Masters Sunday

The greens of Augusta showed their teeth this year, combined with cool windy conditions the players really had to grind hard and ultimately the course won with an over par score. It was the wildest leaderboard I can remember and it was fitting that Zach Johnson, a strong Christian, held on to win on this Easter Sunday. He acknowledged that it was Christ that held his nerves together in interviews when he walked of the course and again in venerable Butler Cabin as he accepted his Green Jacket and a big fat winners purse, perfect for the young family man. I had been watching him play recently and had been very impressed with his patience and grit and now I know why. In contrast, Tiger was forcing everything like he expected a different result and I heard the GD curse several times from him, as a result he struggled. I look to see Zach on top of many more leaderboards to come as well as several other of the rising crop of new players that can keep up with Tiger off the tee.
It was nice to see the world's best humbled by the hallowed course of Augusta National and makes us hackers feel a little less foolish in our foibles.