18 QUESTIONS

Masters lovers will do the darnedest things

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1. You've caught Louis Oosthuizen's ball when he tossed it to the gallery after making a double eagle on the second hole in 2012. Masters officials immediately offer you two tickets—lifetime—in exchange for the ball. A patron standing next to you offers $50,000. Which do you choose?
My Aprils are set for the rest of my life.
I'll take cash or check.
Neither—I'm keeping the ball. 
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2. You're allowed a 15-minute tour of one of the following Augusta National structures. Which do you choose?
The Butler Cabin, where the winner dons his green coat.
The Eisenhower Cabin, where Ike stayed.
The Crow's Nest, the amateurs' quarters atop the clubhouse.
The Champions Locker Room.
The clubhouse trophy room.
The clubhouse wine cellar.
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3. Would you eat a large plate of Sandy Lyle's 1989 Champions Dinner choice—haggis, a blend of sheeps' stomach, heart and lungs, with oatmeal, onion and other spices—in exchange for a round on the Par-3 Course?
Sure—and give me sides of blood sausage and head cheese.
I'd rather eat Sandy Lyle's golf shoes.
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4. Would you move into a home, permanently, next door to the Hooters restaurant in Augusta in exchange for 10 rounds annually for you and your friends at Augusta National?
Give me the keys to the house, but I'm not wearing a tank top and orange shorts.
No way—you do know that Augusta National is closed for almost half the year? 
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5. Final round, 2013 Masters. You're near the 18th hole TV tower. Jim Nantz, looking very ill, clambers down the ladder and says, "I can't do this anymore. Would you fill in for me?" Do you accept?
Nope—I've got stage fright, and I'm not wild about heights, either.
"Hello, friends ... "
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6. Who would you most like to see win this year's Masters?
Keegan Bradley
Fred Couples
Luke Donald
Jason Dufner
Ernie Els
Rickie Fowler
Sergio Garcia
Dustin Johnson
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Ian Poulter
Adam Scott
Webb Simpson
Bubba Watson
Tiger Woods
Other
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7. If someone slipped the green jacket on you on Masters Sunday, what would you be wearing underneath?
A white golf shirt, khaki pants.
A black golf shirt, khaki pants.
A Loudmouth golf shirt and pants.
Nothing but a tie.
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8. Wandering through the trees, you trip on a half-buried relic—a mashie-niblick with Bobby Jones' unique inscription stamped on the head! What do you do?
Turn it in at the clubhouse.
Shove it down a pants leg and limp to the parking lot.
Find Billy Payne and say, "Before I request two days of golf for me and a few friends, I was wondering: Ever heard of eBay?"
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9. Who do you have the most sympathy for?
Scott Hoch, who missed a two-footer that would have won the 1989 Masters.
Greg Norman, who blew a six-shot lead on Sunday and lost the 1996 Masters.
Rory McIlroy, who had a four-shot lead but shot 80 on Sunday at the 2011 Masters.
Roberto De Vicenzo, who signed an incorrect scorecard to lose the 1968 Masters.
Tom Weiskopf, who finished second at the Masters four times, but never won.
Ken Venturi, who shot a final-round 80 to lose by a stroke as an amateur.
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10. You get a chance to play Augusta National one time. Do you tee it up from the members' tees (6,365 yards) or the Masters tees (7,435 yards)?
Tee it forward.
I'll play where the big boys play.
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11. To avoid further lengthening of the course, would you be in favor of Masters participants using a restricted-flight golf ball?
Yes
No
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12. Do you play golf on Masters Sunday?
Always.
Sometimes.
Never.
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13. Which departed Masters champion would you have most liked to have dinner with?
Seve Ballesteros
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Gene Sarazen
Sam Snead
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14. Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore are the first two female members at Augusta National. Should there be a third woman added to the membership?
Yes, along with a fourth, a fifth, a sixth ...
To tell you the truth, I wish Augusta National hadn't caved.
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15. Will Tiger Woods win another Masters (he has four)?
Yes
No
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16. With a one-shot lead on the 72nd tee, which player in this year's field is most likely to blow it?
Ernie Els
Sergio Garcia
Dustin Johnson
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Adam Scott
Lee Westwood
Tiger Woods
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17. You get a replica of one of the following to put in your yard. Which do you choose?
The Hogan Bridge at the 12th hole.
The Nelson Bridge at the 13th hole.
The Sarazen Bridge at the 15th hole.
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18. You're transported back in time to watch one of the following. Your choice:
The first Masters, in 1934.
Jack Nicklaus' first Masters victory, 50 years ago, in 1963. 

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