Watching Tiger prep, it appears his swing is in very nice shape, but his physical condition is not.

Reports are they got about 2 inches of rain yesterday.

Interesting the debate re: "modest" rollback if equipment on TGC with Brandel and McGinley in response to Chairman Ridley's comments. What does that even mean, modest.....that must mean the ball, but ?? Chairman Ridley then stated he did not think it would change the distance of courses🤔. I get that it will bring some of the skill, that these guys are referring to, back! But....the longer hitters will still have the advantage, possibly moreso. These guys talk about the not so long hitters having no chance, but in this scenario of a modest equipment roll back and same/similar length courses, the shorter hitters might fair worse. I dunno, but I'm all for more working the ball and more mid and long irons in on par 4's,etc, but will it really make much of a difference?

    ode

    I say don't change the course length or equipment. Just change par on the course and make the rough more penal. Lets take #13 at Agusta for instance at 510 yards. Sure sounds like a US Open par 4 to me. Maybe for the pro players they change par on some of the holes at various courses. Maybe we see mor par 70 or even par 69 courses if that's what they call for. Also tighten up some of the fairways(not applicable at Agusta) on the regular PGA tour spots. Put a premium on hitting fairways. Just my 2 pennies.

        Mattyv that was one of my immediate thoughts.....change it (#13) to a par 4 because that is what it is to the modern pro. It might* make a difference on how they approach that hole. I'm kw they can lengthen it, but could they change the angle of the tee shot?

          Mattyv In addition, perhaps soften the fairways to limit the amount of role.

            ode
            What if they went to a more balata like ball that had more spin.? Big hitters would also be much wilder and it might not be worth the extra distance to go hard at it?

                garyt1957 A change to equipment that makes bad shots worse would seem to be an obvious avenue to explore - would put more emphasis on the quality of a player's ballstriking. The long hitters would still have an advantage when it comes to distance, but would they take the risk of maximising distance if a bad swing put them 60 yards off line instead of 20?

                  Watch live on CBSSports.com -------- cool. Following Tiger now.

                  Looking like they've gone with some pretty nasty pin placements on the front nine to start the tournament. Just watched two guys on number 5 (actually I think it may have been 6 - not sure as I walked in from the room I'm working in for a brief look). One putts from the bottom of the hill and watches his putt make a u-turn 15 feet short of the hole and come right back to him. The other putts from the top of the hill, runs his putt a bit past the hole and it rolls all the way down to the bottom of the hill 60 feet away. Watching that happen to pros is interesting. ESPN+ has holes 4, 5, and 6 showing live.

                  Masters.com has some decent featured groups right now. Woods group and Scheffler group.

                    Mattyv Woods group and Scheffler group.

                    Watching these groups on ESPN+, pretty good coverage.

                      Eguller
                      Bernhard's head looks GIANT for that little body. It looks photoshopped.