I don't buy the family thing for Tiger. I think it's a combination of rust, learning his swing again on 2 good legs and a course that he has played only every other year. He didn't putt very well, drive very well with the driver or really control his distances on the irons again. He wasted strokes (#7,#10,#14) like he never usually does (at the Masters too). Also, I think it's fair to note that I think one of Tiger's weaknesses right now is playing in the wind. He always says when he's behind that he hopes the weather gets bad, but I can't recall a time when the weather was poor and it benefited Tiger, although I am open to seeing if you guys can remember. I mean, you COULD SAY he is as "beatable as ever" TM right now.
You gotta love Sean O'Hair as one of young guys that will challenge Tiger over the next few years. I mean, he didn't make a putt over 10 feet in the tournament and still won. It almost seems impossible, doesn't it? Plus, O'Hair is a nice guy that us Americans can root for. He really seems to be coming into his own as they say.
Other thoughts:
- At no point Sunday was I concerned that Bubba Watson would win.
- I thought Lucas Glover would shoot 75 or worse Sunday. Perhaps a step forward finally.
- Zach Johnson's final round start (par, triple, bogey) was shocking.
- Phil made another great run Sunday but it sputtered again down the stretch.
- There were some shocking collapses before the cut for some name players to MC, notably Harrington, Cabrera and Romero.
Players is up next where I like: Perry, Stricker and Phil.
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