Will Guan Make Condi A Masters Sidebar?
/Jason Sobel makes the
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
"Is Augusta National doing the right thing having events that qualify 14 year olds into the event?"
/That's the question Steve Elkington posed on Twitter and after reading your many observations on the original post about Tianlang Guan's stunning Asia Pacific Amateur win, I think it's a question worth pondering.
And not to take away from Guan's stellar play or that of the kids (Zhang, Hossler) who contended at this year's U.S. Open, but maybe the broader questions should be: what is allowing people to play the game so much better at a younger age and is that a good thing?
Either way, Guan is setting lofty goals for himself!
Update on 2012-11-05 16:30 by Geoff
**Steve Elkington adds this cartoon to memoralize the historic moment.
14 And Headed Down Magnolia Lane: "The latest example of what might happen should China embrace golf other than superficially."
/Guan Tianlang, all of 14 for two weeks now, is headed to the 2013 Masters thanks to his one-shot win in the Asia Pacific Amateur.
Read MoreAnd Guan's Lead Is Two...
/Tianlang Guan takese a
Read More8th Grader Now Up By 5, Two Rounds Away From Masters
/China’s Tianlang Guan
Read More14 Y.O. Leads Asia-Pacific Am; Three Rounds Away From Masters Berth
/I know, this is like getting excited as they round the first turn, but the Augusta National/R&A run Asia-Pacific Amateur
Read MoreAsia-Pacific Amateur Telecast Times
/ESPN is broadcasting the Asia-Pacific Amateur event from Thailand and run by Augusta National with a birth berth in the Masters on the line.
All times Eastern:
Thu., Nov. 1 First Round (live) 4 - 6 a.m. ESPNU, ESPN3
Fri., Nov. 2 Second Round (live) 4 - 6 a.m. ESPNU, ESPN3
Sat., Nov. 3 Third Round (live) 4 - 6 a.m. ESPN2, ESPN3
Sun., Nov. 4 Final Round (live) 3 - 5 a.m. ESPN3
Final Round 4 - 6 a.m. ESPN2
Final Round Highlights 4 - 4:30 p.m. ESPN2
Mon., Nov. 5 Final Round Highlights 1 - 1:30 a.m. ESPNU
In two years the event will be played at Royal Melbourne.
One Final Round-Up Of Augusta's Monday Morning News
/I'm fascinated by the breadth and variety of the Condi-gets-into-Augusta coverage, if nothing else because it beats reading about the PGA Tour Playoffs. And I do find this to be a "joyous" occasion because the Masters will once again be about golf.
Read MoreHoly Hootie! Our Long National Nightmare Is Over: Augusta Admits Its First Two Women-Americans!
/Doug Ferguson of AP breaks the news on Twitter and with an AP news alert. It's a story we should have read about, oh, a decade ago.
Read MoreYour Chance For Masters Tickets...Or Rejection
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The Augusta Chronicle says the now-annual Masters.com application process is alive and well. Chances are slim but hey, the demographics in golf are changing and it's free to try to get a chance at buying into the best-run event in sports.
