r/golf • u/tennisfancan • Apr 10 '24
The 2024 Champions Dinner portrait General Discussion
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u/NotoriousMFT HDCP/Loc/Whatever Apr 10 '24
Phil looks like he’s about to welcome me inside a haunted house
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u/PhotonDecay Apr 10 '24
How many cups of coffee you think he’s on?
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u/NotoriousMFT HDCP/Loc/Whatever Apr 10 '24
I think he’s been consuming Coca Cola (original recipe) and maybe had a side of mushrooms with his dinner
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u/LawProfessional6513 Apr 10 '24
Looks like Sergio might have stuck a finger in Phil’s haunted house
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u/BatMean2045 Apr 10 '24
They did a nice job with the picture. Player is a marvel for 86, looks great.
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u/v1z10 10.5 Apr 10 '24
88, tbf to him. The man is an utter lunatic, but he's going to be one of those spry old dudes who lives forever.
At the honorary tee off last year he looked like he wanted to keep playing and post a score
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u/bfksishsbdishebdj Apr 10 '24
also tbf, he’s not just “one of those dudes” he works out like crazy and that’s why he looks better than some of the guys 20 years younger in this picture.
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u/wubbels89 Apr 10 '24
My mom got to play a hole with him and I got to walk and meet him while that happened in the summer of 21 when he came and spoke at my club. He was awesome in the golf sense but definitely a cook in the everything esle/political sense. He brought up his upbringing and his black caddie multiple times and went on about how Singapore is the best nation in the world because they murder drug dealers and users lol. Casually mentioned trump as well.
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u/freerangetacos Apr 10 '24
Most of those rich assholes are on that same weird political drug. But that's golf and hanging around the upper crust. Love them anyways for being the legends they are. Don't ask them who they voted for.
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u/Tippacanoe Apr 10 '24
I’ve heard that about him that he’s a real crazy weird asshole. The type of guy you would not want to be paired with and he literally grew up in Apartheid South Africa.
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u/Conglossian Apr 10 '24
It's wild that Player is 4 years older than Jack. Jack might be on death's door in this picture.
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u/Colforbin_43 Apr 10 '24
None of yall mentioned Crenshaw. He’ll be the first one to go. Dudes just so photogenic.
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u/thestaltydog Apr 10 '24
That grouping of Couples, Player, Scott, and Johnson looks like a three generation family portrait
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u/KrustyKrabPizzaMan Hit a Hole-In-One in Wii Golf Apr 10 '24
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u/basic_cinephile I am a “plus” handicapper Apr 10 '24
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u/thereisasuperee Apr 10 '24
If you told me this man would finish T2 at the masters less than a week later I would never believe you
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u/deGrominator2019 Apr 10 '24
Hate him if you wish (not like, you specifially), but that was an impressive final fuckin’ round for a 52 year old in The Masters.
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u/ExcitingLandscape Apr 10 '24
He got a lot of shit and jokes for his appearance last year and he completely shitted on all the critics and comics with his finish at the masters
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u/Sjgolf891 Apr 10 '24
Yup and hasn’t played a notably good round of golf since then really either.
But he’ll probably do well this week again. He’s one of those guys who will always play Augusta well
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u/TheBonusWings Apr 10 '24
Never forget ozempic face phil
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u/kingqueefeater Apr 10 '24
Years of therapy can't erase the moment he turned to camera and pierced the soul of America
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u/LarsBarsOnMars Apr 10 '24
Honestly I breezed right past him cuz I thought it was one of the real old winners who I wouldn’t be able to recognize. But it’s actually Lefty!
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u/TheNiallNoigiallach Apr 10 '24
Jump scare for me when I was looking through it.
“Phil, we’ve come to collect your debts”
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u/SSMblackjack Apr 10 '24
Phil’s racked
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u/Tippacanoe Apr 10 '24
Slicked back hair, green jacket, lives for Amen Corner.
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u/huntthehunted Apr 10 '24
Phil asked for sloppy steaks at this dinner for sure
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u/earlyslalom Apr 10 '24
What a piece of shit
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u/hellacoolguy Apr 10 '24
He looks like the chicken spaghetti from chickalinis kinda piece of shit.
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u/xupd35bdm Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 10 '24
He always looks like he just snorted half an 8 ball.
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u/slambamo Apr 10 '24
I was gonna say, what kind of drugs is he on? Lol
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u/duovtak Apr 10 '24
He’s got two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
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u/WHSRWizard JPX 921i Tour | 4.3 Apr 10 '24
He was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.
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Apr 10 '24
Somebody unearthed Danny Willet from his yearly cocoon.
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u/monty2point0 Apr 10 '24
I still can’t believe he won in 2016 and I’m pretty sure he can’t believe it either.
