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Take Slip·Apr 12, 2021
#PMT-2021-0412-14671
Scott Van PeltScott Van Pelt

Winning the Masters will eventually be worth over $1 billion to Hideki Matsuyama

Andy North kept saying to me, you cannot comprehend the amount of pressure that's on this young man's shoulders... He's like, this is worth a billion dollars to him... This guy's 29 years old. He's got to have, you know, give him 40 years of being able to be, I'm the Masters champion in Japan. He's like, you could be a nine figure a year guy... David Duval... told me this morning, he goes, look, that's not, that's not crazy at all. He said, it might be conservative.

Fact ClaimGolfHot
While hard to verify exactly, Matsuyama's endorsement potential in Japan skyrocketed, with estimates from experts like Rickie Fowler's agent suggesting $20M+ annually, which over a lifetime makes the $1B figure plausible but pending long-term results.

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Take Slip·Apr 12, 2021
#PMT-2021-0412-14661
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Tiger Woods would have won the 2021 Masters if he had been able to play

I think Tiger [Woods] would have won this Masters, I'll be honest with you. I agree.

OpinionGolfMediumSubjective
This is entirely speculative as Tiger Woods was recovering from a major car accident at the time and could not compete.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 12, 2021
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Hideki Matsuyama should serve blowfish liver at the Champions Dinner next year

If I'm Hideki, I serve blowfish liver and let the chips fall where they may maybe thin out the field a little bit. See who gets poisoned.

Hot TakeGolfScorchingSarcastic
Matsuyama served a menu including Miyazaki Wagyu, but did not serve poisonous blowfish liver.
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Take Slip·Apr 12, 2021
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Brooks Koepka is a hero for playing the Masters on one leg

We should also say the real winner of this Masters is Brooks Koepka. Competing on one leg like a warrior. Walking paralyzed man. Exactly. So the fact he was even able to get out there and play two rounds of golf. That's impressive.

OpinionGolfMediumSubjectiveSarcastic
Koepka did play through a significant knee injury, but 'hero' status is a subjective characterization used for comedic effect.

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2025
#PMT-2025-0414-5671
Scott Van PeltScott Van Pelt

Rory McIlroy's Masters win was primarily 100% relief

It was almost all relief. And the thing that Andy North described to me... you feel so much more relief than joy... it was so obvious that sure there's joy in there... but clearly it was like, just thank God I did it.

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Rory himself later admitted it was a burden, supporting this view.
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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2025
#PMT-2025-0414-5673
Scott Van PeltScott Van Pelt

Now that he's won the Masters, Rory McIlroy could stack three or four more majors

This is the damn burst that now frees them up to be truly like, fuck it. I'm gonna go do like... he's got a ton of runway in front of him. He could stack three or four more of these.

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This will be proven over the next several years of golf majors.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 26, 2025
#PMT-2025-0326-17566
Scott Van PeltScott Van Pelt

Maryland needs Florida's Clayton to sprain an ankle to win the Sweet 16 matchup

I think we need Clayton to sprain his ankle. Not badly, not bad. I'm not rooting for it and I'm not rooting for an injury like that guy's got such big balls... Maryland needs to play its best, the best be the best version of itself and I think they can win the game.

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Florida defeated Maryland and advanced to the Final Four. Walter Clayton Jr. was healthy and named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, leading Florida to the national championship.