The final Legend of that 3 Ball, Gary Player, reminded us that he is still clearly quite jealous of what Modern Day Professionals earn these days!! If only he had a Dollar for every Sit-Up he still does in the Gym!!

On a similar vein we also learned that Tiger is still THE biggest draw in the game of golf with Tickets, which remember are more scarce than winning a trip to Willy Wonka`s Chocolate Factory, were changing hands at nearly $8000! Which was double that of similar exchanges in previous years! All to try and get a glimpse of Tiger making his Masters comeback! It wasn`t vintage Tiger, but he didn`t do too badly! In fact the ‘Old Guard’ put on a good show in general. Freddy Couples managed all 4 rounds despite having a spine in as good a nick as Tony Finua`s ankle. For me the only thing that made me wince more than the slow motion re-runs of Tony twisting then re-popping his ankle was watching Sandy Lyle putt!!

Not that it was bad, he actually tied the fewest amount of putts after 36 holes with Patrick Reed and only missed the cut by 1 stroke, but it was the fact that he was wielding something not dissimilar to my grannies old Carpet Sweeper to do it!!

Perhaps young Rory McIlroy might be considering using one after his last round performance, where again he showed that his confidence and putting prowess are as fragile as a Rizzla Paper in the rain!! His long game didn`t help him either with his opening Tee Shot in the final round being so ‘Far Right’ that apparently it was only stopped from going Out of Bounds when it rebounded back off a giant swastika! Maybe he got confused when some suggested he take the ‘Conservative’ approach!?

So here`s a question, and speaking of ‘in the Augusta crowds’, if I were to ridicule what they call the spectators at the Masters would that be patronising patronizing?

I`m actually not going to ridicule anything that Augusta or the Masters Committee do, because quite frankly it`s an incredible Tournament they run and it always gets me thinking (in fact, I think I`ve mentioned this in previous years) but do you think Golf should do to its Major Grand Slam events what Tennis has done with theirs? In that they have 4 very different events and challenges (Hardcourt, Clay, Grass) but held annually at different times of the year at the same iconic venues!

Augusta is the only venue that hosts a Major every year, the Players know the Challenge, the Crowds know what to expect but are never disappointed and typically always treated to a memorable spectacle, and the Event, when you add in the Par 3 Tournament, Junior Drive, Chip, Putt Competition, Champions Dinner and Honorary Starters, has become something very special. Do you think that would work with our Open Championship, the US Open and their PGA Championship if they returned every year to the same venue!? Or is it a good thing to have these Championships on a Major Course Rota?

For instance would it be good if Pebble Beach became the home of the US Open, St Andrews the permanent venue for the Open Championship and say Pinehurst for the USPGA? Could you make more of a special event that way? Would that be better than taking Grand Slam Tournaments to built-from-scratch venues with no history like Chambers Bay & Erin Hills? Would Tennis ever dream of moving one of their Big 4 to a newly built venue?

Does any Golfer in this generation or past grow up dreaming of winning the US Open at Chambers Bay or rather slipping on the Green Jacket at Augusta!? Or are they just delighted to get their hands on one? I`m sure though that if you ask any Tour Player if they could choose where they could win an Open Championship I`d bet they`d virtually all say ‘The Old Course’!?

Be interesting to hear your thoughts.