Who will win?
 

Past winners that are in contention, and in the top 30 money list for 06 include:

• Tiger Woods
• Phil Mickelson
• Mike Weir
• VJ Singh
• Jose Maria Olazabal

This may not be a repeat year for Tiger for a very good reason. His father Earl is battling for his life (Our prayers go out for Earl and his family). VJ is number 6 on the money list. Phil, Mike, and Jose are are 19, 20, and 27 respectively.
This could be a big year for a non-repeat winner. Based on the new layout, it will favor the accurate long ball player with touch on and around the greens. Who will step up and take the Green Jacket?

Bagger

Phil's Secret Weapon
 

I'm going to have to put my money on Phil after reading about his secret winning formula.

"Now for Mickelson's secret weapon as he prepares for the 2006 Masters. He finally revealed what the magic might be for him - an early week visit to the local Waffle House to meet with Pelz and some of his short game staff for a pre-Masters breakfast.

"I like the Waffle House there. They have some pretty good breakfasts."

Bagger

Bagger,
I would agree with you only if he had said Cracker Barrel and Yoda for his breakfast powwow!!!:p

Todd

Ideas about warmup vary
 

I know for a fact that Fuzzy Zoeller goes to Rhineharts ("beyond casual" - "do not ask for the winelist") while JD goes to Hooters. Both on Washington Road a mile or two north of AGNC.

I do not know what kind of reception FZ gets, but I know what I got. On (Masters) Sunday morning of 2004, the large lit sign outside Rhineharts screamed out the following all over Washington Rd and Augusta:

WELCOME
<my name IRL>
FROM SWEDEN

I bet Phil thought "who's that?" as he drove by to get eventually earn his Green Jacket.

He would have known if he'd drop by Saturday night. I was experiencing some increadible Southern hospitality by some of the marshals. Need I say they filled their helmets with ice on Sunday to the same extent we consumed Long Island Ice Tea and snowcrab the night before.

Seeing the Masters was an increadible experience and I need to strongly advice all of you to go there once in life.

Yellow Ribbons And Old Magnolias
 

I'll be 'on the grounds' Thursday and Friday with a couple of TGMers in tow. Anybody else gonna be there? We could meet around noon near the Old Magnolia at the back side of the Clubhouse. :mrgreen:

Hope to be there one of them 2 days. That tree ain't close to no samiches . . . Fat people gotta eat at noon. I'll be on samich number 5 at least by then.

I'll be lookin' for y'all!