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Par 3: Why is this tournament such a big deal? We can start with the beauty of the course and include the fact that it’s the only major that doesn’t change venues every year.

Over the past 86 editions, we’ve been blessed with many of the game’s greats emerging victorious. Anyone who wins the Masters will receive lifetime recognition, sponsorship money and a guaranteed annual return.

The cons of the place are also plentiful. It’s a private club with a sad history when it comes to the treatment of women and people of color.

Par 4: The world wasn’t ready for Pythagoras of Samos. It wasn’t ready for Leonardo da Vinci. It wasn’t ready for Stevie Wonder’s 1972 hit superstition. Nor was it ready for a young Tiger Woods when he changed the sporting world by running away with the Masters in 1997.

Since then, we’ve had many ups (15 majors, estimated earnings well over $1 billion, and becoming one of the most famous people on the planet) and downs (marital troubles, drunk driving arrests, serious car accidents that left him maimed ) experiences leg and a soap opera worthy list of broken relationships).

Now at 47, you shouldn’t find Woods in the first few bets to win this week, but he shocked the world with his win in 2019. Unfortunately, that seems to have been just an eon ago. He was a follower last year and faces a similar fate again. But if he somehow finds a form, watch the world explode with another dose of tiger fever.

Par 5: LIV figurehead Cameron Smith is making headlines for a tidy group of Australian golfers. His win at the 150th The Open Championships at St Andrews last year was great. His move to LIV shortly thereafter means he’s largely fallen off the radar since then. What’s his shape like? Last weekend he finished 10th behind the winner at the LIV event. In the team event, his team Ripper GC (that’s what it’s really called) finished in last place.

Of the rest of Australia, Adam Scott returns 10 years after making history as the first from this country to win a green jacket, Jason Day appears to be back in something of good form and Min Woo Lee is the most exciting prospect , which we have . 1000-1 shot Harrison Crowe rounds out the field. Unfortunately for Crowe, there are no buildings to smack over like he did in his viral video.

You played for Royal Melbourne and scored 102. You tell others it was “mid 80’s”.

Par 3: Here are some fun Masters facts that will either impress or put your friends to sleep. Choose your audience wisely.

• The land on which the course was purchased cost $70,000 in 1931.
• Bobby Jones was one of the co-founders of the Masters. He also won 13 majors before retiring at the age of 28.
• The tournament winner gets to keep their green jacket for 12 months. After that it should remain on the club premises. Hopefully it will hold up over the years.
• Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo and “The Golden Bear” Jack Nicklaus are the only players to have won the event in consecutive years.
• Chi Chi Rodriguez and his caddy Alfred (Rabbit) Dyer are the coolest duo to ever grace the fairways (Editor’s Note: Confirmed).

Par 4: It’s never done at a fast pace, but Augusta is a pretty good walk. As the graphic below shows, there are many ups, downs and gaps that players must traverse. Golf is never mistaken as the ideal way to get some cardio in, but this course can be particularly tiring for both body and mind.

Par 5: The discussion of resetting the technology in golf balls for tournament pros is a hot topic right now.

While some try to have us believe this means a return to the Hot Dot and Top Flite golf balls, those players will still get great results if the proposed changes are implemented.

Players will use their Pro V1s, TP5s, Z-Stars and Chrome Soft Xs this week. And for those of us who see every weekend as a chance to play a round or two, those expensive golf balls that we “really need” aren’t going anywhere.

Most estimates put nearly $1.5 billion worth of new golf balls sold each year. The creek between the tee and green at the 18th hole at The Grange Golf Club near Wollongong accounts for a good portion of these sales.

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Par 3: The new tee shot on the long 13th adds just over 100 yards to the hole. While the proposed golf ball rollback is still taking place, that’s a good thing.

Why do you ask? Bubba Watson once hit a gap wedge after a booming left-hander clipped the tee in one of his two tournament wins. Then, in 2019, a 43-year-old Woods with a medically fixed back needed just an eighth iron to reach the putting surface.

As veteran US golf writer Jaime Diaz said this week of what was once considered one of the best par-5s in the world, “gradually, then suddenly, the meaningful had become closer to the tedious”. Those who can shape their drives from the right and take advantage of the sloping fairway will still be able to go the green in two, but the days of being an automatic two-shotter are over.

Par 4: Golf tragedies can recite the back nine in Augusta with little prompting. But it’s a trio of early holes that can get the headshots flowing for even the savviest of operators. Holes 1, 4 and 5 join the fabled 10 through 12 series and are the six toughest on course in the history of the tournament. Pars are precious here, birdies are gold, and bogeys or worse are waiting to mess up a scorecard. Get up early if you want to see how the leaders take on these holes over the final two rounds.

Par 5: Who puts together the menu for the Champions Dinner 2024? After defending champion Scottie Scheffler served up cheeseburger sliders and firecracker shrimp earlier this week, Tiger added steaks and chicken fajitas following one of his wins, and Hideki Matsuyama served up sashimi, yakitori chicken skewers, miso-glazed black cod and Miyazaki wagyu, this one The winners of the year have the opportunity to make their own decisions next year.

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Here’s hoping it’s Rory McIlroy offering up his favorite food for consumption, having completed a career grand slam the year before.

For those who gamble responsibly, Tony Finau and Justin Thomas are also worth checking out.

“If you win, you get the shiny violin of gold. But if you lose, the devil gets your soul.” – The devil went to Georgia.

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