Seamus Power - PGA Tour Winner 2021/22

If that doesn’t give him even more confidence then nothing will. He couldn’t be going to Augusta in a better place. I would think the last 3 months is as significant as his win last July.

The Barbasol was obviously the breakout moment but he’s shown that it wasn’t a fluke or a one off, he’s constantly improved since and has turned a corner in his career. His career trajectory is similar to Jimmy Walker. He hit a purple patch in his mid to late 30s after not really doing anything for years beforehand.

His driving accuracy has improved an awful lot in the last 6 months which will help him next week. His approach play is up there with the best on tour I think, he hits a tonne of greens in regulation. in general his short game is pretty sharp but unfortunately what could find him out is his putting.

The greens at Augusta are nasty and the big thing for Seamus next week is avoid three putts. Zalatoris is probably the worst putter I’ve seen on the PGA tour since Davis Love III and he finished runner up last year, if he could putt he’d have won pulling up. I think last year was an anomaly with Zalatoris though because every other year for as long as I can remember putting is key. Garcia somehow managed to become a good putter for 4 days when he won in 2017.

I think we’d all be thrilled to see Seamus playing four days, next week is well and truly bonus territory for him I think. That being said, he has zero pressure on him next week he can just go and enjoy himself and see what happens. Make the cut would be huge, a top 20 would be unbelievable and last week will have given him huge confidence.

Being a debutant wouldn’t worry me that much about him to be honest. He’s shown it hasn’t hindered him in the matchplay. Obviously Augusta is a different beast but he’s been there a few times, not sure if he’s ever played it, but he’ll have plenty of homework done.

He’s a cool character as well I don’t see him being that phased by the occasion and why I say that is because the Masters wasn’t his number one goal, he came out and said he’s going to treat it as any other tournament. It’s his first ever appearance in a major so as he says himself he doesn’t know how to prepare any different. It’s a great attitude to have and hopefully it serves him well.

I think trying to make the cut in his first Masters has to be his target starting out. It will be great to have four Irish in the field, its hard to beat the Masters for 4 days of great golf.

I think the bizarre comment is yours.

I expressed my opinion, and you've got yours. As I've said previously, I'd like nothing more than to be proved wrong.

It may have escaped your attention but this is a thread for general comments about Seamus Power the golfer - not the Seamus Power Appreciation Society where he's lauded like a demigod by one and all.

As for your comment about my watching golf once a year... for your information I've played the game for almost 50 years. I played off a 4 handicap for a long, long time, albeit many years ago (although these days you can put a 1 in front of that).

Unlike you, I would think, I've actually played at Augusta as a members guest when I was in the States on business. It was and still is a beast of a course, and that day I had by far and away my worst round of golf in almost 50 years, shooting 29 over par.

I might add that I make a massive second income from specialising in gambling (I call it investments) purely on golf tournaments and NFL American Football. Just last week I backed Chad Ramey who won the Corales Championship at 50/1. So I do know just a little of what I'm talking about.

Apart from playing for the first time ever on a monster of a course, Seamus has to contend with massive raucous and partisan crowds the like of which he will never have encountered before. Add to that a competition field which will contain all of the world's top golfers, unlike most tournaments where a fair chunk are missing, and those with good course experience will have a great advantage. I also believe his nerves will be somewhat affected by the occasion which will result in even minor miscalculations being grossly exaggerated on a course such as Augusta.

Of course I wish him the best of luck. I really like the guy and I've wagered on him in several tournaments this season. But I wager with my head not my heart... and my head tells me I wont be laying money on him for this tournament. That's not being unpatriotic, it's called common sense.

Now you can have your opinion, and I may disagree. But I'm certainly not going to make some massive issue out of it as you have.

The greenside angles are notorious on the first two par 5's, and water comes into play at the two on the back nine where a precision approach is imperative. All four par 5's are reachable in two by better players but accuracy is key.

I certainly think Seamus has the tools to do himself proud but my gut feeling is that it will all prove too much for him on his first visit.

The battle for him, mind wise, will be the front nine on the first day. Come out of that reasonably unscathed and it will settle the nerves a little and hopefully set him up for a decent Masters debut.

Kaymer’s head went after what happened in Abu Dhabi. Mentally that absolutely destroyed him and he never recovered which is a shame, he was some player on his day.

@kowloonkev - Everyone knows that those who give it 'the big one' and take any opportunity to brag about their "achievements" on online forums are not to be taken seriously. That is forum 101. Are you new to the internet?

Pathetic.

If I'd wanted to give it "the big one" or brag about "achievements" I could have said I'd played off scratch and I regularly play all the Open courses, or some such thing... as opposed to my truthfully saying I once long ago played off four, and my only time in America I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to play Augusta as a guest - and embarrassed myself with +29.

You're a sad case if you've got nothing better to do than attack someone for simply voicing their opinion about Seamus' chances this week, and then resorting to calling them a liar because their reply made you feel inadequate.

You're an arrogant, sad person who thinks only his opinion counts.

Must be a nightmare living in your house, and you're probably billy no-mates anyway with that large festering chip on your shoulder.

No doubt you'll come back with some other snide remark, but carry on showing yourself up as a complete fool to other Boards users.

When I posted in this thread over the last three or four years commending Seamus on a made cut or the $50,000 he made for finishing 30th in an unglamorous event on the PGA tour I probably didn’t think the day would come where I’d be looking forward to seeing him play the Masters. I always wanted to see it, I believed he was good enough but he had so many different set backs it did look unlikely.

Today is a proud day for any Irish golf fan but being from Waterford it makes it even more special. I’m living in Cork now and met up with a buddy of his caddy Simon’s the other night. They’ve been on some journey together the last 2 years. We have a table booked in a pub in the city this evening below a massive TV. We’ll be back tomorrow, we’ll be back Saturday and we’ll be back Sunday.

Even up to a few months ago, nobody ever mentioned Power but now everyone seems to be following him. It’s hard not to root for him when people hear his story. I think he’ll do himself justice today and tomorrow, even if he doesn’t it’s not the end of the world. He’s only going in one direction and there’s big days coming for him regardless of what happens at Augusta.