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2016 WGC Cadillac Championship — GOTM is a PFZ

Throughout this whole election season, I’ve been pretty good at ignoring the candidates and the 24/7/366 (happy leap day!) news cycle. Unfortunately, as I sat down to write this preview, I realized I couldn’t ignore it any longer. Because this week, the WGC Cadillac Championship is being played at … Trump National Doral. Yup that Trump. Luckily for everyone out there, I decided to not put a picture of the man in this article, and this is the only time I’m going to mention him specifically. I for one, believe GOTM should be a PFZ — politics free zone. This is something increasingly rare in modern culture, so enjoy it.

Now time for the music. Last year I used the standard Billy Joel Cadillac-ac-ac-ac song, so I figure I’ll just go with one of the more catchy songs I’ve been listening to recently. Also since they don’t have a music video out yet, I’ll use the soundcloud stream.

Here’s what to watch for.

All the top guys

Invites to the Cadillac Championship are given as follows.

  1. Top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings
  2. Top 30 from 2015 FedEx Cup
  3. Top 10 from this year’s FedEx Cup from after the Honda
  4. Top 20 from 2015 Euro Order of Merit
  5. Top 10 from this year’s Euro Order of Merit
  6. Top 2 players from the final 2015 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
  7. Top 2 players from the final 2015 Australasian Tour Order of Merit
  8. Top 2 players from the final 2015 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
  9. Top 2 players from the final 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit

What this means is viewers are treated to one of the best fields outside of a major. 48 of the top 50 in the world will be in Miami, only Jim Furyk (wrist injury) and Thongchai Jaidee (sickness) won’t be making the trip.

Guess that’s what happens when you drop money on money at the players, with the winner getting a stout $1,612,432.

Random players making bank, even if they suck

With no cut, everybody makes money!

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The Masters — A Tradition that Keeps Getting Better

It’s time for the Masters! Time for golf at Augusta! Time for Jim Nantz! Time for the Masters theme song! Yup the Masters has a theme song. What other tournament has a theme song? (By the way, put this video on in the background on repeat when reading this).

The Drive Chip and Putt is over (thankfully, as “special” and “amazing” an experience that was for the kids, I’d rather have watched JB Holmes birdie the first four holes during the Shell Houston Open’s final round), and the practice rounds are under way, with the first round on Thursday looming like the opening round of a major does. Get ready for golf, green grass, and awkward handshakes! It’s the Masters 2015 preview.

About the Sponsor

We all knew the Masters was unique in that it doesn’t need sponsors. It isn’t the “Waffle House Masters”. It isn’t the “Masters Presented by Waffle House” either. So I was questioning whether or not I should even include this section. Of course the answer is yes! In fact these companies deserve this section even more than normal tournaments because their name isn’t mentioned with the tournament name. In fact their name isn’t even mentioned on the Masters website. Seriously. I couldn’t find anything there that mentioned who’s paying the rich white guys and Condoleezza Rice a ridiculous amount of money and not get mentioned anywhere.

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