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Take Slip·Apr 12, 2021
#PMT-2021-0412-14670
Scott Van PeltScott Van Pelt

Bryson DeChambeau struggled at the Masters because he lacked specific yardage books

Augusta National, they don't provide [yardage books]... I almost wonder if it kind of jams up [Bryson DeChambeau's] airspace, so to speak, because you've got to sort it out completely on your own, and I think that's why you hear people talk so much about local knowledge and about playing here for years.

DeChambeau has historically struggled at Augusta (T46 in 2021) compared to other courses, supporting the idea that the course's unique restrictions affect his style.
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Take Slip·Apr 9, 2021
#PMT-2021-0409-17420
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Augusta National pipes in bird noises for the Masters broadcast

I'm more convinced than ever that the birds are actually piped in crowd noise. Agreed. There's one bird in particular. They play its call over and over and over. It's a cardinal, I think. They're getting sloppy with it. I think it might be a whippoorwill. But whatever it is, it's very obvious.

While CBS was caught using recorded bird sounds in 1990 and 1991, Augusta National and modern broadcasters maintain the sounds are natural, though the theory persists among fans.
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Take Slip·Apr 9, 2021
#PMT-2021-0409-17421
Big CatBig Cat

Bryson DeChambeau looks fat when he is playing poorly

When you're bigger and you're doing well, you're strong. And when you're doing poorly, you're fat. And he looks fat today. Not to body shame, but there's something about the plus four next to his name that the strength now becomes a little pudgy.

This is a purely subjective observation about visual perception based on athletic performance.
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Take Slip·Apr 7, 2021
#PMT-2021-0407-3410
Big CatBig Cat

The Masters is the best 'come down' from the stress of March Madness

There's nothing better, though, than the Masters come down from the March Madness. It is really the greatest... Like set up because it's high impact, high stress sports watching for three, four weeks. And then you get the most low impact, good on your knees, napping on the couch in and out the best type of sports watching.

This is a subjective feeling about the sports viewing experience.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021
#PMT-2021-0312-19597
Brodie SmithBrodie Smith

The disc golf ranking system should be abolished because it is too subjective

I would say the easiest answer is to get rid of ratings... in disc golf, everyone has a handicap, essentially. And that handicap is highly the most important thing... and it's also very subjective how you get your handicap... There needs to be an actual ranking system based off of how you finish in a tournament versus what your score was.

This is a subjective opinion about how a sport should be governed.
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Take Slip·Feb 22, 2021
#PMT-2021-0222-15235
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

PGA Tour golfers are higher-level athletes relative to their sport than any other professional athletes

I actually say a lot that I think that PGA Tour golfers are better at their sport than any other professional athlete is at their sport, if that makes any sense. If you threw me in an NBA game, I'll look like Sean Bradley. Throw me on the tour, I'll shoot 100 and quit.

This is a subjective comparison of athletic specialization and skill gaps across different sports.
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#PMT-2021-0215-2796
Big CatBig Cat

Jordan Spieth is now a likable underdog because he has been so bad

Everyone likes Jordan Spieth because he's been so bad and such a head case for so long that he gets the pity... now he's an underdog despite the fact that he's won millions and millions of dollars playing golf.

Subjective take on sports fandom trends.
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Take Slip·Feb 10, 2021
#PMT-2021-0210-8884
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

The eagle on the 17th hole at the Waste Management Open was 'stupid luck'

No, that was just dumb luck that it went in. That was just real dumb luck... I'll be honest with you, it shouldn't have gone [in]. That's just stupid luck, man.

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Take Slip·Feb 1, 2021
#PMT-2021-0201-4038
Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Reed is objectively good for the sport of golf because he's a villain

If you're a golf fan and you're so angry at Patrick Reed that you want him out of golf, you have to question whether you're a golf fan. Because guys who get this type of reaction on a Saturday afternoon in January on a tournament... That's good for golf.

