2018 Masters

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  1. GiantDuckFan

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    I love The Masters,.. and I usually watch some U.S. open and British open
     
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    Bengal B Founding Member

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    One day tickets to the Masters are $100 if you are lucky enough to be one of the few ticket lottery winners. For anybody else they have to go ti a secondary market like Stubhub and pay up to $2300.
    I love watching the Masters on TV but I don't think that golf is a very good live spectator sport. Do you try to follow Tiger or Jordan or Rory or Phil around or do you find a spot by one of the holes and see everybody but only for that one hole? If I was going to spend that kind of money on a sporting event I would much rather go to a Superbowl, a World Series or an NBA final.
     
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  4. COTiger

    COTiger 2010 Bowl Pick 'Em Champ

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    CBS covers it as well as it can be covered. They pour a ton of resources into it.
    Back in the '90s I used to work the Sprint International and a few other tournaments for CBS as a spotter. If I was willing to travel I could work any CBS golf telecast I wanted except one. You got it. The Masters.
     
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    Bengal B Founding Member

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    Since you have up close experience with being at live golf tournaments how would you describe the fan experience compared to the fan experience at a football, baseball or basketball game.
     
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    ParadiseiNC don't worry, be happy

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    My family and I went to the Zurich a few years back when it was at the TPC in Avondale. Great experience, great time. We followed different golfers for a few holes, David Toms, Ricky Fowler, etc., and at times just hung out at a certain hole for a while. It was great. Would do it again in a heartbeat. I’m sure a major, or a Ryder Cup event, would be electric.

    I actually love watching golf on TV, especially Masters and US Open. I’ll sit back in my recliner and watch for hours on end. Only a few things better than that and they all begin with s.
     
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    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    Yeah I've been to Zurich. It was awesome.
     
  8. COTiger

    COTiger 2010 Bowl Pick 'Em Champ

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    That's difficult to answer. At the International for example i worked the 3rd shots on #8 and the 2nd shots on #15. That's all of the golf I saw until I watched the taped coverage that night.
     
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    Gimme DJ, Ricky "I'm good for at least one 8" Fowler and Tommy Fleetwood
     
  10. Bengal B

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    I'll take the field vs the top 10 favorites. I don't know how most of them have been playing so far this year except that Tiger played well and Phil won a tourney. I don't think Spieth has been all that hot this season so far. If any one of the favorites beats the field I have a feeling it will be Rory. Just a guess. I have no idea how he has been playing.
     

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