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Final Round: Blowing in the Wind (with poll)

Today's Augusta, Georgia forecast, courtesy of wunderground.com:

Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts around 30 mph.

The likelihood of anyone going particularly low today is, I would think, slim to none. I can scarcely imagine Augusta National yielding more than a handful of scores under par, and the 68s and 69s of the past few days have probably been blown clear across South Carolina and out into the Atlantic.

Star-divide

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So what will this mean? Who has the chops to contend with the wind? How many 3-wood "stingers" will Tiger hit from the tees today? How will this affect putts on the already glassy greens?

This should be fun...

Poll
Who wins this thing?
Brandt Snedeker
1 votes
Tiger Woods
0 votes
Phil Mickelson
0 votes
Steve Flesch
0 votes
Stewart Cink
0 votes
Other
0 votes
Augusta National
0 votes
Mother Nature
1 votes
Trevor Immelman
1 votes
Paul Casey
1 votes

4 votes | Poll has closed

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it's not the low scores...
...with steady winds like that, plus the gusts, plus the swirling effects that pop up around Augusta - it is not a low score to watch for - it is the high scores that could make for a wild final round.

if the leaders put it in reverse and a couple of trailers can manage something close to par...look out !

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Apr 13, 2008 10:14 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another good question is ...
what ends up winning this thing?  -11?  -8?  worse?  Better?

I'd say even with the wind -9 will win it.  But ask me in a few hours and I might change that quickly.

You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it - Willie Nelson

by Shank You very much on Apr 13, 2008 11:29 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, wind or no wind...
...Bubba Watson has manged to birdie 1 & 2 as of 12:07 EDT.

by turnover on Apr 13, 2008 12:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They said on xxx Golf Channel
That there's no wind right now.  Maybe it never arrives?  
You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it - Willie Nelson

by Shank You very much on Apr 13, 2008 12:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Conditions as of noon:
Winds are only around 6 mph, gusting to 8 mph.

Wonder if the wind will freshen this afternoon?

by turnover on Apr 13, 2008 12:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oops
guess I shoulda read down a post, you noticed this as well.  My apologies for the redundancy
You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it - Willie Nelson

by Shank You very much on Apr 13, 2008 12:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No apology necessary!
By the way - winds relatively unchanged as of this post. Still right around 7 mph.

I was really hoping for wind this afternoon. I like to see these guys really have to work at it. Oh well.

There are far more guys at '+' on their round today than there are guys at '-', but I doubt that has much to do with climatological conditions...

by turnover on Apr 13, 2008 1:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

way to go you guys
bring on the jinx !! the wind was down until you started talking about it !  LOL

actually, the weather people predicted winds from 18-22 mph with gusts up in the 30 mph range.

Snedeker looks pretty good so far...

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Apr 13, 2008 3:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looking out my back door...
...the trees here in Atlanta certainly seem a little more lively than they were earlier today...

Both Snedeker and Immelman seem to be handling the pressure fairly well.

by turnover on Apr 13, 2008 3:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CCR anybody ?
(We'll leave out the verses with Illinois - buncha yankees anyway)

There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
A dinosaur Victrola list'ning to Buck Owens
Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon
Wond'rous apparition provided by magician
Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrow
Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Apr 13, 2008 3:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I started to give Fogerty credit...
...for the subject heading above.

And Flesch just tagged a pine on 7. Ouch.

by turnover on Apr 13, 2008 3:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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