Masters Week

Hello friends, Masters week. (Insert birds chirping here) My in-laws are making their 2nd straight trip to magnolia lane, which means I  may be upgraded from a hat to a polo. Still hope to make it there someday, either on my own accord,  superfluous groveling, or creating an illusion that I am a fun guy to hang out with.  To make it on my own, I need to come up with about 20 grand, even with the reasonable priced pimento cheese sandwiches, so lets hang our hat and possible shirt on the latter two. To my brother-in-law I love you man.

The next best thing to being there? Directv. The Masters Mosaic. The pimento cheese sandwiches and beers are even more reasonable in the man cave, and electronics are allowed. Sometimes I could use one of the quiet please signs guys in a green jacket, but Marley dog uses his Jim Nantz voice the majority of the time. Marley has been known to drop a Yes Sir! on the back 9 on a Sunday, or when another dog walks by. The Masters Mosaic is done very well. (Not to mention all the major coverage through the year) Between Amen Corner, marquee groups, stats, highlights, well it's almost like, well you know. I am also impressed with the ESPN coverage with Van Pelt, Tirico, North, and Zinger whose insight illustrates the chasm between those gentlemen and I. Very similar to the chasm between my game and the game necessary to compete at Augusta. Coupled with following some of my favorite golf writers and commentators on twitter, @JasonSobelGC @dougferguson405 @KellyTilghmanGC  @nothefakeSVP @PaulAzinger it is one of my favorite weeks of sports viewing.

As far as who is going to win the jacket? I'm with Vegas 3/1.
He is obviously playing well, still the best player in the world, a will to win that is unmatched and most importantly this week, putting well. (Thanks Stricker, says PGA Tour)
To watch list, Angel Caberra, Louis Oosthuizen, Charles Scwartchel, Rory Mcilroy, and don't forget the come out of nowhere guy to be named this weekend.

Who do you patrons like? How do you enjoy your masters experience? If you are in Augusta , I am a XL, and have a large dome.

See you in Butler Cabin. (On directv)

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The First Blog Post. (not ever)

The dreaded first entry to a new blog, or as my friend Dave coined it "A free blog that no one reads, yet."
At least there is no pressure, if I do not count the pressure I put on myself. I do not think I will write anything that will get me fired by myself. Maybe a strongly worded reprimand or possibly a disjointed worded reprimand, similar to this blog post. I created this blog after a search landed me on this: http://www.golfdigestpromotions.com/dreamassignment/default.asp

It is a dead link, much like my hopes of winning the contest, especially considering that it ended in 2010.

The contest challenged the contestant to write a 800-word story covering a professional golf tournament. The winner (won) a trip to the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews. I was excited about the prospect of coming up with a piece for the contest, and a little disappointed when I read the small print. The good news is the dead link led to a link, this link, which is not dead nor missing, but one will have to want to find it to read it. Hopefully when it is read, it is not deleted from a computer's memory or the reader's.
As we move forward, the idea is that "Kyle learns how to write" (working title, see above) will become more accessible, and hopefully more entertaining and informative. If this blog leads to me writing golf articles in Scotland, all the better.