Kenny Perry had the Masters wrapped, staring down a two-stroke lead with just two holes to go. But he missed just left on 18 to close out bogey-bogey, and after an impressive Angel Cabrera up-and-down for par on 18, there's going to be some free golf at Augusta.That's right: playoff time. Chad Campbell, Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera head to a sudden-death Masters playoff on holes 18, 10 and 11.
Update, Hole One: Campbell lost his putt low and is eliminated from the playoff -- Perry and Cabrera head to 10.
It's the first playoff since 2005 (and the first three-way playoff since Greg Norman, Larry Mize and Seve Ballesteros battled it out in 1987) and the 14th sudden death playoff in Masters history. Perry obviously comes in as a sort of underdog in this affair, given that he has shown an awkward propensity to not perform well in the clutch at Augusta, presuming you just factor in the last two holes.
However, things might appear differently given their collective performance on these holes in the tournament. Chad Campbell appears to be at a strong disadvantage, posting one-under on 10, two-over on 11, and one-over on 18 for the tournament, respectively.
Cabrera is even-par on 10, one-over on 11 and one-under on 18 in the 2009 Masters, while Perry is two-under on 10, one-under on 11 and even-par on 18 throughout the week.
Bear in mind, too, that if one of the players bogeys on 18 and the other two players par, then only the two players who parred the hole continue on in the playoff.















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4-12-2009 @ 8:27PM
dinohealth said...
THIS EASTER SUNDAY, NO ONE IS CRYING IN ARGENTINA! AFTER BEING ON THE LEADERBOARD THROUGHOUT THE MASTERS, A MARIOTTI-BRANDED "ERRATIC", ANGEL CABRERA, RESURRECTS HIS HOPES ON THE FIRST PLAYOFF, AROUND A TREE, AND EARNS MORE THAN A BYLINE IN JAY' MARIOTTIS' NEXT COLUMN!
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4-13-2009 @ 4:53PM
boxformail said...
I was rooting for Kenny Perry. He would have made history as the oldest golfer to win the Masters. I was also rooting for Chad Campbell because he's a bright young star on the tour. And again, I was rooting for Angel Cabrera because he's known as one of the nicest golfers on tour. It turned out to a disappointing day for two of them but they provided great entertainment for this golf enthusiast. Thanks you three, for your efforts. Good luck to you all in the future.
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