Since it is Masters time, this is a great time to do a quick book review. The First Sunday In April is…
“A collection of stories and insights from Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Rick Reilly, Ken Venturi, Jack Nickluas, Lee Trevino and many more about the quest for the famed green jacket.”
Essentially this book contains Masters stories as told by primarily golf writers and players. Some of the stories are quotes from player biographies. I like the way Don Wade describes the book in his foreward:
“…a literary stroll down Magnolia Lane.”
Coffee Table Book
Being just a collection of stories, this isn’t a book you need to read from front to back sequentially. You can just pop it open and flip to a random page and read stories about the famed par-3 12th hole or many other happenings at Augusta. Keep it on the coffee table like I do, and flip to a random chapter for a few minutes over coffee in the morning.
“First” Sunday In April?
Today is the final round of the 2009 Masters. It is Sunday the 12th of April. It is the 2nd Sunday in April. Details details…
Conclusion
If you are a Masters fan like me, this is an enjoyable book to have around. I love “stories” about The Masters and Augusta National and I eat ’em up.
2009 Masters Round Three Leaderboard is below. Click read more to view…
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6:30pm ET
Chad Campbell made a huge mistake on the par-3 16th. He was in the back bunker with no green to work with. Rather than playing safe, he went for the pin and left it in the bunker. Then he missed the bogey putt. He lost two shots to Kenny Perry, giving Perry the outright lead. But while that was happening Cabrera was busy making birdie on #17 to tie for the lead at -11! Boy is tomorrow going to be fun.
Furyk is in the house at -7 within striking distance.
5:00pm ET
The greens are soft and many players are throwing darts.
The leaders Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell have made the turn. They’re both at -11 with Cabrera at -10 after he birdied #10. Wait a sec. Perry just made birdie so he’s alone in the lead now at -12 after 10 holes.
Stricker and Furyk are at -6 after 12 holes. Mickelson birdied #15 to reach -5 while Tiger birdied #17 to get to -4. I still think Tiger is too far back.
3:15pm ET
Tiger Woods has come back with a couple of birdies and is back to -2 after 9. He doesn’t look like he’s controlling the spin of his approach shots though. He’s spun several shots back too far and even off of greens.
The leaders Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell parred #1 and both birdied #2. They’re now at -10.
Phil Mickelson is playing well and has it to -5 with a ton of other players including Stricker, Mahan, Furyk, Sabbatini, Katayama and Kim.
Cabrera back is at -8 and has shaken off the nerves after a birdie on #3.
1:30pm ET
Tiger Woods is likely toast for this year’s Masters. He double bogeyed #1.
Camilo Villegas is moving up the leaderboard, now at -4 after five holes.
Once again, the leaderboard is quite long. Click the read more link below to see the Masters leaderboard, who’s close and who missed the cut. Some big names missed the cut.
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6:30pm ET
Padraig Harrington‘s ball moved on the 15th green after he addressed it due to wind. One stroke penalty or he would have gone to -4 instead of -3.
Earlier Greg Norman melted down at 13, scoring a 7. He’ll miss the cut.
Angel Cabrera is looking good at -7 despite a bogey on #15. He has golf balls made of stone, no fear and plenty of power in his game for this golf course. At this point he’d be my pick to win. I like the look in his eye and the way he chomps his gum.
Phil Mickelson almost flew his ball into the hole on #13 for a double eagle and had a tap in eagle. He’s back in red numbers but quite a way down the board.
It was a tearful ending for Fuzzy Zoeller my pal, and also Gary Player. They both played their last round at The Masters. I can’t imagine the emotion they must have felt walking up the 18th.
“It was the damndest feeling I’d ever had.” Zoeller on the emotions he felt walking up the 18th at Augusta for the last time.
4:20pm ET
Kenny Perry is playing a great tournament with a 67 today. He and Chad Campbell are in the house leading at -9.
Tiger Woods bogeyed the 18th hole a 2nd day in a row to shoot an even par 72 and stay at -2 for the tournament.
Anthony Kim had only one par on the front because he had so many birdies. He set a Masters record with 11 birdies to finish at -4. How cool would it be to see AK win?
Todd Hamilton is in the house at -6.
It is looking like some big guns are going to miss the cut: Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Adam Scott, Boo Weekly and Freddy Couples.
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