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Scott's Golf Blog: April 2009

Monday, April 13, 2009

Reflections on The Masters

Well, I was disappointed to say the least to see Kenny Perry blow his chance at a green jacket. I was not overly surprised that he struggled on 18, a hole that does not suit his normal shot. So, why not hit a 3-wood instead of driver off that tee?

The dual between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson started out as an epic. But, the momentum really stopped on the 14th hole, when both failed to birdie. Phil had a serious shot at winning until he dumped that ball in the water on 12. An absolute horrific shot considering how well he had played up that point.

Tiger was clearly off all week. He drove the ball poorly, and did not putt well. Surprisingly, his short game was quite spotty as well. Yet, with his B- game, he finished only 4 strokes back. Although he has worked hard after the knee rehab, I guarantee he is going to work even harder on his game, so I look for big things from Tiger the rest of the summer.

As for Phil, well, what can you say? You never know what you will get from him from day to day, but he is clearly no longer intimidated by Tiger. However, his golf swing is just not sound enough to trust on every shot. Nonetheless, his talent and creativity should be enough to keep the heat on Tiger for the rest of the summer.

This could be really fun to watch!

Scott Cole
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