2014 Master's winner Bubba Watson receives the notorious green jacket from 2013 winner Adam Scott.
Mixing my blog up a bit, I wanted to feature golf, which is very topical at the moment, a sport I would have very little knowledge about before watching the Masters. I flicked back and fourth through the Arsenal game and the Masters last Saturday, so it was an fulfilling evening of sport. I really had no choice in the matter.
The football went to extra time and penalties but I found myself a little more glued to the golf, which was all new to me considering I barely knew the difference between 8 under par and 8 over par previously. My dad gave me some insight into the history of the masters so I guess that sparked my interest a little too. So I did some extra research on top of this.
The Master's kicked off at 6:30pm our time but it was about 2:00pm in Augusta Georgia, on the soil of the Augusta National Golf Club under a smashing sun. The competition is one of the four major golfing events. The victorious sportsman receives a traditional green jacket.
This year marked a Tiger-less Master's, as the famous Tiger Woods, who has won four Master titles was not playing. This seen a 30 percent drop in people tuning in to watch the open. It also marked a historic year for winner Bubba Watson, who has now received the title twice in three years. But, to me, the most admirable sportsman involved was 20-year-old Jordan Spieth, who came in joint second place with fellow contestant Jonas Blixt. Spieth, really stood out for me watching the Matster's, I mean to be a serious contender at this level in professional golf at the ripe age of 20 is a fantastic achievement in itself, and that's coming from someone who knows little to nothing about golf!
I found myself instantly drawn in to Jordan as a golfer, who may have made history as being the youngest golfer in 92 years of the Master's to have won the title, but fell short of victory, even after being tied for lead at 5 under par after third round. I watched a few of his shots and was seriously impressed.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/bubba-watson-lands-his-second-us-masters-title-30182918.html
http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/jordan-spieth-20-going-40-might-be-next-masters-champion
http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/television-audiences-just-not-turned-on-by-a-tigerless-major-30182612.html
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