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Snoop? Sergio?! What a crazy Masters week

Alex Myers discusses a memorable week in Augusta, which began with a rapper and ended with a major sports curse being lifted.

Released on 4/12/2017

Transcript

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So, we're still trying to make sense
00:01
of a crazy Masters week.
00:03
It began with the number one player in the world
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and fittest golfer on the planet
00:07
getting hurt by slipping on some stairs in his socks.
00:11
See, Mom, keeping your shoes on in the house
00:13
is a good idea.
00:15
Then, I enjoyed sipping on some gin and juice
00:17
with Snoop Dogg.
00:19
Well, I enjoyed sipping on some gin and juice
00:21
while watching Snoop Dogg perform Gin & Juice.
00:25
What a life changing experience.
00:27
A few hours later, I witnessed one of the oddest
00:29
long drive contests you'll ever see
00:32
between Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.
00:34
Sorry, Gary, but it wasn't a tie.
00:37
Then, the tournament actually began,
00:40
and Jordan Spieth made another back nine
00:42
quadruple bogey at Augusta National.
00:44
Those aren't good.
00:45
But Jordan was doing better than his buddy Smylie Kaufman.
00:48
A year after he played with Jordan
00:50
in the final group at the Masters,
00:52
Smylie made a different type of public appearance on Friday,
00:55
at something called the Natty Shack
00:57
in a rented out Midas store,
01:00
where he sat on a throne made from cases of Natty Light
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and shared a beer.
01:04
Hey, life comes at you fast.
01:07
But that was nothing compared to what happened on Sunday,
01:10
when Sergio Garcia won the Masters.
01:12
That's right, Sergio Garcia won the Masters,
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the same guy who was previously
01:17
0 for 73 in major championships,
01:19
the same guy who seemed to have talked himself
01:21
out of being able to contend at Augusta National years ago,
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the same guy who has always seemed convinced
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the golf gods are against him.
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Get in line, Sergio.
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At least you've made a hole in one before.
01:33
Forget about the Cubs or the Cavs.
01:35
This is the most unlikely sports curse
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to be broken in the past 12 months.
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And the timing couldn't be better.
01:43
Garcia's scheduled to marry Angela Akins in July,
01:46
and tying the knot wearing a green jacket
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would be pretty boss.
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