What's Up at the Masters Today?

During Michael Thompson's practice round on Monday he tried his hand at skipping the pond at the 16th hole.  Photo by Mike Holmes.

by Roz Roberts III

Good Press
As Masters Week continues, Michael Thompson got some good press from a couple of sources on Tuesday.

First, Michael's day got started early at the Augusta Golf Breakfast where he was the featured speaker.  Based on all early reports the breakfast went great.

Short Video From Augusta Golf Breakfast:  video

 Here's a nice recap from the Augusta Chronicle:  Michael Thompson shares faith at golf breakfast

Second, as he promised after the Shell Houston Open, Jason Sobel wrote a nice article on Michael and his previous Masters experience.  It is a great article and well worth the read.

Thomspon Returns to Masters Five Years After Penalizing Himself

Miscellaneous Masters Tidbits

• On the golf course, Michael got in some practice with Kevin Streelman and Jerry Pate as they played the front nine together on Tuesday.

• Tee times have been announced and Michael will be paired with John Sendon and John Huh.  The trio tees off at 10:12am ET.  All golfers start from the first tee.

• If you were confused by the lead picture and its caption, skipping the pond at the 16th hole is a Masters tradition.  You can read about it here:  Skipping Tradition

• Wednesday features another Masters tradition:  the par 3 contest.  The event will streamed live from 3pm ET from the Masters website:  Masters Live Streams.  It will also be aired live on ESPN from 3-5pm ET.