Tiger Woods at the Masters: No, he can't come from behind ... Immelman's jacket being measured
With a few holes left to play yet, something has become perfectly clear: Tiger Woods was a huge disappointment. Unable to make anything resembling a charge, Trevor Immelman has put things on cruise control and will win the 2008 Masters, possibly by as much as half-a-dozen shots.
All praise must go to Immelman. While the media kept pursuing the angle that this Masters was anyone’s to win, that analysis was as wrong as could be. The South African has ran the table and watched as Brandt Snedeker and Steve Flesch faltered badly.
It would be folly to think that Woods will never make a glorious final round comeback, but at Augusta National in 2008, he has been a complete non-factor. Woods has a lot of majors left to play, so who knows what will happen in the future, but playing from behind is just not his forte.
And with Immelman cruising to victory, it means there’s one more confident challenger that will be standing in Tiger’s way toward Jack Nicklaus’ all-time record for majors.
In the end, the 2008 Masters (unless all hell breaks loose) will be known as the tournament that Trevor Immelman broke through. Tiger Woods, though he had his chances, will be little more than a side note following an anticlimactic final round.
–WKW
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Some media goad him to saying things, can he win the Grand Slam in a Calendar Year. Who cares! He's held all Four Major Titles at the same time is good enough! Catching Jack only matters.
Tiger being second in a Major is historical!
When Tiger feels in himself the need to lead, he's spectacular. It's when he's struggles for that magic when behind and that frustrates him.
Part of his mind knows he can't win, thus the missed puts everyone expects him to make.
He hit good shots with proper form and the ball seem to scoot far on the greens after landing. Could be the Nike ball somewhat at fault?
The Masters course is contorted for Tiger's strength and weaknesses. I'm sure he thinks newly planted trees are his nemesis because finding the golf ball in there is more damaging to scoring now in recent years for him.
Something is wrong at The Masters when TV didn't replay Immelman's wet ball. C'mon CBS, only one camera on that hole with a bad view?
Maybe too much crowd around the Master's course now.
Tiger's ability kept him in second place, almost Immelman dropped enough shots. Tiger didn't make those putts on Sunday, again, in part of his mind, he knew winning wasn't possible.
He was even on Sunday meaning his lost the Masters on Friday. Saturday he moved up the leaderboard giving him a shot.
In his mind Saturday should have been better!
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