The multiple Masters winner BUBBA our kind of no frill golfer
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Monday 14 April 2014
LEADER BOARD FINALS ON 13-4-2014 US MASTERS 2014
Mighty hitter Bubba wins for the second time in two years -US Masters 2014
BUBBA -multiple winner at Augusta will soon be in the World Golf Hall of Fame. |
| Bubba Keeping cool as a way of life Good or Bad Golf is the same him |
For the second time in three Bubba the no frill self taught Golfer wins in style.
He did his way and thats our way of Golf at DamarU Golf. To admire to learn the simplicity of the game watch Bubba in action In the absence of Tiger ,Phil Bubba filled the vacum of excitement with his cavalier type of hits.
Watson withstood a hot start by 20-year-old prodigy Jordan Spieth, created a four-shot swing on the final two holes of the front nine and held on down the stretch to win his second Masters. A final-round, three-under 69 got Watson to eight under overall, three shots ahead of Spieth, who carded a level par 72.
Spieth and Watson began the day tied for the lead at five under, and it looked as though Spieth was destined to become the youngest Masters winner ever early on.
At the par-five second hole, Spieth drained a birdie putt to move into the lead by himself at six under, then stretched the lead to two with a miraculous hole-out from the bunker short of the par-three fourth green:
But that advantage was short-lived, since Watson was already in close and calmly poured in his birdie putt to stay right on Spieth's heels. Both players birdied the next par three at No. 6, before Spieth rolled in a wonderful birdie at the seventh to go two ahead:
The turning point of Masters Sunday came when Spieth missed the par-five No. 8 green to the right in two. A lackluster wedge approach put him far from the hole, and he three-putted while Watson birdied to even things back up.
Then Spieth's approach to the ninth hit the false front and rolled all the way back off the putting surface, leading to another bogey. Another clutch approach after a massive tee shot saw Watson birdie again to go out in 33 and hold a two-stroke advantage at the turn:
When Watson bogeyed at No. 10, the margin was just one heading into Amen Corner. Spieth had a chance to birdie the 11th hole after a wonderful approach, but missed his putt to the low side on the left.
What happened next portended a sign of things to come, as it just wasn't Spieth's day. Although he managed to save bogey on the 12th, his tee shot found the water and put the momentum squarely in Watson's favor:
It was to be expected from someone of Spieth's young age, and it was something he discussed prior to the round.
Spieth--"I'm 20 and this is the Masters," said Spieth, - "And this is a tournament I've always dreamt about. And as Mr. Crenshaw has always said, it brings out more emotion than ever in somebody."
Unfortunately, Watson proved to be too tough on the back nine to be caught.
Another humongous drive by Watson on the next hole was answered by Spieth missing the fairway to the right in the pine straw, where he was unable to go for the green in two. Watson made a two-putt birdie and Spieth made par, and from there the tournament was well within hand for the 2012 champion.
There were opportunities for Spieth to make birdies and cut into Watson's lead, but his putter let him down toward the end as the players parred Nos. 14 through 16. It didn't come without a little "Bubba Golf" drama, though, as Watson made the bold move of splitting the gap of trees to the left of the par-five 15th fairway and hit it over the water in two.
Both final pairing players had great up-and-downs for par at the 17th, as Watson maintained his three-stroke advantage striding towards the last. Watson let out an unusual fist pump when he drained his short downhill putt.
Both final pairing players had great up-and-downs for par at the 17th, as Watson maintained his three-stroke advantage striding towards the last. Watson let out an unusual fist pump when he drained his short downhill putt.
After posting the low round of the 2014 Masters with a 66 in Round 3, Miguel Angel Jimenez hung tough in his bid to become the oldest champion at age 50, finishing in solo fourth at four under par.
This was a far different feeling for Watson than his 2012 triumph, when he beat out Louis Oosthuizen in a thrilling playoff that ended on the 10th. Instead, he got to enjoy his march up to the 18th green a little more this time around, cementing himself as a legitimate superstar as a multiple major winner.
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Friday 11 April 2014
Self taught BUBBA LEAD BY THREE STROKES DAY 2 US MASTERS
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| leader by three he can be the winner again ! DG say |
Oliver Goss, the U.S. Amateur runner-up from Australia, made the cut by one stroke on Friday and will be the lone amateur playing the weekend. Thereby, the University of Tennessee golfer earns the Low Amateur honor.
Goss shot a 1-under-par 71 on Friday to place T37 at 3-over 147. The cut for the Masters Tournament came at 4-over-par 148.
Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland survived Friday escapades into the woods and against a fence on the fourth hole and a ball that caromed off a sprinkler head into the azaleas on No. 13 to make the cut on the number at 4-over after a second-round 77. He is joined at that number by Australia’s Jason Day.
Eleven former champions made the cut. Also among those playing on the weekend are six players age 50 or older – Sandy Lyle, Fred Couples, Larry Mize, Vijay Singh, Bernhard Langer and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
1987 champion Mize made his first cut in five years, firing an even-par 72 to sit at 2-over par heading into the weekend.
“I kind of got relaxed this week,” Mize said. “You know, just play and have a good time. I didn’t [expect to play this well].”
Those who missed the cut included three-time champion Phil Mickelson, 2007 champion Zach Johnson, Ernie Els, Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson, 2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner and former Augusta State golfer Patrick Reed.
Mickelson was one stroke out of playing on the weekend at 5-over. Much of that accumulated on three holes – a triple bogey on the par-4 seventh and a double bogey on the par-5 15th on Thursday and a triple bogey on the par-3 12th on Friday.
The Friday trouble occurred when he went from the front bunker to the back and returned to the front before two-putting for the 6. It was his first missed Masters cut since 1997, ending a 16-Tournament streak, second among active players only to Tiger Woods (17).
day two at at Augusta Big names miss the cut
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| OLiver Gross Ausi Amateur made the cut |
Oliver Goss, the U.S. Amateur runner-up from Australia, made the cut by one stroke on Friday and will be the lone amateur playing the weekend. Thereby, the University of Tennessee golfer earns the Low Amateur honor.
Goss shot a 1-under-par 71 on Friday to place T37 at 3-over 147. The cut for the Masters Tournament came at 4-over-par 148.
Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland survived Friday escapades into the woods and against a fence on the fourth hole and a ball that caromed off a sprinkler head into the azaleas on No. 13 to make the cut on the number at 4-over after a second-round 77. He is joined at that number by Australia’s Jason Day.
Eleven former champions made the cut. Also among those playing on the weekend are six players age 50 or older – Sandy Lyle, Fred Couples, Larry Mize, Vijay Singh, Bernhard Langer and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
1987 champion Mize made his first cut in five years, firing an even-par 72 to sit at 2-over par heading into the weekend.
“I kind of got relaxed this week,” Mize said. “You know, just play and have a good time. I didn’t [expect to play this well].”
Those who missed the cut included three-time champion Phil Mickelson, 2007 champion Zach Johnson, Ernie Els, Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson, 2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner and former Augusta State golfer Patrick Reed.
Mickelson was one stroke out of playing on the weekend at 5-over. Much of that accumulated on three holes – a triple bogey on the par-4 seventh and a double bogey on the par-5 15th on Thursday and a triple bogey on the par-3 12th on Friday.
The Friday trouble occurred when he went from the front bunker to the back and returned to the front before two-putting for the 6. It was his first missed Masters cut since 1997, ending a 16-Tournament streak, second among active players only to Tiger Woods (17).
Fast Starts Mean Trouble: Fast starts have not been rewarded in the first two rounds.
On Thursday, Simpson birdied the first three holes to move to the top of the leader board. But double bogeys on Nos. 5 and 15 led to a 74. Marc Leishman started the same way on Friday but went on to card six bogeys and two double bogeys en route to a 79.
Louis Oosthuizen played the second-nine par 5s in 1-over-par on Friday in unusual fashion. He eagled No. 13 after hitting his approach shot close and made triple-bogey on No. 15 after hitting his third shot into the water fronting the green from behind the green, then three-putting.
Branden Grace recovered nicely from his first-round 84, the worst round of the day, with a 69 on Friday (15 shots better). The most contrasting start in Masters history belongs to Craig Wood, who started 88-67 (21 strokes better) in 1936.
Sang Moon Bae became the 20th player in Masters history to eagle the par-5 15th hole in both his first and second round. But he's in position to be the first in that group to miss the cut, as he finished his Friday at 5-over-par.
Sweden’s Thomas Bjorn fired a 4-under 68, tying for the low round of the day and sitting four shots behind the lead. He finished with four birdies in his final five holes, with a bogey sandwiched in between.
“I felt comfortable on the golf course today, and that’s always a sign that you’ve got a good idea of where your golf swing is and how you’re hitting the ball,” Bjorn said.
Quotable: “I’m not much of a Friday fist bumper, but I don’t think I ever shot in the 60s around here.” - Lucas Glover, when asked if his fist bump after holing his birdie putt on No. 18 was the most emotion he would display. He shot 69.
Compiled by Masters.com staff
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