{"id":648,"date":"2015-04-10T14:13:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T10:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeoconnelljr.com\/?p=648"},"modified":"2015-04-10T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T10:13:54","slug":"masters-has-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeoconnelljr.com\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"Masters has arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s that time of year a man’s thoughts turn to golf, and the classy strains of “Augusta” touch his ears like rolling greens. Boy, do I love rooting for an underdog, and this year that’s Tiger Woods. Nine shots off the lead after Round One? Yup, setting us up for a great comeback.<\/p>\n

My favorite number from Thursday, of course, was not 73 but 71. As in… Watson, 71. That’s Tom, age 65, and Bubba, age 36 and winner of two of the last three Masters tournaments, shooting the same score, and a good one at that. My congrats, Watsons. See you on the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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