# Pick the Masters winner **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 7, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368 "2008-04-07T19:28:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/1 "2008-04-07T19:28:04Z")
Who will win this weekend’s Master’s? Two rules: 1. You cannot pick anyone named Eldrick 2. You cannot pick a player who has been chosen already in this thread. The players are listed [here](http://www.majorschampionships.com/masters/2008/players/). I’m undecided between a few players, so I’ll wait a while and let some other folk pick first. Hmm. Freddie looked pretty good over the weekend… ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/2 "2008-04-07T19:33:32Z")
Hah! I swear I was gonna start a thread identical to this. I’m gonna pick John Rollins.(assuming his birth name ain’t Eldrick) Can’t wait fer Thursday! ETA: Though I thought about Retief and Freddie also. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/3 "2008-04-07T19:38:40Z")
Geoff Ogilvy. He’s played really well the last two weeks so I’ll go with the guy on the hot streak. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/4 "2008-04-07T19:54:33Z")
Well I sure didn’t expect JR to be the first pick! 😛 Good choice with the Aussie. I’m still trying to figure whether to be conventional or bold. I’ll wait a while longer to see if the choice is made for me. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/5 "2008-04-07T20:06:16Z")
I’ll be boring and pick Phil Mickelson. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/6 "2008-04-07T20:06:50Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale] Well I sure didn’t expect JR to be the first pick! 😛 Good choice with the Aussie. I’m still trying to figure whether to be conventional or bold. I’ll wait a while longer to see if the choice is made for me. [/QUOTE] Yeah I know, I coulda waited to be the last poster and still got Rollins probably.I think he is due. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/7 "2008-04-07T20:09:16Z")
And the man-boobs are gone at #3! ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/8 "2008-04-07T20:56:35Z")
Ernie Els. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/9 "2008-04-07T21:09:28Z")
Aaron Baddeley (almost took Jim “Eldrick” Furyk). ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/10 "2008-04-07T21:54:56Z")
Mike Weir [/shameless Canadian nationalism] 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/11 "2008-04-07T22:50:53Z")
Dibs on Rory Sabbatini. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/12 "2008-04-07T23:17:21Z")
If I can’t pick anybody named Eldrick, how can I pick the winner? ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/13 "2008-04-07T23:20:29Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane] Ernie Els. [/QUOTE] Damn you. Ok…I got Vijay Singh. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/14 "2008-04-07T23:29:46Z")
I take Els. He has shown a little promise this season. ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/15 "2008-04-08T00:42:22Z")
Craig Stadler. I like his mustache. We all know Eldrick will win, but I’m rooting for Stadler. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/16 "2008-04-08T02:29:08Z")
Steve Stricker ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/17 "2008-04-08T04:29:13Z")
Zach Johnson with the Double! ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/18 "2008-04-08T12:39:37Z")
[QUOTE=gonzomax] I take Els. He has shown a little promise this season. [/QUOTE] Gonzo needs a mulligan. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/19 "2008-04-08T12:50:04Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] Gonzo needs a mulligan. [/QUOTE] Yes he does. You missed the rules there, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/20 "2008-04-08T13:17:40Z")
Here’s who is taken so far: John Rollins MadTheSwine Geoff Ogilvy Kid A Phil Michelson dalej42 Ernie Els Lamar Mundane Aaron Baddely Least Original Mike Weir Borschevsky Rory Sabbatini wilson Vijay Singh Yeticus Rex Craig Stadler MadPansy64 Steve Stricker K364 Zach Johnson Wargamer gonzomax - you can’t take Els - he’s already been taken. I’ll still wait a while longer before choosing. Lots of good players left. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368.md?page=2)