Masters Golf Tournament 2009

Online Survey

How much pimento-cheese can you eat?

Masters Survey

Edited by Ron Kaspriske
Illustrations By Julien Pacaud April 2009

1. Would you be able to identify 2008 Masters winner Trevor Immelman from a lineup?
Yes: 82%
No: 9%
Only if he were wearing his green jacket: 9%

2. How much would you pay to be Tiger Woods' caddie at the Masters?
$100: 13%
$500: 9%
$1,000: 20%
$5,000: 22%
Zero; he should pay me: 36%

3. Which of the following would you rather have?
Two lifetime badges to attend the Masters: 78%
A guaranteed 20-percent gain on my 401(k) for 2009.: 22%

4. Nick Faldo gets laryngitis, and CBS needs you to select an analyst alongside Jim Nantz for the Masters. Whom would you pick?
David Feherty: 41%
Johnny Miller: 30%
Jack Nicklaus: 20%
Will Ferrell: 9%

5. Which player would you most like to see win the Masters this year?
Tiger Woods: 29%
Fred Couples: 12%
Boo Weekley: 11%
Anthony Kim: 10%
Sergio Garcia: 8%
Ernie Els: 7%
Phil Mickelson: 7%
Padraig Harrington: 5%
Camilo Villegas: 2%
Vijay Singh: 1%
Somebody else: 8%

6. If not one player on the previous list is within 10 strokes of the lead on Sunday, would you watch the telecast of the final round anyway?
Wouldn't miss it: 90%
No way; I'm playing instead: 10%

7. You can attend every day of the Masters provided you commit to one of the following conditions for the entire week. Which do you choose?
Only food for the week: unlimited pimento-cheese sandwiches: 37%
For every hour on the course, you have to watch an hour of "Dancing with the Stars": 28%
Must sleep every night in a pup tent on the tarmac at the Augusta airport: 27%
Eight-hour shifts nightly as a Hooters bathroom attendant: 8%

8. Tiger has won four of the 12 Masters he has played as a professional. How many will he win in his career?
Four: 2%
Five: 7%
Six (Jack Nicklaus' record): 33%
Seven or more: 58%

9. Do you want to see Tiger break Jack's record of six Masters victories?
Yes: 73%
No: 27%

10. Will Sergio win a major?
Yes, this year: 21%
Eventually: 69%
Never: 10%

11. Have you ever attended the Masters?
Yes: 23%
No: 77%

12. If you could play a round on the tournament setup at only one of these courses, which would you choose?
Augusta National: 87%
TPC Sawgrass: 5%
Turnberry (2009 British Open site): 4%
Bethpage Black (2009 U.S. Open site): 3%
Hazeltine National (2009 PGA site): 1%

13. From the list below, what is your favorite event to watch?
Masters: 61%
Ryder Cup: 14%
U.S. Open: 13%
British Open: 10%
Players Championship: 1%
PGA Championship: 1%

14. Which would make the Masters better?
Return the course to its pre-Tigerproofing setup: 37%
More hours of television coverage: 36%
Set aside tournament tickets for a lottery: 25%
Move it out of Georgia: 2%

November 21, 2009

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