Masters Tuesday
* Corey Connors, Mac Hughes Adam Svensson and Mike Weir celebrating his 20th anniversary of his 2003 win are playing a practice round together..Connors has been in the top10 the last 3 years.
* Masters dinner hosted by Scottie Scheffler is tonight for all past champions which include current LIV defectors like Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia.
Menu : Cheeseburger Sliders or Firecracker Shrimp or Tortilla Soup
Texas Ribeye Steak or Blackened Redfish with family Mac &Cheese, jalapeno cream corn, fried Brussel sprouts and seasoned fries.
Warm Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with ice cream
* Most past champions reportedly just order their same preference off the traditional Masters menu, which is not unusual when your consider some of the strange offerings:
1986: Bernhard Langer 'Weiner schnitzel" 1989: Sandy Lyle " Haggis" 1998" Tiger Woods " Cheeseburger / Fries 2001: Vijay Singh "Chicken Panang Curry" 2004" Mike Weir "Elk and Wild Boar" 2009: Trevor Immelman " South African bobotie" 2014: Adam Scott " Moreton Bay Bugs"
* Freddie Couples invited Tom Kim to join him, Tiger and Rory for a practice round yesterday. Kim a 20 year old Korean was one of the President Cup stars for the International Team at the Presidents Cup, where Freddie was in the coaching staff for the American team.
* With Scottie Scheffler defending and listed as the pre tournament favourite with the bookies there have been 10 Texans who have won the Masters 15 times.
Byron Nelson 1937/42 Ralph Guldahl 1939, Jimmy Demaret 1940/47/50 , Ben Hogan 1951/53, Jack Burke Jr 1956, Charles Coody 1971, Ben Crenshaw 1984/93, 2015 Jordan Spieth , 2018 Patrick Reed ,2022 Scottie Scheffler
* Changes to the 13th hole par 5, 545. Bobby Jones quote: "the decision to go for the green at #13 should be a momentous one" Chairman Fred Ridley said " our observations of todays players playing middle and short irons into this hole is not a momentous one "
So the tee box has been elevated by 8 feet and moved back 35 yards into a secluded area which they believe will "reduce the potential for a player to take a drive over the left corner of the dogleg"
* Weather : partly sunny 28*c, little wind, no rain. However the weather for the tournament week proper looks very unsettled with this huge Colorado low over much of the eastern half of the continent.
Bryan Angus
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