1 – European roots?

Three players who absolutely captivate me are Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, and Tyrrell Hatton. They are from Norway, Ireland, and England. Methinks there’s a message there.

2 – He needs a mulligan

My guess is, Jordan Spieth regrets the post-game“ mud ball” soliloquy after Round 3 of the Masters. If not, he should.

3 – Hey, you can see his face

An endless stream of breathtaking second shots into the par-5 15th in the Masters have been coming at us on X for days now . . . Jack in ’75 and ’86, Tiger in 2011, Rory in ’25. And the takeaway is, they were all great but Jack’s clips are neater because he’s not wearing a hat.

4 – Picture that

Ken Griffey Jr. taking photographs for masters.com was just about the coolest thing you can imagine.

5 – Who?

The saddest thing was explaining to half the press building who Ken Griffey Jr. was in his younger years.

6 – The answer is . . .

Patrick Reed.

7 – The question is . . .

Who would pose a nightmare to Keegan Bradley and his U.S. Ryder Cup players if he were to continue to play well and get in the conversation for a berth in September? (You realize Reed did finish solo third in the Masters and is 20th in the standings, 12 ahead of Jordan Spieth?)

8 – It’s rule No. 1

We were moving furniture and the instructions kept coming at me. “Move it left,” she said. “More left. Even more left.” Finally I had to tell her, “you know, the more left we aim, the further right it will go.” She looked at me like I was a cuckoo bird. But you all know what I’m talking about, yes?

9 – Just don’t ask which four

Four. That’s how many more major wins Rory McIlroy has in him.