Masters Predictions - Final Round

Well, the third round is over. I just switched off the coverage from the USA Network broadcast and came in here to finalize ( change ) my predictions again.

My boy Rocco had a swing go awry and had his right foot come out from under him. His back will tighten up, along with his nerves and I’m thinking he’ll be a few strokes short.

Chad Campbell looks as comfortable around the lead as a hog at an opera and his low trajectory doesn’t lend itself to these wet conditions. Coming in low and hard on theses greens as they dry out can’t be good. His chipping and putting and putting and putting seem a little suspect, too. Maybe a few hours off will allow him to collect himself and make a charge, but maybe not.

Tim Clark is done, stick a fork in him. Too wet, too much pressure, too long a putter, too little a man.

Darren Clarke’s got a lot on his mind and that won’t be good for him. Our prayers go out for his wife and we wish strength and comfort for him and thier children, along with her.

Tiger’s only 2 back, but he’s not gonna win, I hope. He too, has a heavy mind and heart and our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family also.

Phil, who I regularly trash in this space is showing some good stuff. He may be the man today, but I’m hoping it’s one of two others. Don’t count him out though, as he’s got what it takes to win on Sunday at The Masters. At least for the last 15 years anyway, which is THE LEAD going into the final 18 holes.

My two picks to click ( a throwback phrase from Ken ” The Hawk ” Harrelson…it is baseball season, you know ) are Freddie Couples and ………Stephen Ames.

Freddie’s got karma all over him. He’s 46 and Jack Nicklaus was 46 in ‘86 and Freddie was golfer #86 to register for this years Masters. He’s striking it solid, which bodes well in these windy conditions and he’s got some serious hand speed right now. He’s mashing the ball and length is at a premium this year. He’s been around here long enough to know all the tricks, he won in ‘92 and he’s as loose as The Goose usually is.

Please let there be no South Africans in the Top 5, or lunch will be on me. Jason Cox, from Legends Golf & Soccer, in Owensboro, KY is surely thinkin’ he’s got me covered, but I’m gonna win that bet with a final hole bogey by Ernie.

Stephen Ames is playing well, hittin’ his irons well and has a good enough stroke to putt just good enough to win from out of the pack. If you can win The PLAYERS Championship, you can win The Masters.

There they are, my final round thoughts. Such as they are, they were worth every penny you had to pay to get ‘em !

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