This is subjective, but Reed's move to LIV Golf and subsequent lawsuits solidified his role as a lightning rod for the sport's drama.
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Take Slip·Nov 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-1113-4497
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Masters looks better in November than in April

I think that the Masters looks better in November. I think that the course—I think that it's better as a November tournament than it has ever won... it gives the pine trees more of a shine that often gets overlooked when everyone's talking about the azaleas.

This is entirely subjective, though the tradition of the Masters is heavily tied to spring and the blooming of the azaleas.
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Take Slip·Jul 20, 2020
#PMT-2020-0720-19843
Big CatBig Cat

Bryson DeChambeau is the number one baby back bitch in sports

[Bryson DeChambeau] is now the number one triple B in the sports world... I think he's baby back bitch of the year. The fact that he now has his caddy blocking camera guys too.

This is a subjective characterization of a player's personality and behavior.
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Take Slip·May 26, 2020
#PMT-2020-0526-9911
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is more entertaining to watch amateurs play golf than professionals

People love amateur stuff. Whether it's pornography or it's golfers, it's almost better watching people who aren't professionals do it.

This is a subjective matter of entertainment value.
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Take Slip·Apr 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0413-16351
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Donald Trump is a better golfer than Barack Obama

You've golfed with both Trump and Obama who's better? [Trump]. Trump's better, a little better. Yeah.

Koepka is judging based on direct personal observation; it is a subjective assessment of skill level.
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#PMT-2020-0127-4436
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryson DeChambeau worries too much about angles and should just play golf

He does like the compass and the he does like all the math behind his shots. Just go out and shoot the ball, dude, maybe if you stop thinking about it, you'd be like Brooks [Koepka] and wind shit... You worry too much about angles buddy.

Bryson DeChambeau went on to win the U.S. Open later that year (2020) using his analytical methods, proving they could win championships, though the debate over his pace of play continued.
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Take Slip·Dec 26, 2019
#PMT-2019-1226-7598
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Golf takes too long and should be reduced to 14 or 15 holes

Nobody wants to spend five and a half hours out there... Literally, I would just make it like 15 holes, 14 holes. Because then you get to go in the 19th hole a little bit quicker.

This is a matter of opinion regarding the format of the sport.
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Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
#PMT-2019-0812-11702
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

You shouldn't be allowed to take three and a half minutes for a putt and then miss it

I'm pretty sure that you're not allowed to take three and a half minutes to line up a putt from eight feet and then miss the putt. If you make the putt, I think people overlook it. But if you miss that putt, then we're going to have an issue.

The PGA Tour eventually implemented stricter pace of play monitoring, though missing the putt isn't a literal rule violation.
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Take Slip·Jul 29, 2019
#PMT-2019-0729-18805
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka is the greatest golfer of all time this year

[Brooks Koepka] is the greatest golfer of all time this year. So I don't understand how it works, but I just know that this one triggered all the other finishes, and now he won it all.

Koepka was World No. 1 in 2019 and had an exceptional year, though 'greatest of all time' even for a year is subjective hyperbole.
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Take Slip·Jul 22, 2019
#PMT-2019-0722-4741
Big CatBig Cat

J.B. Holmes ruined the Open Championship with his slow play

Fuck J.B. Holmes. Fuck him. Brooks Koepka would have won. He ruined the Open Championship. Ruined it.

While Koepka's frustration was real, it is subjective whether he would have definitely won if J.B. Holmes played faster.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2019
#PMT-2019-0612-18700
Rick ReillyRick Reilly

Donald Trump cheats at golf by giving himself club championships he didn't win

What he does, he plays the first round at any course he opens by himself with Melania in the cart or whoever, and he calls that the club championship... And there was one he won when he was in Philly and the tournament was in Bedminster. And he called and said, well, won the club championship... make me the club champ. Just on his word.

