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I'd love to hear more about that claim, it's the least competitive why?Ah the Masters...the lease competitive major yet its the most coveted.
I'd love to hear more about that claim, it's the least competitive why?Ah the Masters...the lease competitive major yet its the most coveted.
I'd love to hear more about that claim, it's the least competitive why?
I'd love to hear more about that claim, it's the least competitive why?
Because the masters has a lifetime exemption...meaning if you win the masters...you can play the masters until you die. If you're 90 and can still walk and swing a club...you can play. What that means is it takes away a slot from a healthy 25 year old pro who can actually be competitive. Say whatever you want but if Jack tee'd it up at the masters he'd be lucky to break 100...yet he's still allowed to play if he wants.
All the other majors have deeper fields in terms of talent. No one ever thinks about this because they're too busy oohing and ahhing on how pretty the course looks.
I'm not sure how having the 51st thru 125th ranked players makes other events more competitive, but OK. Occasionally yes, but more often not. If you could show us how often that group wins other majors, or any other events where the top 50 are playing for that matter, it might add credibility to your POV.Ah the Masters...the lease competitive major yet its the most coveted. Gotta love seeing 50+ year olds playing who have zero chance of winning, lol. Glad to see Sergio pull through...finally got that monkey off his back.Because the masters has a lifetime exemption...meaning if you win the masters...you can play the masters until you die. If you're 90 and can still walk and swing a club...you can play. What that means is it takes away a slot from a healthy 25 year old pro who can actually be competitive. Say whatever you want but if Jack tee'd it up at the masters he'd be lucky to break 100...yet he's still allowed to play if he wants.
All the other majors have deeper fields in terms of talent. No one ever thinks about this because they're too busy oohing and ahhing on how pretty the course looks.
I believe that only the top 50 world rankings are guaranteed a spot in the field, along with past Masters winners (including those too old to be competitive), and also those who get a 5 year (I think??) exemption for winning a previous major, plus those who have won on the PGA tour in the last year. It is one of the weakest PGA events as most events allow in at least the top 125, and most majors will attract at least 95 of the top 100 in the field.
I was surprised by the paucity of commercials! Anyone else notice?
I'm not sure how having the 51st thru 125th ranked players makes other events more competitive, but OK.
I'm not sure how having the 51st thru 125th ranked players makes other events more competitive, but OK. If you could show us how many times that group wins other majors, or any other events where the top 50 are playing for that matter, it might make something of your POV. As for the legacy players, if they're no longer comoetitivd they get to fly home Fri night like many other tournaments.
The average world ranking of US Open winners - CBSSports.com
I believe that only the top 50 world rankings are guaranteed a spot in the field, along with past Masters winners (including those too old to be competitive), and also those who get a 5 year (I think??) exemption for winning a previous major, plus those who have won on the PGA tour in the last year. It is one of the weakest PGA events as most events allow in at least the top 125, and most majors will attract at least 95 of the top 100 in the field.
I was surprised by the paucity of commercials! Anyone else notice?
Obviously not better than the top 50 "at the moment" where the winner will come from more often than not. Who else is there outside the top 50 won't make any difference more often than not, they're mostly going home Fri night anyway.I'm not sure how having the 51st thru 125th ranked players makes other events more competitive, but OK. Occasionally yes, but more often not. If you could show us how often that group wins other majors, or any other events where the top 50 are playing for that matter, it might add credibility to your POV.Uhh...because they're better golfers at the moment. Pretty cut and dry.
Show us some evidence that winners often come from 51st thru 125th in tournaments where the top 50 are playing, and we'll gladly concede your point.I have a feeling there are some on here who have an opinion and never golfed before. Or you have your run of the mill hackers who cant break 100 yet seem to know everything about golf.
Of course, but please show us how often than happens when the top 50 are also playing so we can gauge how much difference it makes.The talent on the PGA field is deep and those ranked 50 - 100 can win in any given week. A couple of lucky shots combined with a hot putter and #98 can be competitive that week. Take him out of the field and there are less people to beat...the best players only have to beat 10 people with a hot putter instead of 20.
I never said anything about inviting 50, that's from the Masters protocol according to you guys/gals.By that logic you're saying there should only be 50 people in the field...makes sense. My FIL is a pga pro...not competitive professional but a certified pro. Maybe next year he should be allowed to play in the masters since it makes no difference by your logic.
Ah thge Masters...the lease competitive major yet its the most coveted. Gotta love seeing 50+ year olds playing who have zero chance of winning, lol.
I was surprised by the paucity of commercials! Anyone else notice?
The Masters has a lot of control over CBS and the broadcast. In fact announcers have been sent packing because of critical or off color comments. In one famous instance an announcer Gary McCord was invited not to return because he joked that the greens looked like they had been coated with bikini wax to make them slick.
Pretty stuffy characters there at Augusta National but it is their tournament.