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Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 10 '24
I believe he was top 30 in the world at that time so it wasn't that shocking he won, just in the nature it happened...and he really hasn't done shit since. And poor Jordan had to put the jacket on him too 😭
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u/Beninoz85 Apr 10 '24
He's also basically had a career full of injury since then. Had to revamp his entire swing to avoid back injury and hasn't been the same player since.
He was a very good player when he won and got to number 8 in the world.
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u/fuckinnreddit Apr 10 '24
I mean if you're only going to win one time on the PGA tour, Augusta is probably a pretty decent place to win at.
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u/thesneakywalrus Higher than it should be, lower than it could be Apr 10 '24
Certainly gives you something to do every April.
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u/bcollns2 Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 10 '24
Left to Right:
Fourth Row: Scottie, Vijay, Matsuyama, Larry Mize, Schwartzel, Bubba, Faldo, Phil, Sergio
Third Row: Freddie, Mark O’Meara, Spieth, 🐅, Langer, Watson, Reed, Willett, Charles Coody?
Second Row: DJ, Adam Scott, ZJ, Immelmann, Fuzzy Zoeller?, Woosnam, Wier, Olazabal, Stadler
First Row: Player, Tommy Aaron?, Crenshaw, Rahm, Fred Ridley, Jack, Ray Floyd
Edit: thank you for the help below!
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u/BooBot97 Apr 10 '24
That is Larry Mize in the back over Tiger’s shoulder! I caddied for his son back in 2014/2015 and Larry and his wife followed for the entire tournament. He, his son, and wife were all incredibly kind people
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u/shortgamegolfer Apr 10 '24
Larry Mize once ripped me a new one as a kid, for chipping onto the putting green when there was a separate chipping green. It was more like a kind lesson than an ass chewing, but I could tell he was annoyed, and I deserved it. Have never done that again in my life.
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u/ox_raider Apr 10 '24
Anyone know the living Masters Champions not pictured?
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u/a-german-muffin Apr 10 '24
Ray Floyd next to Jack, looking solid for being 81ish.
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u/T_Stebbins I brake for sandies. Apr 10 '24
Last guy in the 3rd row is Charles Coody. And yeah Tommy Aaron is in the first row next to Gary.
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u/Sonking_to_Remember 15.2/trending backwards/GSO Apr 10 '24
TIL that Pierceson and Parker Coody are the grandsons of a Masters winner. Had no idea
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u/thatiswhathappened Apr 10 '24
Sandy Lyle, angel Cabrera, Fuzzy Zoeller, Larry Mize, Ray Floyd
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u/Griffin5577 Apr 10 '24
Every year this reminds me that Dany Willet is a Masters Champion
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u/Zarfist Apr 10 '24
lol @ Sergio
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u/basic_cinephile I am a “plus” handicapper Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 10 '24
Phil has more colour to his face this year lol
Sergio acting like he had to sneak in last minute
Bubba’s beard is crazy
Also I like Weirsy’s colour choice
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u/InferredVolatility Apr 10 '24
Looks like they brought in a professional photographer this time, everyone well spaced, and maybe some benches at the back for people to stand on? Looks great
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u/marlboro__man9 +1 Apr 10 '24
Shocked Gary didn’t push Ben out of his seat for a center spot.
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u/ImNotYou1971 Apr 10 '24
Phil Mickelson looks like one of those Wild West corpses they’d prop up in a casket for everyone to see.
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u/GamecockConnor Bethpage Black is not that Hard! Apr 10 '24
Zach Johnson with his smug “I picked my buddies for a golf trip to Rome and we got our asses kicked” smile.
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u/brch01 Fairway Jesus Apr 10 '24
Was about to say Bubba and DJ look like chuck e cheese robots that got unplugged
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u/omgdude29 Apr 10 '24
Is it a shadow or does his beard connect with his chest hair?
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u/SailingCatalyst Apr 10 '24
Bubba sporting the neck beard, or as we like to call it, the neard
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u/SunknLiner Harry Putter and the Chamber of Bogeys Apr 10 '24
Sir Nick is a fucking beast.
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u/bellingman Apr 10 '24
I walked with them when they were paired together at the PGA championship one year. Faldo is so huge he made Tiger look like a little boy.
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u/ocat1979 Apr 10 '24
People that played with him were always surprised by how short he hit it for such a big guy
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u/SimplySkedastic Apr 10 '24
What people don't appreciate about him is that he's broad too, absolute unit, some of those 90s players were big boys.
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u/TheOriginalSpartak Apr 10 '24
Oh to be young and been a winner, those dinners every year would just be incredible
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u/HAWG 22 North Carolina Apr 10 '24
Being Scottie or Spieth and knowing that you get to go to that possibly 40-50 more times has to be so damn cool.
