Tiger Woods Is Still Pretty Good
February 21st, 2008 at 10:37 amBy Chris
Leading by three strokes with five holes to play is a good position for a challenger to be in when it comes to PGA match play… unless of course, your opponent is Eldrick Woods. Just ask JB Holmes (UK grad, thank you).
So what did Tiger do? Three straight birdies and one 35-foot eagle putt… a standard finish for most golfers, no?
While a WGC-Accenture victory is far from secure (there are more rounds to be, well, golfed), Tiger’s late charge shows you pretty much have to take his heart out of his chest in order to be sure he won’t pose a challenge.
Good luck with all that.
Bonus: It was the first time Tiger has comeback from a three-stroke deficit to win a match-play round. You know, it’s kind of sad Tiger’s excellence has become almost commonplace. We expect these types of performances in a sport where just one tournament win used to mean you’ve had a decently successful PGA season.
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February 21st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
The way J.B. has been playing led me to believe that he had a VERY good shot at beating Tiger and he played him beautifully. Only one golfer rolls in putts like that to come back from a three down match with five to go. And he did. And he is the best EVER. So, the way I sees it, it took the world’s best golfer’s best game to beat Long John. Truly a moral victory if there ever was one. I just hope JB keeps up the great play and makes the Ryder Cup team. This would be sweet considering this year’s Cup matches are at Valhalla in JB’s home state of Kentucky.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:30 am
[...] probably heard of his destruction over at the Accenture match play tournament, starting with that incredible rally (three birdies and an eagle on the last five holes) on the first day of the [...]