These claims are widely reported in Reilly's book and corroborated by other golfers who have played with Trump, though Trump himself denies them.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2019
#PMT-2019-0612-18702
Rick ReillyRick Reilly

Donald Trump would shoot an 85 if he were completely honest

[Big Cat]: What would you say Donald Trump would shoot if he was completely honest about every shot right now? [Reilly]: 85. That's still pretty good... But at Tahoe they kept track, right? And he didn't break an 80.

Difficult to verify officially, but Reilly's estimate is based on first-hand observation.
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Take Slip·May 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0515-6029
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Golf courses should be shortened to 14 or 15 holes to be more fun

How do you speed up the game? Literally, I would just make it like 15 holes, 14 holes... Because then you get to go in the 19th hole a little bit quicker... It gets boring from like hole 5 to 12. You're just like, where am I right now?

The standard length for a professional golf course remains 18 holes.
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Take Slip·May 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0515-6031
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Golfers wear metal spikes just to hear the clicking sound on concrete

I don't wear the spikes... soft spikes. [Some] guys wear the metal ones. I have no idea why. I think it's just to hear the click clack when they're walking over concrete... to make them feel like athletes.

The reason golfers wear spikes is primarily for traction, but Koepka's psychological analysis is subjective.
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Take Slip·Apr 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0415-18232
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2019 Masters was a bad weekend for the Augusta National course

I don't think I root for the course anymore. The course got embarrassed. This was a bad weekend for the course. Yeah, low scores.

The winning score was -13, which is low but not the tournament record (-18).
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Take Slip·Apr 12, 2019
#PMT-2019-0412-14355
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Masters Sunday is the biggest napping day of the year

Everybody watches the Masters by themselves, maybe with their dad, maybe with a roommate or something like that, but it is the one day a year where you can take part in the biggest sporting event of that sport of the year and just sit there and chill, fall asleep, take a nap. It's the biggest Seebs Day of the year.

The concept of 'golf naps' is a subjective cultural phenomenon among sports fans.
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#PMT-2019-0410-19090
Big CatBig Cat

The Masters deserves all the hype it gets and cannot be overhyped

You can't overhype the Masters. Take your microphone off. That's a bad take. The Masters deserve all the hype.

The level of 'hype' an event deserves is subjective.
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#PMT-2019-0410-19091
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Patrick Reed's Masters menu is what a 14-year-old thinks an adult dinner looks like

This menu really is like what a 14 year old would think an adult's menu looks like. He basically was forced to be like well I like steak and and I don't really like anything else I like macaroni and cheese I'm surprised chicken fingers weren't on here.

This is a subjective critique of a food menu.
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Take Slip·Dec 14, 2018·PR 101
#PMT-2018-1214-18973
Big CatBig Cat

It is great for golf that Patrick Reed is a villain everyone hates

Patrick Reed, though, he is the bad boy of golf. And I love this because this just keeps his street cred just keeps going up, up, and up. Everyone hates him. Guess what? It's fucking golf. ... It's actually great to have a bad guy in golf.

This is a subjective opinion on the entertainment value of a player, though Reed remained a controversial figure for years.
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#PMT-2018-1102-19357
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryson DeChambeau is an asshole for deciding to leave the flag pin in while putting

He has decided that this year he will be leaving the pin in when he putts... depending on the coefficient of the restitution of the pin. What an asshole.

The take is a subjective opinion on DeChambeau's personality/approach.
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#PMT-2018-1001-12234
Big CatBig Cat

France is not a golf country

Ryder Cup. What a waste of a tournament. France is not a golf country. I agree. France is not a golf country.

This is a subjective opinion based on American sports frustration; France has several world-class courses.
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#PMT-2018-0815-2249
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods means more to the sport of golf than any other athlete means to their specific sport

The Tiger effect is very real. I mean, we knew this was going to happen, but it just goes to show, like, I don't think there's ever been someone who's meant more to one specific sport than Tiger Woods to golf.

