Cybergolf has my Masters Preview right here. Enjoy. See you with two articles this week including a recap once the tournament is over.
From the article:
“Happily, at this year’s Masters we’ll be spared the hagiographic hero worship that passes for a golf broadcast when he’s in the field. But as for how the tournament itself goes – as sure as the sun will shine – what has been proven time and again will once again come to pass:
No Tiger? No problem!
This is the Masters, and it’s bigger than any one player. Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Nick Faldo, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Jimmy Demeret and, yes, Tiger Woods: the names change, but the stoic dignity, palpable warmth, inspiring grace and Southern charm and hospitality that are the imprimatur, the raison d’etre of the Masters, comprise the gold standard in sports, and that’s what makes it the greatest golf tournament on the planet.
It’s Christmas in April: a revival, a reunion and a rebirth that unites the entire golf world and heralds the beginning of another golf season to winter-weary fans and players.
Tiger hasn’t won a Masters in eight years, yet the tournament has been the most riveting sporting event anyway. There’s Phil Mickelson and his shot on No. 13 in 2010 from a spot so deep in the woods the Blair Witch was sighted there. He put it to two feet, broke Lee Westwood’s heart, and claimed his third green jacket to the delight of all ardent golfers.
Good ole Phil: In Georgia he’s more popular than grits and gravy.”
