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Kenny Perry was the center of attention on a strange day at the Masters. |
| By Chuck Garbedian Special to OnMilwaukee.com E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Chuck Garbedian |
| Published April 10, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. |
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Senior Moment: On Thursday it was Larry Mize turning back the clock and shooting a 5-under par 67. Mize came back to earth with a 4-over 76 on Friday to leave himself tied for 28th at -1. Friday, the Augusta National AARP Chapter would like to welcome Sandy Lyle to the Masters Party. Lyle followed up his first round even par 72 with a 2-under par 70 on Friday to leave himself tied for 19th at minus-2. The 51-year old 1988 Masters Champion put up 7 birdies against 5 bogeys on Friday to leave himself seven shots off the lead at the halfway point.
The First Cut is the Deepest: The cut came at 1-over par, leaving 50 players in the field for the weekend. Among the "names" missing the weekend at Augusta was Fred Couples, who followed up a first round 73 with a second round 73. The common thread? Boom-boom carded five birdies in each of the first two rounds but then imploded with 10 total bogeys and double to lead the trunk slammers on Friday night. Retief Goosen had seen results from his increased commitment to the '09 season including a win at the Transitions Championship earlier in the year. But Goosen lacked the firepower through two rounds, especially on Thursday when the course was vulnerable and "The Goose" could only muster a pedestrian three-over 75 to go with his Friday 1-under par 71. Ernie Els also posted 75-71 and it appears that his best days of major championship action are clearly behind him. Stewart Cink followed up his first round four-under 68 with a six-over 78 that featured back to back doubles at Nos. 10 & 11 followed up by consectutive bogeys on Nos. 17 & 18. Greg Norman's fairytale at Augusta began with a 2-under par 70 and ended on Friday with a five-over par 77 that featured as many doubles and birdies (one each). Zach Johnson looked good after posting a 2-under par 70 on Thursday. Then the 2007 Champ shot an eight-over par 80 on Friday that featured one birdie, one double and seven bogeys.
Pair of Aces: Saturday is moving day at Augusta and some of the more interesting groups going off on Tee No. 1 Saturday include (all times Eastern)
10:55 Trevor Immelman/Rory McIlroy. Not many gave Immelmann a chance to repeat much less make the cut but for McIlroy he should look in this mirror and realize that he's as close as he thinks to being a major player himself
12:15 Rocco Mediate/Ken Duke. Both players are enjoying their careers and being here. Two great guys to cheer for.
12:25 Camillo Villegas/Larry Mize. One of the players in this group were sure before this 73rd Masters began that they would be playing the weekend but only one member of this group owns a Green Jacket.
12:35 Lee Westwood/Padraig Harrington. Just another grouping on the European Tour. If the Paddy Slam is going to be a reality, then Harrington has to make a big move on Saturday.
12:55 Sandy Lyle/Dustin Johnson. It's been a busy time for both players in this group. For Lyle it's fun again to play well. For Johnson it's the continuation of the learning curve and growing up to make better decisions. A back up somewhere on the course to let these two talk about where they've each been, where they are and where they hope to go would be beneficial to both.
1:05 Graeme McDowell/Tiger Woods. If Woods is going to claim Green Jacket No. 5 the charge has to begin right out of the gates as the Striped One is seven (7) shots back to begin the round. For McDowell, if the charge happens, it would be a victory just to survive in the wake. If Tiger gets it going early and can sustain the momentum all round long, it will be something that McDowell has not experienced before.
1:25 Geoff Ogilvy/Phil Mickelson. Both of these players were on the short list to challenge for the title. Both find themselves in the chase, but chasing from a greater distance than either may have anticipated. Still they're ahead of Tiger heading into Round Three, but will they both still be there when Saturday ends?
1:55 Steve Stricker/Hunter Mahan. Strick followed up his even par 72 on Thursday with a three-under 69 to move into a tie for 11th. Mahan followed his first round six-under par 66 with a Friday three-over 75. Strick hasn't been able to close in '09 and Mahan is riding the Sizzler. This could go anywhere.
2:05 Jim Furyk/Sergio Garcia. Furyk has gone 66-74 through two days, Garcia has gone 73-67, who do you think feels better about his game heading into Round Three?
2:15 Rory Sabbatini/Shingo Katayama. Both have slid in under the radar and could either could make a significant move up the leaderboard. Conversely, either could endure a Saturday slide as well.
2:25 Tim Clark/Anthony Kim. Two different playing styles and a situation where we'll see who blinks first. Clark can get it down from anywhere and Kim can put it where he wants to when he's on. Augusta National is not the place to find your game, it's the place to display your game. Just depends on who has more game on Saturday.
2:35 Angel Cabrera/Todd Hamilton. Both are surprising major championship winners and both are a surprise to be in this position at this event. Could be the most intriguing group of the day for who is in it, how they play and where they stand at the end of the day.
2:45 Chad Campbell/Kenny Perry. Campbell has played an outstanding Masters to this point. Needs to keep rolling just as he is and let the chips fall where they may. For Perry it would be a deliciously ironic twist to win a major after posting three DNPs along with a WD in 2008 majors.
Moving Day: For the most part the Masters Tournament Committee has gotten the course set up right. The course has played fair, there have been roars among the pines and scores have reflected both the talent and the conditions. Saturday is an important day both for the players and for the Masters Tournament Committee. For the players, moving day for some means a move to the top of the leaderboard, while for others maybe a stumble in the wrong direction. For the Masters Tournament Committee, moving day means to keep this event moving along in the right direction.
It has been said, written and printed that the Masters doesn't begin until Sunday on the back nine. To get there, you have to take advantage of all day Saturday.
Two rounds down, two to go. More questions than answers in an event that can boost a career, establish a career or make a career. It's Moving Day at Augusta National. Let's get going.
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