"Holy crap."Not exactly the most sophisticated Masters commentary, but that was all I could muster as I stood and looked at Firethorn for the first time in my life today. Firethorn? That would be the plant name attached to #15 at Augusta National. It seems like Jim Nantz is the only person who actually has all these memorized. Until now. I challenge everyone to get these straight by Saturday so you can throw in comments like, "Man, you should have seen the shot Tiger hit on Flowering Crab Apple yesterday," or "If Mickelson doesn't birdie Nandina, it's over!" I want some reports back on how the usage impresses/annoys your friends and family.
If you need a refresher course (you do), here they are:
No. 1 - Tea Olive
No. 2 - Pink Dogwood
No. 3 - Flowering Peach
No. 4 - Flowering Crab Apple
No. 5 - Magnolia
No. 6 - Juniper
No. 7 - Pampas
No. 8 - Yellow Jasmine
No. 9 - Carolina Cherry
No. 10 - Camellia
No. 11 - White Dogwood
No. 12 - Golden Bell
No. 13 - Azalea
No. 14 - Chinese Fir
No. 15 - Firethorn
No. 16 - Redbud
No. 17 - Nandina
No. 18 - Holly
(FYI, the reason they're all named after plants is, as I learned today, because the course was built on the grounds of a former nursery. A flower nursery, not a baby nursery, for those who are still confused.)
So look at this as your Masters homework for the weekend. If nothing else, you'll feel like that much more of a hardcore golf fan. And horticulturist.
4 comments:
You know what they say...."You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her like it."
hey buddy... doesnt bother me, but if you call it flowerin crap apple on the course theyre likely to ban you from augusta...
That place looks gorgeous Bob! Thank you for being our eyes and ears during!
Thanks for finding my original typo -- "crap apple." You'd think my level of excellence would be higher for someone sitting in a Denny's parking lot stealing their wireless connection to write this stuff.
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