10 bit of master drama you may have lost

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Masters

Chances and end from Augusta National.

If you have looked at the stress Rory Mcilroy tracking For Grand Slam, you probably have been too strong to record everything else that is happening in masters. So let’s surround with these 10 intriguing subplots, side research, what-fi -Fs, mini-drama and random facts from weekend action:

1. Patrick reed could have thrown us a real curve.

Remember when they cut reed into green at no. 13, staring at a three -legged Birdie? When he lost the bird’s putt – and lost the return, also, leading to a painful and impossible trick? This may have been a very, very big job. Look, every player in the field threw shots all week. But these were two freebies, dissolved with only six holes to go. Just minutes later, Mcilroy would play the hole after Reed and deposit its third in the short course of the 13th road on the road to double double, restoring the entire field into the mix in the process.

Shortly afterwards, Reed did the impossible at no. 17, looking for his approach shot for an Eagle 2 to reach 9 under par, which is where he finished – two shots off the play -off. Can you imagine if that hole had taken it to 11 underneath instead?!

What could have been

Still, Reed won the second podium of his national career in Augusta, and it is worth mentioning the high verse Reed in Augusta National. He won in 2018 and has five Top-12s in seven years since then; Its direction of T36-T10-T35-T4-T12-3 means that it must be on our radar every spring for the years ahead.

2. Two of the lower surprises.

Entering the week you would have chosen Bob Macintre OR Akshay Bhatia To get the lowest on the tournament of the tournament eight left -handed players. Or perhaps Brian Harmanexiting a VICTORYOR Phil Mickelson, showing a form in the lead of his favorite tournament.

How would they make those boys? Harman finished T36. Bhatia ended T42. Macintyre and Mickelson lost cutting. And your lower left was instead Bubba watsonwho has hit the top 10 places only once in his Livi’s career, and Matt McCartyplaying in his second major career. They ended T14. Well in both.

3. Ludwig åberg lost a boat load at the end.

When Ludwig åberg went to the 17th to 10 under the money, he felt like he could still win the golf tournament. In danger of the spoiler: He did not. Instead he did Bogey to 17 years old and then, after finding the Fairway bunker on 18, tried to become aggressive and got into place. What turned into a triple trunk sent it from the third solo to the seventh solo, costing itself only in the north of $ 700,000.

What is the goal? These guys play for a lot of money, for one thing. Late thousands have consequences.

But it was also a very clear sign that åberg was not happy with another close relative. Forget the money – he made $ 4 million by earning the origin. He loved that jacket and, for a moment, he could probably photograph by slipping it. Although the final leader will not make him look so close.

4. Shane Lowry withdrew for his friend.

If you have seen Shane Lowry At the beginning of his last round, 1 under two holes and only four back of the lead, and then you saw again greeting Mcilroy with a wide fuss and a massive hug, you would have rightly assumed that he would have a proper golf day and end up with his husband on board. In reality, his day turned into misery; He somehow gathered seven bogeys and two doubles along the way to 81 and slipped into T42.

Anyone who has ever played a bad round of golf knows how difficult it can be to shake, but when one of your closest friends in the world is on the verge of a big collision you have to get up in this case. LOWRY CREDIT TO MAKE ONLY…

5. Xander Schauffle’s belt continues.

You certainly remember it Xander schauuffle He won two degrees last year. What can you NO Knowing is that his Sunday 71 moved it to the T8, his fifth-row eighth eight or better and his 12th consecutive great. The last time he finished worse than T18 in a major was the masters of 2022. That was the last time he lost a cut.

6. Max Homa gained a return visit.

Hopefully this week was a sign of things to come Max Homa, who had not made the weekend on a tour with a cut since Last year’s open championship and had slipped off the top 80. After they gathered on Friday to make the cut he continued to climb a 69-71 weekend to complete T12 inside the Top-12 threshold that guarantees a back invitation for next year.

7. Justin Rose and Zach Johnson Converguan – for a moment.

Going on the weekend Justin Rose was the only leader while Zach Johnson was tied to the last place of the boys who would make the cut. But then, Johnson’s 66th surprise on Saturday shot him at the head of the manager. When Rose fired 75, the two main champions 40-something had played their way in the same pair of last round. Johnson actually played quite well; His 71 left T8, his best result in a major since the open year of 2020 US. But Rose 66 almost won the golf tour.

8. Hideki proved that you can do it all.

On Saturday Hideki Matsuyama shot the highest score in the field, a seven-on 79. On Sunday? He tied Rose for the lower round of the day, shooting with six under 66. Get a man who can make both of them. It ended T21.

9. Rory Mcilroy’s 15th iron hit, went much better this time.

You will remember that the beginning of the mcilroy’s unpaid at last year’s US Open came when he fryed an iron over the back of the first 15th green. The consensus was that it was a well-hit stroke-was only wrong Shot, or at least the wrong club at the moment. This time around? Mcilroy struck one of the most spectacular shootings in the history of the Masters, sending a top, throwing 7-legged in six with his second shot in the PAR-5. (Although he lost the eagle’s putt.) This is a year -to -year improvement.

10 … and he didn’t say much to Dechambeau.

Dechambeau was asked at his press conference-after the round, though pre-Playoff-he thought he was doing mcilroy.

“No idea,” he said. “Didn’t talk to me once all day.”

How was the atmosphere?

“Electric. I love it. But he was just as – just focusing, I think. It’s not me, though.”

I don’t think there is necessarily enmity between these two. Mcilroy spoke shiny about Dechambeau in the months after US Open last year, praising it as a worthy competitor as well as a needle moving. Dechambeau said he also felt for the melting of Mcilroy’s middle at No. 13, too.

“I wanted to cry for him,” he said.

But I think there is a harsh, healthy rivalry, known for the game, which is now officially developing. Dechambeau won the US Open, suppressing Mcilroy’s dreams. Now Mcilroy won the masters while playing along with Dechambeau. Will the next chapter come to Quail Hollow? Oakmont? Augusta National?

Ryder Cup Watch

Large -time masters move.

On the US side, a couple of popular faces made great movements – Jordan Spieth‘S T14 threw it from no. 43 in no. 32 and T12 Homa received it from no. 36 in no. 23 – but another familiar face exceeded them. Reed, partner once in Spieth, dropped 53 points to no. 20.

Dechambeau moved to a place at no. 4; I would consider it an unofficial blockage along with no. 1-3: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffle AND Collin Morikawa.

The essence of Europe took a shock in the form of a familiar face, too: Rose withdrew from no. 28 in no. 4 But if he can shoot some more of what he felt this week, they will be happy to have returned it for Bethpage.

One thing to see

Sahit that is rooted for Rory.

Something extremely delightful and relevant about Sahith Theegala by rooting this difficult for mcilroy – you can feel his pain after first miss and you can feel his joy a minute later.