While subjective, golf ratings with and without Tiger are the most drastic disparity in professional sports broadcasting.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2018
#PMT-2018-0813-14978
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka's lack of popularity is because his name is hard to pronounce

Because his name is hard to pronounce. People just don't say his name. That's what I'm saying. I always just avoid names I can't say. So I just don't ever say his name... It's like, bro, I don't know how to say his name. So I'm just not going to look dumb.

Subjective theory on sports marketing and fan engagement.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2018
#PMT-2018-0813-14979
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2018 PGA Championship course in St. Louis was a disgrace

Sickening showing by the course this weekend. Disgusting. Lowest, I think, score in a PGA Championship... I'm disappointed in you, St. Louis. Yet again. Lock up the course.

The winning score of -16 by Koepka was indeed very low, but whether that makes a course 'disgusting' is subjective.
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#PMT-2018-0810-2185
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Grinding out a par in golf is more impressive than shooting a low score with no effort

See, Big Cat, here's where you and I kind of differ because you don't know as much about golf as I do. He [Tiger Woods] grinded this one out. ... if you grind out a bad score, it's actually better than shooting a good score with no effort. It shows more grit, more determination. It's like an ugly win. Better than a beautiful loss.

In golf, the score is the only thing that matters, making this take fundamentally absurd but consistent with PFT's character.
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Take Slip·Jul 23, 2018
#PMT-2018-0723-2945
Big CatBig Cat

Nothing in sports compares to Tiger Woods being in contention on a major Sunday

When Tiger is involved in a major on Sunday, there's nothing like it in sports. And just to have those few moments... everyone was like, this actually could happen. Like Tiger could actually do it. He's wearing his Sunday red. Everyone was excited.

Subjective opinion on the gravity of sports events.
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Take Slip·Jun 18, 2018
#PMT-2018-0618-1660
Big CatBig Cat

I love the USGA for making courses so hard that millionaire athletes complain

I hope they [USGA] make every single course from now until the end of time the hardest course in the world, just so we can hear millionaire athletes say, this game has gotten too hard for us.

This is a subjective preference for how the U.S. Open should be set up.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
#PMT-2018-0615-7607
Big CatBig Cat

I'm rooting for the course to beat the players at the U.S. Open

I actually love the course so much, I found myself chanting today in my head, go course, go. Go course, go. Because, like, the course – I mean, Bryson DeChambeau said it was clown golf. That's when you know a course has you, like, beat.

This is a subjective preference for course difficulty over scoring.
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Take Slip·May 14, 2018·PR 101
#PMT-2018-0514-14854
Big CatBig Cat

Jordan Spieth should take off his hat so people only focus on him being bald rather than his bad golf

Spin Zone or PR 101, [Spieth] can just take off his hat and people be like, oh shit, you're bald. That's the bald guy. So no one will remember that you did the snowman thing.

Subjective comedic advice.
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Take Slip·Apr 9, 2018
#PMT-2018-0409-11543
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Golf needs an asshole like Patrick Reed

I love Patrick Reed. I do love this man. He is a basic bitch. He's a man baby. On the golf course. He's a man baby. He's amazing. Yes, he's an asshole, but golf needs an asshole.

This is subjective, but Reed has remained a highly controversial and 'villain' figure in the golf world, particularly with his move to LIV Golf.
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Take Slip·Apr 9, 2018
#PMT-2018-0409-11545
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tiger Woods played in an era with shitty golfers who didn't play defense

I think it's almost time to have the conversation of, like, did Tiger Woods just play in an era with shitty golfers? And now the new generation is way better than Tiger Woods ever was. Like you put Jordan Spieth back in the 2009 Masters... When the course didn't play defense at all. He played in the dead ball era.

The quality of the field in Tiger's prime is a constant debate, but Tiger's dominance is statistically unmatched. The claim about 'defense' is satirical as courses don't play active defense.
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#PMT-2018-0319-15399
Big CatBig Cat

If Rory McIlroy bans beer for fans, PGA golfers should be required to drink while playing

Yes Rory, we can ban beer from PGA events, but the golfers then have to drink... they have to drink one beer per three holes. I think that's fair.

