I will eventually need to do some more research on both this final round and the rule, but Augusta National is way too hasty in giving that green jacket to Matsuyama...

One of my anonymous friend's favorite pastimes is watching major golf, especially when it does not involve major-network Tiger/Bryson jocking.

So, of course, The Masters, which just (ostensibly) wrapped up about three minutes before I started this post, is a great weekend of golf.

Too bad it has now been wrecked by all-but-certain controversy about who will be awarded the championship, Japan's Hideki Matsuyama.

Matsuyama is a notorious slow player.  So much so, he has been penalized several times in a more lenient time on the Tour regarding slow-play rules.  In 2013, Matsuyama was penalized while in contention at the Open Championship, a penalty which eventually cost him $130,000 in prize money -- and he was not happy.

He's been warned several times regarding his pace of play, and the PGA Tour decided to use technology to start timing shots in more closely enforcing slow play.

Now, you do get warned first before you take a penalty, but Matsuyama, in the final group, was warned somewhere on the front nine -- we believe the 5th or 6th hole.

It didn't help.  Their group fell an entire group (or more) behind.  The second-to-last group putted out on 18 before the Matsuyama group putted out on 17.

Now, some of the travails Matsuyama and his playing partner had didn't help matters -- but the facts are simple...  When he bogeyed 18, he put himself in jeopardy of that there should be a sudden-death playoff with Will Zalatoris.

Augusta, you've got some 'splainin' to do.  Start talking.