Masters Archives - Hal Phillips https://www.halphillips.net/tag/masters Small-Batch Journalism & Comment Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:17:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.halphillips.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-BNyb0KwmkKGrHgoH-C8EjlLlhlGBJrZchZqHQ_35-32x32.jpg Masters Archives - Hal Phillips https://www.halphillips.net/tag/masters 32 32 Breaking 120 at Augusta: Could a 16 handicap do it? Experts Weigh In https://www.halphillips.net/breaking-120-at-augusta-could-a-16-handicap-do-it-the-experts-weigh-in?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-120-at-augusta-could-a-16-handicap-do-it-the-experts-weigh-in https://www.halphillips.net/breaking-120-at-augusta-could-a-16-handicap-do-it-the-experts-weigh-in#respond Sun, 14 Aug 2022 11:23:20 +0000 https://www.halphillips.net/?p=5171 [Ed. LINKS Magazine published this star-studded piece back in 2006, prior to the Masters Tournament claimed by Phil Mickelson. Breaking 120 at Augusta was a bit simpler back then. He prevailed over a course measuring 7,445 yards; ANGC plays another 120 yards longer today, and green speeds only get faster with the passage of time. […]

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]]> https://www.halphillips.net/breaking-120-at-augusta-could-a-16-handicap-do-it-the-experts-weigh-in/feed 0 Masters Week: Fighting The Pieties That Be https://www.halphillips.net/masters-week-fighting-the-pieties-that-be?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masters-week-fighting-the-pieties-that-be https://www.halphillips.net/masters-week-fighting-the-pieties-that-be#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:21:36 +0000 http://halphillips.net/?p=470 As close readers of this blog already know, I possess a highly developed aversion to sanctimony. As a result, Masters Week really is something of a trial for me — until Saturday afternoon, when the inherent competitive attractions of the tournament ultimately win out and take precedence over the weeks of bullshit fawning and musing […]

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