This is a satirical rule suggestion and never happened.
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#PMT-2018-0226-8253
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Justin Thomas is a 'pussy' for having a heckler kicked out

Your day's done. Had him kicked out. Had him kicked out. What a fucking dick. Which just means that hecklers are inside Justin Thomas' head, even though he won... What a little pussy that guy is.

This is a subjective character judgment on Justin Thomas.
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#PMT-2018-0219-13106
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods getting a 'bad boy' warning from Trump is good for his street cred

Tiger Woods' bad boy status, when other men are saying, watch out for him, it's like Costanza putting on the Yankees jacket. It's like, you got to watch out... getting this back into circulation is good for his street cred. It's great.

Subjective opinion on public perception and 'street cred'.
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Take Slip·Aug 16, 2017
#PMT-2017-0816-6118
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Golf is only interesting when Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson are competing on Sunday

golf is a better sport when tiger's competing on sunday... the ratings were all down... we need Phil or Tiger. Basically, we're going to be saying that forever... I guess just like Spieth and Rory and those, they don't do it for me.

Subjective opinion on entertainment value, though ratings data generally supported the 'Tiger Effect.'
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#PMT-2017-0530-16844
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tiger Woods' DUI arrest gives him street cred

I didn't think that Tiger Woods could have any more street cred, but he certainly does now. Now he's got it all.

Whether this provided 'street cred' is purely subjective and satirical.
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#PMT-2017-0508-2620
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

John Daly's career has been awesome and if you think otherwise you're a hater

My favorite take is when people say, oh, what a shame, John Daly's career. He really could have had it all. John Daly has had it all. His career actually has been awesome. If you think otherwise, then you're just a hater.

This is a subjective evaluation of a career.
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Take Slip·Apr 10, 2017
#PMT-2017-0410-14765
Big CatBig Cat

Jordan Spieth should keep losing The Masters so he doesn't have to take his hat off and show he's balding

When you don't win the Masters, you don't have to take off your hat and show everyone that you're 23 years old and already balding... Like, until you get the hair plugs, until you're ready to take the leap and get the hair plugs, maybe just keep losing Masters so you don't have to take the hat off.

This is a satirical opinion regarding personal grooming and performance strategy, which cannot be factually verified.
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Take Slip·Apr 10, 2017
#PMT-2017-0410-14769
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Masters weekend is the best nap weekend of the year

The Masters weekend is the best nap weekend of the year, in my opinion... instead of like a phone sex hotline for dads there should just be a nap hotline where they 1-900 big naps it's just the Masters music and Jim Nantz saying hello friends.

This is a subjective opinion about leisure activities.
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Take Slip·Apr 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0407-7876
Big CatBig Cat

Dustin Johnson should have followed the Tiger Woods handbook and winced his way through a few holes before withdrawing

In true Tiger Woods fashion, [Dustin Johnson] should have winced and keeled over, hit a couple shots. Maybe see if he gets like a birdie to start and then keep playing. And if not, then quit and withdraw. That's the Tiger Woods handbook.

This is a subjective opinion on how a player should handle an injury for maximum 'grit' points.
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Take Slip·Jan 11, 2017
#PMT-2017-0111-7883
Rickie FowlerRickie Fowler

Bubba Watson is the biggest dickhead on the PGA Tour

We'll give it to [Bubba Watson] just for fun. He's one of my best friends, but... Just for fun, Bubba Watson's the biggest dick on tour. Got it.

This is a subjective opinion on personality within the PGA Tour.
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#PMT-2017-0109-15386
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Masters' theme music is the instant cure for insomnia

It's also just good for dads out there to have, instead of having to rely on Ambien or something to go to sleep, if a dad turns on the Masters music, he's going to fall asleep within five minutes. Best nap of the year. Instant cure for insomniacs.

While subjective, the 'Masters Nap' is a widely recognized cultural trope among sports fans.