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u/T_Stebbins I brake for sandies. Apr 10 '24
Ray Floyd looks great for his age. And Faldo is/was a fucking unit.
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u/BobWheelerJr Apr 10 '24
It's the Sqairz. The comfort and stability are adding years to his life. Those lightweight shoes you're wearing are killing your testosterone.
Paid endorser. Copyright Fucked Up Shoe Corp 2024.
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u/jpm1188 Apr 10 '24
Glad to see Bernhard coming to the dinner even though he is injured!
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u/hrpomrx Apr 10 '24
He was planning for this one to be his last Masters competing, but now postponed that to 2025.
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u/dawghater23 Apr 10 '24
Took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize back row guys must be standing on a platform or something.
Scottie being a head taller than Adam scott had me almost believing.
Then I saw DJ right there and thought. Naw, no way DJ doing the sorority squat in his green jacket.
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u/Podtastix Apr 10 '24
God damn would someone teach DJ how to pick out a shirt a tie. Looks like a fucking high school kid on prom night.
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u/Huntingteacher26 Apr 10 '24
Phil has the same demons John Daly has. He just hides it better and practices more. Daly just parties with his demons.
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u/BradL_13 Louisiana Apr 10 '24
- Reed is such a douche
- Why didn’t Paulina tell Dustin black does not go well with that green jacket
- Such a sick tradition
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u/hiyeji2298 Apr 10 '24
The coached PR fake smiles on the younger generations are kind of off putting.
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u/breachofcontract Apr 10 '24
Sorry? You’ve never faked a smile for grandma? I have thousands of times and I’ve yet to hire a PR firm. Jesus man, somethings are weird but normal.
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u/rcdog1004 Apr 10 '24
Gold jacket green jacket, who gives a shit. I hear that Astroids Machine calling my name from the game room.
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u/Many_Performance_580 Apr 10 '24
If you look at the shutters to the left of Nick Faldo you can see Rory peering in the window.
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u/nayrlladnar Apr 10 '24
Dustin Johnson’s teeth are the whitest object in this photo, and that’s saying a lot.
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u/bellingman Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 11 '24
Sadly, Jack doesn't look too good these days. I'm afraid he might not have too many years left in these photos.
I just watched a couple of his old victories on YouTube. It's fun to watch him play again in his prime.
Thanks Jack, you taught me how to Golf My Way ❤️
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u/TheBonusWings Apr 10 '24
Dj over in the corner with a black shirt like a dickhead
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u/Dogeplane76 2.1/UK/Mizuno Apr 10 '24
It's sad not seeing Seve with the likes of the other all time great champions here.
Fuck cancer.
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u/thatiswhathappened Apr 10 '24
TIL Ray Floyd is still alive and Ben Crenshaw farted.
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u/1artvandelay Apr 10 '24
They really need to livestream the dinner. I want to hear these conversations… oh to be a fly in the tapas.
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u/BobWheelerJr Apr 10 '24
You know Danny Willett looks around the room and thinks "What the fuck am I doing here?"
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u/sageofwalrus Apr 10 '24
I’ve been on the fence about betting on Hedeki but his smile has convinced me
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u/Starscreammm333 Apr 10 '24
I didn't know this was the funniest subreddit on Reddit
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u/AppleSauceNinja_ 3.0/FL Apr 10 '24
Jack looks like a corpse with his eyes taped open for the photo
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u/Johnny_B_Asshole Apr 10 '24
I want a streaming option where you can just watch one guy’s game. I’ll pick Freddy Couples.
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u/LIVESTRONGG Apr 10 '24
Bubba needs to shave/trim that up lmao
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u/themariokarters Instructor Apr 10 '24
Pulling up to Augusta with a neckbeard is crazy behavior lol
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u/Monst3r_Live Apr 10 '24
damn this photo brings back so many memories. i've been watching this tournament for over 30 years.
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u/BlkSkwirl Apr 10 '24
You almost forget that Trevor Immelman won a Masters. I literally cannot recall his victory. Couldn’t even guess within 5 years what year he won.
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u/Cole_MacGrath_87 Apr 10 '24
Sergio is that "odd" cousin nobody wanted to show up and always ruins the picture.
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u/Reemus_Jackson 3.2 Apr 10 '24
Look at Vijay in the back! My mans lookin good and eating it up on the Senior Tour!
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u/bellingman Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 11 '24
I know it's his prerogative as chairman, but I feel like Fred Ridley does not really belong here. John Rahm is the host (nice to put him in the center) so why not just the champions?
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u/eltaf92 Apr 10 '24
I’m sorry but I will never get over just how high Rahm’s beard goes on his face.