I feel like I need to comment on the very unusual occurrence of Tiger Woods losing a final round lead to let a tournament victory slip away. Yesterday, in case you didn’t notice, Tiger scored a 7 on a par 5 on the 13th hole. 2010 U.S. Open champ Graeme McDowell, meanwhile had a birdie 4. The 3 shot swing took Tiger from 1 shot ahead to 2 behind. He rallied to tie it up, but McDowell sank a superb putt in the playoff to seal the victory.
A few years ago, this kind of thing was unthinkable. Tiger was the greatest player in the world, and he almost never missed a shot or a putt when it mattered most. Now it appears that Tiger is merely a fantastic player, and not heads and shoulders above all others.
Tiger has been through a world of problems in the last year: A car accident, all sorts of tawdry revelations about his personal life, a divorce, lost endorsements, and who knows what else.
I blame Tiger’s mere excellence on more than just those things. The fact is, is that there are many great players coming up who are playing brilliantly and whose competitive spirit will drive them to try ever harder to beat the best in the world – Tiger. Besides McDowell, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Camillo Villegas, Paul Casey, Justin Rose and many others are poised to compete.
The 2011 tour starts in early January. It should be a very entertaining show. Tune in.
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