-Angel Cabrera won the Master's yesterday,defeating Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in a two hole playoff. El Pato, or the duck (a nickname given to him based on the way he walks, during elementary school you gotta believe) didn't play great on Sunday, but he played good when it mattered most. Hats off to the duck who waddled his way to a first green jacket.
-Nobody even knew what Cabrera or Perry or Campbell were doing until they were on about the 12th hole because something way better was going on ahead of them. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were paired together at the Master's for only the second time ever. For fans its a dream come true, like a chocolate covered marshmallow (racial connotations, and fat Phil jokes intended). Unfortunately they started the day 7 back from the leaders, and I don't think anyone (particularly me) thought that they had a chance to make a run. Boy were we (I) wrong. For a while it looked like Phil and Tier totally forgot about the rest of the tournament. They went shot for shot, hole for hole all the way back into contention. Phil was -6 on the front nine, but a Phil collapse on the back is more predictable than an episode of House (It's not Lupus). Tiger made it all the way to -10 before dropping a stroke on each of the last two holes (when does that ever happen by the way?). Phil finished with a 67, and Tiger with a 68. They needed a 65 to win, but I don't think anyone is mad at them for coming up a little short.
-I hate to talk about it but kenny perry had a collapse of monumental (Washington even) proportions. Let me set the scene for those who were too busy with any number religious obligations to watch (priorities). 16th hole, par 3; one of the most famous holes in championship golf. Kenny Perry steps up and hits the shot of his and anyone else's life. He sticks it to 18 inches then strolls up and basically blows it into the hole. So now he stands on the 17th tee with a 2 shot lead. Put a fork in it, lock it up, Done deal, it's all over, warm up the bus; there aren't enough colloquialisms to describe how over this tournament was. Then Perry, one of the more consistent ball strikers on tour, couldn't put the club head on the ball. He bogeyed the final two holes, while El Pato only had to par out to make the playoff. Perry would lose on the second playoff hole. I think the worst part was seeing Perry's entire family standing behind the 18th green, witnessing to the implosion. That is one uncomfortable mini van ride home.
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nice masters recap. Kenny perry and the pirates. Not a good Sunday afternoon.
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