05.06.07
Ho Hum…Tiger wins again
The final round of the Wachovia Open looked like it was going to be an exciting one. With Tiger, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson, and Rory Sabbatini within a couple shots of each other I was expecting a fantastic finish. We ended up a lot of excitement during the round, but the ending was anti-climactic. Tiger seemed to be in command after going eagle-birdie-birdie on holes 7, 8 & 9. The double bogey on 13 added a little drama but did anyone really think Tiger wouldn’t come through in the end? I never really had any doubts.
I heard an unreal stat on the CBS telecast on Saturday. They said that during the 2005, 2006 & 2007 PGA season Tiger Woods has had 1059 putts within 3 feet. Guess how many he has missed? ONE!!! He has missed only 1 putt within 3 feet during the last 3 years!! That just blew me away. If I needed to count the number of 3 footers I have missed during the past 3 years I would need all my fingers, toes, and the finger and toes of about 20 other people. I guess it just goes to show that you drive for show and putt for dough. I would really doubt that any other PGA player has that same level of success from 3 feet and in. Who else do you think would even be close to Tiger? Mickelson? Maybe. After hearing that statistic during the telecast I felt a strong urge to head to the putting green and practice those 3-footers. I never made it to the putting green…now I know why I don’t make them very often!
