When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Don't misunderstand, this is a very clever BBC promo for their Masters coverage.
It's just that, I'm having a hard time thinking the play-it-straight folks at Augusta National (bikini wax, mob scene, etc...) gave this their blessing.
Tracey McManus with the story of Wayne Mitchell, who Louis Oosthuizen tossed his double eagle ball to.
“He caught my eye and threw it to me,” Mitchell said.
A quiet day at the Masters became a whirlwind. Patrons across the course were talking about the man who caught Oosthuizen’s ball. Journalists and photographers swarmed Mitchell, and a huddle of Augusta National Golf Club members arrived in a golf cart to escort him to the clubhouse.
“I came here anonymous and I don’t feel so anonymous,” Mitchell said.
Two questions actually: What do you think the club gave him for the ball, and can we have a caption for that strange sight of a member hooking Mitchell?
Sam Weinman sits down in GolfDigest.com's Augusta on-site sound studio with Jaime Diaz, Craig Bestrom and I to talk about the Masters. Here it is, and iTunes subscribers can also get it on their devices free of charge.
**Well so much for that...will post a working code when I get it. Here is a link to it on GolfDigest.com.
I'll be taking questions from the friendly confines of Hartsfield Airport's South Terminal building about all things Masters, so join in below or at GolfDigest.com.
Hard to find official, sanctioned, quality highlight videos from the final round, but here goes...
The CBS recap show, an 8 minute package.
Louis Oosthuizen's double eagle can be viewed at Deadspin.
The green jacket ceremony...
And this fun loop of the missed handshake in the Butler Cabin ceremony, which can also be viewed in less awkward form here:
**Thanks to reader Kevin for this clip showing Fred Ridley struggling to hold back his emotions as Bubba celebrates the winning moment.
I have to write, so tell me what you thought of Bubba's win, Louis, the course, CBS and the week.
It starts with Ancient Twitterer Dan Jenkins and 2 p.m. ET and I join in from 3-4:30 for what should be another thriller.
David Crary of AP, summing up the Augusta National membership controversy this week, notes this about President Obama's suggestion of ANGC needing female members.
Even for Obama, who's both an avid golfer and staunch backer of women's rights, questions of gender equity have arisen. According to Mark Knoller of CBS News — who keeps close track of such matters — Obama has included women among his playing partners only twice in 93 rounds of golf since taking office.
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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