You mean your "tree wood"?

I felt bad for Perry......he'd been rock-solid for 16 holes, then made two bad approach shots on 17 and 18 and left the winner agonizingly close to the cup.

What bothered me most was the "choke" tag national radio hosts were heaping on Perry after the tournament was over. Hey, grab a stick and YOU try getting THAT close to a jacket, studio jock. One guy went so far as to say that Jean Ven de Velde was "off the hook" now that Perry coughed it up. "My 9-year old could have made that putt"...."Aren't these guys supposed to be pros?"....."That was just bad golf at the end of that tournament!" I heard a dozen ridiculous statements.

Question, Pete: Why do media fleebs heap such abuse on these guys when they "falter?" Anyone who has played golf knows how hard the game is..........do these guys think about what they say behind the microphone?

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Pete's reply: I think it's fair to say he tightened up at the end -- which he kind of admitted -- but who wouldn't. I saw Mickelson hit a tent in that situation. I can't view losing a one-stroke or two-stroke lead as a choke. The guy would have won if Cabrera hadn't gotten the all-time bounce off that tree on the 19th hole. Stuff happens.

viva Argentina

It was a great Sunday at Augusta, its why the Masters is my favorite tournament to watch.

Tiger did the same thing, hitting a tree in the straw on 18. But his ball wound up on #10 fairway.

Re: the 90% air theory: a screen door is also 90% air, but I wouldn't try and hit a golf ball through one!

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Pete's reply: Good point, but I believe I have driven a golf ball through a screen door, though I didn't stay around to make sure.

I was actually cheering for Cabrera for a couple of reasons-one he looks like your average guy you'd see down at your local course. I also liked the quick pace he played at-a nice change from the snail-like approach taken by most pro golfers. Maybe his win will start a trend but I'm not holding my breath. Anyway.it was a great Masters but as far as golf on TV-usually too boring-I'd rather be out on the course playing even if it is struggle to break 90 most days.

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Pete's reply: I've got you there. I struggle to break 90 every day.

Pete,

That was one of the most amazing finishes ever at Augusta. Golf is a game of inches. Cliche, yeah, but also so true.

If Perry's near-hole-in-one turns another revolution or two, it's in the hole and there wouldn't be a playoff.

Then the shot by Cabrera. If he hits the tree maybe a quarter inch more to the right, he might still be hitting from the trees. It's like a one-in-a-million, dumb luck, "won the lottery" kind of shot.

And, then, what are the odds that both Perry and Campbell will both miss-hit their second shots from around 150 yards, leaving them off the green? Cabrera was problably all but rubbing his eyes in disbelief to see a wide-open shot at the green with no one on ahead of him.

Again, both those approach shots were struck less than an inch off of the on the spot head where they were trying hit it.

Was there ever a more improbable win at the Masters? If so, I don't remember it. Great finish, disappointing finish, astonishing finish all rolled into one.

I wonder if Angel is a distant relation of D-Cab. I say distant, because while both are wild, only Angel is effectively wild.