Masters pairings we’d like to see

The official Masters pairings will come out later this week. Unlike, the U.S. Open, which sometimes has a sense of humor when choosing who is grouped together, the Masters traditionally doesn’t do take that approach. But that didn’t stop us from putting together some three-somes we’d like to see tee off at Augusta National on Thursday:

Fashionistas

Ian Poulter, Anthony Kim, Rory Sabbatini

From Poulter’s bringht color choices, to Kim’s belt buckles, to Sabbatini’s camoflauge pants, follow these gents if you want to know what’s “in.”

Peachy keen

Ryuji Imada, Bubba Watson, Stewart Cink

Imada and Watson are UGA grads, Cink is a GT alum. If one of them can’t make it, perhaps Valdosta State’s Briny Baird or Atlanta native D.J. Trahan can fill in.

>Hey, it goes straight

Jim Furyk, Kenny Perry, Jeev Milkha Singh

Furyk’s swing has a loop, Perry’s looks like he’s digging a hole, Singh’s looks, well, homemade. But, weekend warriors, it doesn’t matter if the ball goes in the hole, right?

Woe to the announcer

Soren Kjeldsen, Prayad Marksaeng, Louis Oosthuizen

We tried and tried and tried to say these names. Stand by the first tee box on Thursday if you want to know how to say them.

Memory lane (for good reasons)

Raymond Floyd, Gary Player, Tom Watson

Combined they’ve made 130 starts at the Masters, and have six green jackets between them.

Memory lane (for bad reasons)

Greg Norman, Fuzzy Zoeller, Brant Snedeker

One unexpectedly imploded, one infamously exploded, one sympathetically blubbered. Each are tied to the Masters for different reasons.

Second’s not so bad

Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sean O’Hair

Els and Goosen have finished second in majors a few too many times, while O’Hair dropped a five-shot lead last week.

Bad blood