The Masters: Twas the Night Before 1st Round Tee Time

By Todd Brode | Apr 6, 2016

AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 12: Jordan Spieth of the United States walk over Hogan Bridge during the final round of the 2015 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) /

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AUGUSTA, GA – APRIL 12: Phil Mickelson of the United States watches a shot on the 13th hole during the final round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

The Masters brings out the poet it all of us!

The 2016 Masters Tournament is finally upon us. The Sunday excitement of the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship is in the rearview mirror. Jordan Spieth has made it through his first Champions Dinner as host and the hub-bub of the Par-3 Contest and those astonishing 7 aces is over for another year.

The amateurs who are encamped in the Crow’s Nest are trying to get a good night’s sleep and we’re almost to the ceremonial tee shot that will be minus one of our most beloved golf icons this year.

What must it feel like tonight on the hallowed ground of Augusta National Golf Club?

Twas the night before the Masters,

when all through the course

No one was a stirring, not even Phil’s horse.

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