Predictions: Masters 2015
April 6, 2015
True to form, the season is rounding out nicely. Many tournaments this year have gone to playoffs. We have had a host of big names playing their best golf at the right time. Wins from guys like Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, and Jimmy Walker have headlined a great start to the year. But now, it’s time for the best week of golf.
Every year, that week is The Masters. It’s a our reminder that Spring is upon us and that our days of golf with friends and family are nearing. I think I speak for LG here in saying that our favorite post of anything we do is the one you’re about to read.
In commemoration, here is our 5th year of Predictions: I give you our Masters Predictions 2015:
updates 4/12/2015 :
Top 10 Leaderboard:
1 Jordan Spieth -18
T2 Phil Mickelson -14
T2 Justin Rose -14
4 Rory McIlroy -12
5 Hideki Matsuyama -11
T6 Ian Poulter -9
T6 Paul Casey -9
T6 Dustin Johnson -9
T9 Hunter Mahan -8
T9 Zach Johnson -8
T9 Charley Hoffman -8
T12 Rickie Fowler -6
T12 Ryan Moore -6
T12 Bill Haas -6
JK:
Winner: Jason Day T28 at -1. Correct is Jordan Spieth
Winning Score: -12 -18
Runner Up: Rory McIlroy Solo 4 at -12. Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose were T2 at -14
Low Amateur: Byron Meth Corey Conners shot 80-69 to MC best at 149. Meth shot 74-76 for a 150, 1 shot off
“Unknown” in the Top 10: Brian Harman MC with 76-72. There really wasn’t a true “unknown” in the top10. Maybe Matsuyama, but he’s big in Japan. Hoffman has been known for awhile. The nearest thing to a true “unknown” near the top10 was Kevin Streelman, but even he has some cache to his name.
Most difficult hole vs. par? 4 (i usually pick 11, but let’s mix it up) 11 at +.326, but 4 was +.296 for second most difficult
Easiest hole vs. par? 13 yeah, always is
Last Year’s Winner (Bubba Watson) Will … (Win, Top10, Make the Cut, or Miss the Cut)? Make the cut correct
How many prior Masters winners will be in the Top 10? 4 2, Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson
US Open Champion (Martin Kaymer) will …? Make the cut MC
British Open Champion (Rory McIlroy) will …? Top10 Correct, solo 4 at -12
PGA Champion will … oh yeah, we don’t need to ask what Rory’s going to do again…
When will Sergio Garcia implode? the day he steps off the plane Friday, shooting 74, but otherwise played great and finished T17 at -5
Dustin Johnson will…? close to the Top10 T6 at -9
Rickie Fowler will…? make the cut Correct, but just barely–he was two shots from T9. Instead, he finished T12 at -6.
Jordan Spieth will…? make the cut yea…sort of….he killed it!
Jimmy Walker will…? make the cut Correct. T38 at +1
Tiger will? Top10…specifically T-4 close. T17 at -5.
Phil Mickelson will? Top10 Correct
Ben Crenshaw, Larry Mize, and Sandy Lyle. Who wins? Crenshaw, in his last year of playing, shoots the low round of the triad, and misses the cut by 4 shots. crenshaw shot the worst scores in the field–91-85. Yikes.
What will be the major storyline of the tournament? TIGA TIGA TIGA WOODS, Y’ALL That was big, but bigger was how Spieth demolished the field
What is your Bold prediction? Tiger Woods plays tremendous golf but misses easy putts all day. Rory makes a push for the title but can’t get over his duck hook from a few years ago and puts two in the water on 15. Jason Day does just enough to keep it in play and putt to hold on by 1, finally getting his major. would have been fun if this had happened, but it was still awesome watching Spieth annihilate the record books.
LG:
Winner: Sergio Garcia T17.
Winning Score: -9 Try double that
Runner Up: Rickie Fowler T12
Low Amateur: Gunn Yang This would be the correct answer to the question “who shot the third worst round in the entire field?
“Unknown” in the Top 10: Anirban Lahiri T49
Most difficult hole vs. par? 11 yeah
Easiest hole vs. par? 13 yeah
Last Year’s Winner (Bubba Watson) Will … (Win, Top10, Make the Cut, or Miss the Cut)? Top 10 nope. T38 at +1
How many prior Masters winners will be in the Top 10? 2 correct
US Open Champion (Martin Kaymer) will …? Miss Cut correct
British Open Champion (Rory McIlroy) will …? Top 10 correct
When will Sergio Garcia implode? In the press room after he wins 🙂uhm…
Dustin Johnson will…? Top 10 Correct. T6
Rickie Fowler will…? Runner Upnot exactly
Jordan Spieth will…? Make Cut lol. yeah.
