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Scott's Golf Blog: August 2009

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Tiger's streak(s) end

Wow, talk about a stunner! Yes, I did think I would see the day that Tiger Woods lost a major when leading after 54 holes, but not to an unknown, and not the way he did. He was clearly off his game today, and did not putt well. How many times in the past have we seen him make clutch putt after clutch putt? If you could sum up his performance in the majors this year, it was clearly the putter that let him down most of the time. However, he has not been real sharp from tee to green either this year, except in spots like at Memorial and at Firestone last weekend. He looked good on Thursday, but yesterday, when he did not extend his lead as we are so used to seeing, I thought something was amiss. After he missed a few putts early on in the round, it was clear that there was going to be more pressure on the long game, and he did not pull through.

Hats off to Y.E. Yang though! He played great and accomplished what none of the big name players have been able to do when paired with Tiger in the final round. It seems like it is always a lesser known player with nothing to lose that proves to be more unshakable than a Mickelson or an Els. Yang played superbly, and the 18th hole summed up how clutch he was most of the round. That 3-hybrid he hit will go down as one of the great shots of all time!

Scott Cole
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