A.G.,
Based on your earlier posts I very much agree with you. My previous post was a bit tongue in cheek.
My only point is that as a group, I think golfers focus far too much on the color of the playing surfaces. I've seen very green courses that played plenty firm. I've played courses tinged in brown that have been soggy. Color can be an indicator, but it doesn't tell the whole story.
Augsta did seem a tad softer than usual, but that doesn't bother me. As you mentioned, a damp winter and spring will have that effect. Even if the short term leading up to the event was relatively dry, the longer term soil conditions play an equally important role. There have certainly been Masters in the not too distant past that were very firm, Z. Johnson's win comes to mind. I don 't recall the color of the grass, but that's not really important.