# Pick the Masters winner

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368>\
**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:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/61 "2008-04-11T14:17:40Z")

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From wiki:  
“Players who ‘make the cut’ are in one or both of the following two categories: (1) Lowest 44 scores plus ties, or (2) Within 10 strokes of the lowest 36-hole score (set by the leader).”  
The top 44 + ties presently goes up to +3.

Coupla guys tossing birds up early this a.m.  
Will be interesting to see if the course dries out and firms up as the day goes on…

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/62 "2008-04-11T16:48:12Z")

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Leaders are at -6.  
Flesch is the leader in the clubhouse at -5.  
As it stands now, Player, Stadler, and Rollins are all poised to miss the cut.  
But there’s still plenty of golf to be played.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/63 "2008-04-12T16:04:31Z")

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After 36:

Phil Mickelson - dalej42 -5  
Stephen Ames - drm -4  
Stewart Cink - Hong Kong Fooey -3  
Mike Weir - Borschevsky -3  
Reteif Goosen - Trunk -2  
Vijay Singh - Yeticus Rex -1  
Padraig Harrington -MonkeyMensch +1  
Angel Cabrera - Figaro +1  
Stuart Appelby - gonzomax +2  
Justin Rose - Edward the Head +2  
Geoff Ogilvy - Kid A +2  
Zach Johnson - Wargamer +2  
Adam Scott - Jacknifed Juggernaut +2

Missed cut

Aaron Baddely - Least Original  
Luke Donald - Dinsdale  
Ernie Els - Lamar Mundane  
Sergio Garcia - deadcat  
Freddie Couples - ShermanAter  
Steve Stricker - K364  
Rory Sabbatini - wilson  
Jose Maria Olazabal - don’t ask  
John Rollins - MadTheSwine  
Craig Stadler - MadPansy64  
Tim Clark - Labdad  
Gary Player - Sam Stone

We got some lousy predictors here. Only 13 of the 25 of us made the cut – when approximately 2/3 of the players made it! Coulda done better just throwing darts.  
Donald, the limey choke bastard, was actually leading at -3 early on Thursday.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/64 "2008-04-13T17:50:46Z")

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After 54:

Stewart Cink - Hong Kong Fooey -4  
Phil Mickelson - dalej42 -2  
Reteif Goosen - Trunk -2  
Vijay Singh - Yeticus Rex -2  
Zach Johnson - Wargamer -2  
Adam Scott - Jacknifed Juggernaut E  
Mike Weir - Borschevsky +1  
Angel Cabrera - Figaro +1  
Stuart Appelby - gonzomax +1  
Padraig Harrington -MonkeyMensch +2  
Stephen Ames - drm +4  
Justin Rose - Edward the Head +5  
Geoff Ogilvy - Kid A +9

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/65 "2008-04-14T13:33:44Z")

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HongKongFooey picked the best of the losers. Nice year of “almosts” Cink is compiling.

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**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-masters-winner/444368/66 "2008-04-14T17:09:43Z")

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Wait, we weren’t picking the par 3 competition winner?

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