Here is a link to the song, "Augusta Sweet Augusts," that Fred Riley mentioned during his press conference above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27pxWkna1Pw
@donmcvay Says:
It’s called the cabbage patch not the patch!
@gzman1 Says:
17 k for the week for map and flag,
@RG-5834 Says:
The Masters will always be the WEAKEST Major Championship of all four majors. Therefore it cannot claim to have the very best players in the world participating at Augusta National. Another weakness is that only 85-90 players play the tournament, which is not sufficient to be truly classified as a major!
I also find it strange that the African Amateur Champion is not invited to play in The Masters.
@Bech285 Says:
Weird they support the rollback when I doubt the average carry of their members is more than 220 yards.
@calross7143 Says:
When the moment comes that there are none to only a couple of LIV golfers are in a Major, that will be the time Majors will only be 4 more PGA Elevated Events.
He said with a straight face that the OWFR is still the true reflection of the golfers currently and that is complete BS!
With regards to invitations...was he not aware that Dean Burmester won 2 tournaments in December on Sunshine Tour including the 2nd oldest Open namely the South African Open, and won the LIV Tournament on the weekend? They invited Bhatia after his win on the weekend but not Burmester...making it so obvious they are pro-PGA and not pro-golf !
@TheRocketrob3 Says:
Ball rollback Vs 9000 yards courses
It’s a no brainer roll back the Masters issued golf ball by 25%
@williammacdonald9271 Says:
F off Fred…..ridiculous….most of us have a problem with distance…snob very likely is a terrible golfer.
@georgemills8515 Says:
Dumbest thing they can do
@wgsmit02 Says:
Augusta can feel free to stfu about world ranking and what golf ball amateurs use
@SiLoMixMaster Says:
Talor Gooch not being invited is an absolute disgrace tbh, he beat 12 major champions over the course of 1 year in 2023 and deserves an invite to every major without a shadow of a doubt. This years Masters will have an asterix next to it for sure, because many quality LIV players have been left out like Oostie, Ancer etc.
@tp0376 Says:
The problem with Nelly not being notice as much as she should was that she took a long break between 2 of the wins. And the media won’t stick with it during that break. 4 actual weeks in a row would be a little different. There was 7 weeks between her first and second win.
@Steven-kl6lh Says:
Every answer was excellent..this chairman is fantastic 👍
@RedMartin66 Says:
The golf world ranking system is broken and not valid😢
@HashbeanSC2 Says:
hypoocrits
@TheJccesar24 Says:
I've said it for years and still believe it to be true..
Professionals entering a tournament should all have to play the same exact model golf ball. It's not a popular view, but they are professionals. The USGA and R&A cannot say that they won't apply bifurcation of the rules of golf, when clearly the professionals play by another set of rules by default. i.e.- amateurs cannot claim prize money if they win a tournament, trainers onsite to assist, equipment vans ready to fix damaged clubs, etc..
And Us the amateurs will get cheated out of yards for every shot we hit with the new rollback..
We are lucky to consistently strike that driver straight, much less drive it 280+. They are going to make the game longer every shot for us.
Ridiculous.. The USGA and R&A seriously dropped the ball on this one if they think they will grow the game.
Golf IS A Leisure sport not a job for us
@mach1sports Says:
Augusta calling an organization a “closed shop” is hypocrisy n irony in its purest form
@Carl-s3h Says:
Distance has come from the modern equipment not the ball also the players are proper athletes these days leave things alone
@williamdenton5716 Says:
Excellent.
I Had hoped for a hint at declaring OWGR as no longer relevant and has proven themselves to be incapable of delivering an accurate analysis of who are Golf's greatest players, when the results are obviously and blatantly skewed.
Honestly, the Map and Flag deserve better than a Masters qualifying board unable to declare a spade a spade.
in My Most Humble Opinion.
@BigDawgCAM Says:
Definitely unpopular takes on the OWGR and golf ball rollback. That's too bad
@2Thes22 Says:
LIV is no more a closed shop than the PGA Tour
@2Thes22 Says:
Ridiculous that he still thinks that the OWGR is still a valid representation of the best players in the world. One could debate how much weight LIV golfers should get but it is certainly not no e as it currently is. The OWGR has a responsibility to rank golfers in the existing golf landscape not forcing tours to wedge into the arbitrary, biased OWGR rules. Golf is a business and it should be expected that there would be changes to expand the market.
@Huntgolfride Says:
I started playing golf in 1978, I had laminated maple woods and knife blades for irons. We played golf balls that where made of wound rubber bands and the covers split wide open if you missed the face. I was 17years old and had a swing speed measured in a golf shop at 100mph driver. I averaged around 250 including roll off the tee and hit my 8 iron 150 yards if I nailed it. My handicap quickly dropped to 12.....Where it has stayed for 40 years. I have been fitted for clubs by Titleist at their facility 10 years ago and last year, I got fitted again to a set of Ping G430 woods and i525 irons. I stuck arccos sensors to my clubs and I have a launch monitor. My driver swing speed at the tender age of 61 is 100mph and according to Arccos, I averaged 254 yards off the tee, I hit my 8 iron 147yds and my handicap is...12. In that span of 35 years, I have been promised by every manufacturer of balls and clubs when they roll out the new stuff....an extra 3-10 yards from the new club and or ball. If you took the low claim and if they where telling the truth, I would see 3 yds x 35 yrs = 105 yards off the tee......Weird that I have ZERO CHANGE!! All the reported technology has apparently provided ZERO BENEFIT! So, how does anyone explain how they can blame a golf ball for the extra distance and completely ignore the most obvious change. I grew up watching fat talented middle aged men play great golf, and now I watch absolute monster athletes training with the accumulated knowledge of how and what produces speed with tools that can enhance and measure every aspect and THATS WHY THEY HIT IT SO FAR! Zero to do with a bloody ball.
@RonnieSouthbuckle Says:
Wow, he said "88th Masters". That's incredible. This tournament is much younger than I thought.
@salvadorsanchez6697 Says:
Ime looking forward to watching Bryson hit some massive drives here.
@InTheWeeds314 Says:
Letss GOOO
@InTheWeeds314 Says:
OHHHH WOOOWWW
@issly Says:
"It's the most wonderful time of the year"🎶
@quietstorm9866 Says:
My best time of the year, every year, are these four days.
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