Post-Masters Blues

The only things left from the 2008 Masters are a few highlights and some half-hearted coverage on the golf channel.

The final round was plain and simple. The leader backed up and no one wanted it badly enough to make up the difference. Brandt Snedeker’s disappointment was made too clear by his weeping during the news conference. He couldn’t explain his emotions, and many won’t understand. But I would imagine the pressure of leading or being near the lead was increasingly suppressed. Smiles on the course in the face of good and bad breaks come at a cost.

Trevor Immelman played as well as he needed to. If he hadn’t hit the ball in the water on the par 3 16th hole, I would have been able to stand by his win and say that it’s what was supposed to happen. However, that’s not the case. Instead of him winning the Masters, everyone else lost it. Snedeker, Flesch, Casey, and Woods could have walked away with the tournament. All but Woods backed up with miserable rounds on Sunday.

You win some, you’re handed some. There’s no doubt that Immelman worked hard to fulfill his dream of winning the Masters. It’s a fact that someone had to walk away the winner on Sunday. But, as a viewer, fan and participant in the game of golf, I was hoping for more… excitement… tenacity… drama.

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Chris

Attorney & Amateur Golfer

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