you need someone to tell you what you are seeing, just use the CC. Then you don't have to mute commercials. Unless you never tire of mercedes taunting you for driving a honda. |
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Apr 12, 2019 10:02:27 GMT -8
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Post by Werebeaver on Apr 12, 2019 10:02:27 GMT -8
or in your case, just turn off your hearing aids, am I right? so what are you saying? actually if you need someone to tell you what you are seeing, just use the CC. Then you don't have to mute commercials. Unless you never tire of mercedes taunting you for driving a honda. Im not a golf expert so I do appreciate informed commentary and interviews from participants. I can, however, do without the purple prose poetry from CBS about “a tradition like no other” . |
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Apr 12, 2019 10:12:34 GMT -8
Post by mbabeav on Apr 12, 2019 10:12:34 GMT -8
so what are you saying? actually if you need someone to tell you what you are seeing, just use the CC. Then you don't have to mute commercials. Unless you never tire of mercedes taunting you for driving a honda. Im not a golf expert so I do appreciate informed commentary and interviews from participants. I can, however, do without the purple prose poetry from CBS about “a tradition like no other” . Awe, all the genuflection to the tournament has become as much a part of the tournament as the ugly green jackets that I wish I were good enough to have won one. Tis a cynical and literal world we live in...... |
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Apr 12, 2019 14:03:01 GMT -8
Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 12, 2019 14:03:01 GMT -8
so what are you saying? actually if you need someone to tell you what you are seeing, just use the CC. Then you don't have to mute commercials. Unless you never tire of mercedes taunting you for driving a honda. Im not a golf expert so I do appreciate informed commentary and interviews from participants. I can, however, do without the purple prose poetry from CBS about “a tradition like no other” . What golf tournament has more tradition? |
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Apr 12, 2019 14:27:44 GMT -8
Post by Judge Smails on Apr 12, 2019 14:27:44 GMT -8
Im not a golf expert so I do appreciate informed commentary and interviews from participants. I can, however, do without the purple prose poetry from CBS about “a tradition like no other” . What golf tournament has more tradition? The Open Championship |
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Apr 12, 2019 14:28:18 GMT -8
Post by Werebeaver on Apr 12, 2019 14:28:18 GMT -8
Im not a golf expert so I do appreciate informed commentary and interviews from participants. I can, however, do without the purple prose poetry from CBS about “a tradition like no other” . What golf tournament has more tradition? Masters started in 1934 British Open 1860 British Amateur 1885 US Open 1895 US Amateur 1895 US Women's Amateur 1895 Canadian Amateur 1895 South African Open 1903 Canadian Open 1904 Australian Open 1904 PGA 1916 |
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Apr 12, 2019 15:59:26 GMT -8
Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 12, 2019 15:59:26 GMT -8
Age doesn't equate tradition.
All of the tournaments you cite have been played at countless locations, at different times of the year. The Masters has been played on the same course since 1934, at the same time every year. The best American players didn't even play the British Open regularly until the mid-1960s.
Maybe St. Andrew's has more tradition than the Masters, but the open is played there only once every five years.
The Masters has more tradition than any other tournament.
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Post by Werebeaver on Apr 12, 2019 16:20:54 GMT -8
Age doesn't equate tradition. All of the tournaments you cite have been played at countless locations, at different times of the year. The Masters has been played on the same course since 1934, at the same time every year. The best American players didn't even play the British Open regularly until the mid-1960s. Maybe St. Andrew's has more tradition than the Masters, but the open is played there only once every five years. The Masters has more tradition than any other tournament. Since “tradition” is an entirely subjective quality it is all in the eye of the beholder. |
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Apr 12, 2019 18:49:00 GMT -8
Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 12, 2019 18:49:00 GMT -8
Yes it is. And I don't think you believe the US Amateur, the US Women's Amateur, the Canadian, South African or Australian Open have more tradition than the Masters. The PGA is widely regarded as the weakest of the majors, by far.
Most people (I think) believe the Masters to have the most tradition and the one tournament American golfers want to win the most.
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Apr 12, 2019 19:04:52 GMT -8
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Post by Judge Smails on Apr 12, 2019 19:04:52 GMT -8
Age doesn't equate tradition. All of the tournaments you cite have been played at countless locations, at different times of the year. The Masters has been played on the same course since 1934, at the same time every year. The best American players didn't even play the British Open regularly until the mid-1960s. Maybe St. Andrew's has more tradition than the Masters, but the open is played there only once every five years. The Masters has more tradition than any other tournament. Since “tradition” is an entirely subjective quality it is all in the eye of the beholder. Exactly and if you want the toughest field in golf, it’s in none of the majors. The best field is in the Players Championship. |
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Post by seastape on Apr 12, 2019 19:49:16 GMT -8
I'll be the voice of disagreement. Maybe it is because I don't watch a ton of golf (but I do watch some of every major and a little of others), but I have no problem with the announcers talking about the majesty of Augusta. The place looks like something out of a fantasy novel, more so than any other course I can remember seeing. And it hits just right at Spring, with flowers blooming and hearing the birds chirp...I think it's a great course to watch and the commentary matches it.
As far as "tradition" goes, I could care less about trying to rank any one major over the other two (the PGA doesn't qualify as a major, in my mind). They all drip with tradition and nostalgia. I like the fact that The Masters is played at the same course every year; I like the fact that the other two aren't. The Open almost feels like it may as well be at the same course every year, because there are so few they play it on. It's a great year when it returns to St. Andrews.
Anyhow...loving The Masters right now. Don't care who wins!
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