2008 Masters Preview
shlinklincoln April 7th, 2008
Masters Calcutta
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Standard calcutta format (i.e. not parimutuel):
• Deadline: The calcutta ends Wednesday April 9th at 4:00 PM Eastern.
• Payment: Margo Townsend AKA “Midi” will be handling the collection of money and prize payouts. Accepted payment methods are Paypal and Checks. We will post the information after the betting closes.
Please remember the One Hour Rule:
• The One Hour Rule: This rule is put into place to squash any attempts to sandbag Outbids at the last minute. If an Outbid is placed between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM Eastern on Tuesday, March 20th then an additional hour of bidding time will be added for the player being bid upon. This will continue to happen as long as Outbidding for the player continues. Please do not abuse this feature. If bidding continues into Wednesday we will have to break some legs!
Example: If someone places an Outbid on Tiger at 3:36 PM, then the deadline is extended to 4:36 for Tiger. If someone outbids again at, say, 4:09 PM, then the deadline is extended again to 5:09 PM, etc. Note that this only applies to Outbids. Regular parimutuel bets do not extend the deadline on a player. Make sure to keep your eye on the site (and/or your e-mail) once the one hour rule is in effect to make sure you have a chance to buy another piece of a player if there has been an outbid on them.
• Betting Minimum: Each player will begin with a bet of no less than $10. Each increment bid raised thereafter must be in multiples of $10 per bid.
• The Field: There will be no Field bid.
• Prize Structure: Four prizes, split will be 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10% of prize pool.
• Sign Up: You will be required to register before you place a bid. PLEASE, ONLY USE YOUR REAL NAME!!!
• Email Notification: You will (should) receive an email notification indicating that your bet has been accepted. You will (should) also receive an e-mail notification when someone places an Outbid on a player that you had action on. There have been issues in the past with emails, so please don’t rely on them!
Preview
At long last the Masters is here. The first major of the 2008 season is sure to be a great one as Tiger looks to continue his domination of the PGA Tour.
Last season Zach Johnson became a household name with a clutch back nine performance on Sunday in holding off Tiger, Goosen and Sabbatini by two shots for his first major win. His +1 overall score was tied for the highest winning score ever at Augusta. Zach, who is not a power hitter, did it with fairways (T2 for the week) and greens (T4) , proving that you don’t have to be a long driver to win at Augusta.
This year they have shrunk all the greens and fairways to “Zach Proof” the couse…………………j/k. The only real changes made to the course for this year’s Masters are a few tee box extensions and green enlargments, effecting four holes.
The Masters
Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia
All eyes will be on Tiger this week as he looks to win his 14th career major and start on a quest for the historic Grand Slam. The smart money is on Tiger. Aside from his consecutive win streak that was snapped with a T5 finish at the WGC-CA Championship, the real indicator of how Tiger will fare this week is in his determination. In my 10+ years of watching golf I have never seen a golfer look more motivated, poised and outright determined to win then Tiger has this season. And believe me that’s hard for me to say as a Phil guy. That determination will only increase for Masters week.
If anyone is going to play spoiler to Tiger this week it would have to be Geoff Ogilvy. Geoff is coming off a win (ending Tiger’s streak at the WGC-CA) and T2 finish in his last two starts and already has a major title to his name (the 2006 U.S. Open). His two shot victory over Tiger three weeks ago will no doubt serve as additional motivation for Tiger, but Ogilvy will not back down from the challenge. Look for him to be in the hunt come Sunday.
On a positive note for Phil, this will be his first healthy major since joining up with Butch Harmon last spring. Phil has been consistent in 2008 with only one missed cut and finishing no worse than T23. Expect Phil to contend on experience alone as he has won here twice in the last four years.</Phil homer comment>
Will we see the dream pairing of a Tiger/Phil on Sunday? Here’s to hoping.
Happy (Early) Masters Sunday to all.
Won’t Win: Ernie Els
Could Win: Tiger Woods, Geoff Ogilvy, Phil Mickelson
Sleepers: Vaughn Taylor, Justin Rose, Mike Weir
