tiger hangs on for win
Tiger's back...well, sort of. Tiger did not have his "A" game or maybe even "B" game, but grinded out a victory, with a little bit of luck on the last hole. Tiger hit his 2-iron approach so bad, it probably should've have ended up in the water. It didn't, though, because the shot was so bad it went too much to the right to reach the water. Commentator Nick Faldo said it best when he remarked, "What was that?!" With his excellent swing analysis, Faldo pointed out that Tiger's still got some kinks in his swing.
Yesterday's marathon 31-holes at the Buick Invitational proved to be quite grueling down the stretch. Tiger ended up winning by 3 strokes, but it really was very close until the last hole, which Tom Lehman bogeyed. Charles Howell finish tied for second, too, but things could have been different. He pured a sand wedge into the 18th hole for what could have been eagle, only that it bounced out and off the green into the pond. He bogeyed the hole. Such is luck.
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I would have to say that CHIII's shot on 18 might be the worse break in golf history. I'd put it right up there with Van Develde's shot on 18 at Carnousite off of the railing in the grandstands.
Anyways, I believe that CHIII is going to have an amazing year.
they should change the hole, so that it has a thin layer of rubber. a golf ball shouldn't be able to go straight in the hole with the pin still in and bounce out.
they should change the hole, so that it has a thin layer of rubber. a golf ball shouldn't be able to go straight in the hole with the pin still in and bounce out.
Tiger once again shows why he still is the best player in the world. Granted he got incredibly lucky on 18, but he made a tough putt. Lehman from 88 yards needs to get get within 6 feet not almost wash the ball.
Finally Faldo analysis on tiger's warm up was excellent and abc, as usual, miss the boat,by not using the telestrator.
The amazing thing for me about Tiger's 2nd shot on the 18th was his reaction to it. He had absolutely no expression that he was relieved the ball found the safe strip of fairway and didn't go in the water. I am not saying at all that he hit this shot on purpose, but I think it is a testimony to his mental state at that point in the game. He accepted the shot and was looking to what he had to do next. You could definitely see a marked change in his demeanor starting around hole 13 or 14.
Tiger did say that he "whiffed" the shot on 18.
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