Tuesday 14 April 2015 13:46, UK
Rich Beem looks back on his second trip to the Masters as a member of the media, having played at Augusta five times in his professional career between 2003 and 2007.
It's been a great week here at Augusta. There's been lots of action and I've really enjoyed catching up with old friends.
A personal highlight was having the chance to play 18 holes on the championship course on Monday with Martin Kaymer, and we were also joined by Bernhard Langer for the second nine.
We all skipped our balls across the water at 16 and we all made the green. I actually skipped my ball off a turtle, but he's okay - just a little scrape on his shell.
The weather has been great, scoring has been great, it's everything you need at Augusta National.
I also played in the par-three contest and broke 30 which was huge, but I only made one birdie unfortunately. There was a lot going on in the group behind us, with Camilo Villegas making two holes in one. You kept hearing the roars echoing all round the course.
I actually partnered Kevin Streelman, who ended up beating Villegas in a play-off, and he went on to enjoy an excellent week in the main tournament.
This is my second Masters as a commentator, and I'm looking forward to more. As much as I miss playing professionally, I'm very comfortable with what I'm doing now. I played well on Monday, but some of the irons I was hitting into these greens was a little different to what I remember as a pro.
It's more fun for me to talk about it this week than to be out there trying to compete, and there is certainly a lot less pressure.
Impressed by Spieth
Jordan Spieth has stolen the headlines all week and it's no surprise to me. He has been impressive since coming on tour, not just this week. He's very grounded and he's got youthful exuberance. He carries himself as a 21-year-old as far as his enthusiasm goes, but he thinks like a seasoned veteran.
One big surprise for me in the tournament was the performance of Bubba Watson, especially remembering how well he played last year. But it's still about coming out and executing the shots and making the putts.
He's obviously very comfortable at Augusta, but he's just had a bit of an off week. He was in good form coming here, so I'm a little surprised. I also thought JB Holmes would have been higher up, but that's how it goes, and we still have had a great leaderboard and there have been so many great stories.
Tiger Woods may have had a bad final round, but it's great for the game to see him back up there competing in a major. He's still got some work to do on his game to get to where he wants to be, and it'll be interesting to see his schedule going forward.
Having such a good week here after his troubles over the last 18 months might propel him to play a little more and maybe add a couple of events he doesn't usually play.
Or it might be good for him to play a little less and continue to work on his game and get fully ready for his 2016 campaign.
Either way, I've enjoyed watching him this week, and I've enjoyed watching and commentating on the Masters as a whole. There really is no other week like it.