Jimmy Walker will…? Make Cut correct
Tiger will? Play. he did a lot more than that
Phil Mickelson will? Make Cut so did he
Ben Crenshaw, Larry Mize, and Sandy Lyle. Who wins? Crenshaw – he already called it his last one. by crenshaw not returning, i think we all win
What will be the major storyline of the tournament? Sergio’s putting holds up to win him his first Major uhm
What is your Bold prediction? Sergio wins isn’t a bold enough prediction? Fine, Sergio’s redeeming win is overshadowed by Golf Channel following Tiger to the port-a-john when he has gas.OH NO! HE BREATHED WRONG! IS HE INJURED?!?!?!?!?!
LG will…? Be attending the Masters on Wednesday and Thursday 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 you suck
JK, I think we need to mix up the questions next year.
Also, see our history of prior years’ predictions:
2014: https://thepowerfade.com/2014/04/07/predictions-masters-2014/
2013: https://thepowerfade.com/2013/04/08/masters-predictions-2013/
2012: https://thepowerfade.com/2012/04/10/predictions-masters-2012/
2011: https://thepowerfade.com/2011/04/11/conversation-masters-predictions/
Plays of the last few weeks (We’re playing catch-up, folks)
April 15, 2012
Where to begin, where to begin? First, we sincerely apologize for falling off the map. JK and I are both junior attorneys at law firms, and JK has an army of little munchkins to corral. it is easy for us to fall off the wagon. But, we are back! Let’s do this awards show style (the Power Fadeys):
Best Original Screenplay: Tiger Woods
It wouldn’t be the Power Fade without a shout out to our boy, TW. While Bay Hill always provides an amazing venue and great host, the tournament becomes electric when Tiger is in contention. He absolutely owns the place. With an air tight tee to green performance and outstanding putting. Tiger showed a true return to what we remembered. 79.2% of GIRs and a 1.8 putting average will win a LOT of golf tournaments. More importantly, he only made 5 bogeys on the week. Grueling conditions appear to be the norm for Mr. Woods. The moment that I thought he was “back” was when I realized he was the only player under par in the last four groupings. Ring a bell? (2000 U.S. Open at Pebble, anyone?). Here’s to you, Mr. Woods.
Best Crybaby: Sergio Garcia
JK and I have gone back and forth on Sergio. JK doesn’t like him. I used to. Sure his mental game needs work, but he hits the ball so pure. Surely it was only a matter of time before he made the breakthrough?! Well, now, if you talk to Sergio, even he will say it’s not going to happen:
“I’m not good enough, and today I know it,” he said. “I’ve been trying for 13 years, and I don’t feel capable of winning. I don’t know what happened to me. Maybe it’s something psychological. … I’m not good enough for the majors.”
For that, Mr. Garcia, you win the Fadey for “best crybaby”.
Worst Timing: Dustin Johnson
Quick shout out to DJ. How are you going to go and miss the masters? fail.
At least he has a sense of humor about the whole Whistling Straits thing…
Best Supporting Actor: Louis Oosthuizen
Oostie put on one hell of a show. The sweet-swinging South African put on a clinic for knocking in pressure putt after pressure putt on the back nine on Sunday. He really did look like he had “ice water in his veins.” Cool as a cucumber, as JK might say. There isn’t much for me to say that his swing didn’t say on Sunday. For some reason, we forget that he won the Open Championship at the home of golf by an outstanding 7 strokes. Oostie, you are a brilliant golfer. After you performance on Sunday, I consider it only a matter of time before the past champions are looking down at their plates the year after you win saying “what the hell is this?”
By the way, nice double eagle, guy.
Best Picture/Best Actor: Bubba Watson
This is an obvious choice, but we here at the PF love the Masters. We love everything about it. It’s our favorite week of the year. You wrote the perfect story. The second playoff hole is the reason we play golf. Crush the ball dead right into the trees…no shot…dead. Unless you’re Bubba. 150-odd yards to the green, but you have to make the ball take a screeching right turn off of some pine straw. That sounds like Bubba golf to me. There’s really nothing I can say that Bubba can’t say for himself:
“I get down there, saw it was a perfect draw,” Watson said. “Even though the tower was in my way, I didn’t want to ask if I could get relief or anything, because it just set up for a perfect draw – well, hook. That’s what we did. We just kept talking about you never know what’s going to happen out here. Anything can happen.”
Way to make it happen, Bubba. You deserve it.
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