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Masters 2019: Bryson DeChambeau gets robbed of epic eagle by the flagstick at the 18th hole (go figure)

Andrew RedingtonBryson DeChambeau has told us all that his mathematical equations say the flagstick being in will help you make more putts. Little did he know a flagstick would rob him of what would have been one of the most incredible eagles of his career in his opening round of the 2019 Masters.
At the par-4 18th, DeChambeau found the fairway with a 3-wood and had 196 yards left to the pin. He struck his approach shot perfectly, immediately telling caddie Tim Tucker “it looks great.” It was more than great, nearly going in for an eagle if not for that pesky flagstick:
https://twitter.com/TheMasters/status/1116477914596413440
Obviously, he didn't have the option to take the flagstick out from the fairway (well, technically he does. Where's Bones when you need him?), but it's still quite ironic that the biggest flagstick-in guy on tour got robbed by the flagstick. Of course, he explained why it didn't go in to ESPN's Tom Rinaldi afterwards as only he can.
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Masters 2019: Tiger Woods’ gum chewing at Augusta National sent Twitter into a tizzy

Kevin C. CoxAUGUSTA, Ga. — It came as no surprise that the driving range at Augusta National was packed at 10 a.m. on Thursday. It was opening day at the Masters, after all, and Tiger Woods was about to show up. There wasn't an empty seat to be had, and in fact, a security guard told patrons, who stood 15-deep to the hedges that bordered the back of the viewing area, to stop filing in.
Tiger attracting a crowd is nothing new, of course. But as his first round unfolded, fans following him from their couches believed they were seeing a first. Tiger Woods chewing gum? During a tournament?
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From that flawless range session to a solid opening 70, Woods chomped his way around Augusta National and people took notice on Twitter. Here's a sampling:
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https://twitter.com/HamSager/status/1116405128817532934
https://twitter.com/ZachZerger/status/1116397798113644546
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Masters 2019: The scariest thing at Augusta National is this squirrel-devouring rat snake

AUGUSTA, Ga. — What's the scariest thing at Augusta National? If you ask a player, they'd probably say the first two legs of Amen Corner. If you ask a fan, they'd likely go with the long lines to get merchandise. In both cases, they'd be wrong.
That's because the scariest thing at the Masters venue is actually a large rat snake. And it reared it's ugly head on Wednesday. Literally.
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According to Wikipedia, Rat snakes (or ratsnakes) are members – along with kingsnakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes – of the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. They are medium to large constrictors and are found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. They feed primarily on rodents and birds. Masters patrons learned that last part first hand during the Par 3 Contest when a pretty large one (About 5 feet in length, which is 5 feet too long) fell out of a tree with a squirrel in its mouth..

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Seven pictures you need to take to prove to your friends you went to the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Congratulations, you've made it to the Masters. How do you commemorate the occasion? By rubbing it in as best you can.
It's not enough to buy a Masters hat and regale everyone with stories of green jackets and pimento cheese sandwiches. You need to milk Augusta National for all it's worth. More important, you need everyone to see you did as well.
With that in mind, no Masters experience is complete without the following photographic evidence.
1. You in front of the massive scoreboard.
FacebookPinterest2. You in front of the clubhouse.
FacebookPinterest3. You in front of the big, old oak tree outside the clubhouse.
FacebookPinterest4. You at Amen Corner.
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5. You at the end of Magnolia Lane.
FacebookPinterest6. You under a directions sign.
FacebookPinterest7. You eating a pimento cheese sandwich.__
FacebookPinterestPut it all together and your friends are sure to be burning with envy..

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NBA 2K e-sports league has first-ever real-sports fight

The days of the NBA brawl are long gone. Blame the Malice at the Palace or the fact that every NBA player is too worried about bloodying their manicures and $12,000 short suits, but we will never again see Stan Van clinging to Zo's leg like a tree trunk in a hurricane or Rudy Tomjanovich getting hit by the scoreboard known as Kermit Washington. But don't fret, hockey fans and anger management dropouts, there is still some grit left in the world of basketball…or should we say virtual basketball.
On Wednesday night, while the actual NBA was wrapping its regular season, the NBA 2K League's Hawks Talon GC faced off against Celtics Crossover Gaming in a heated 68-58 win for the Hawks. After the game, the teams lined up to shake hands—apparently something they do in e-sports—and then the unthinkable happened: A real fight broke out at a fake sports event. Shoot this video right into our veins, please.
https://twitter.com/Troydan/status/1116136740484452353
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2019 Masters: Tiger Woods brought back the mock turtleneck and Twitter freaked out

Mike Ehrmann(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)AUGUSTA, Ga. — Here we've spent a decade blaming Tiger Woods' woes on a car wreck and personal issues and swing changes and back injuries and a lack of confidence. Turns out the real problem was abandoning the mock turtleneck.
Last week Nike revealed that Woods would be reviving the Steve Jobs ensemble for the Masters, a style Woods made popular in the mid-2000s. A shirt Woods also wore at the 2005 Masters, the fourth of his green jackets.
But Woods hasn't hit pay dirt at Augusta in the 14 years since, so hoping to tap into that throwback magic, Woods emerged at Augusta on Thursday in the no-collar tunic…and Twitter lost its damn mind.
https://twitter.com/GolfDigest/status/1116362547538681858
https://twitter.com/JasonSobelTAN/status/1116354892208193537
https://twitter.com/JohnnyBahama23/status/1116362152456200194
https://twitter.com/DTaylor2MI/status/1116362133242044416
https://twitter.com/StinaSternberg/status/1116366627..

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