I'm sure you've heard by now that there is a new Masters champion. Charl Schwartzel, a relatively unknown player from South Africa, put together one of the greatest finishes ever, canning birdies on the last four holes to nip Adam Scott and Jason Day by 2 shots.
Even though we should have seen him coming, Schwartzel never seemed to be a factor until the end. It reminded me a lot of Mark O'Meara's victory in 1998, when O'Meara snuck up on the leaders and finished off a victory with birdies on 2 of the last 3 holes.
Tiger Woods was at times his old fantastic self, shooting a blazing 32 on the first nine, but missing two short putts on the second nine to shoot 66. Woods was alternately brilliant and mediocre before finishing 4th.
It was a terrible day for the fantastic young star Rory McIroy, who shot 43 on the final nine to go from a 4 shot lead at the beginning of the day to well down the field. I thought I saw something in Rory's face before the round; a tightness that I hadn't seen from him before.
In any case, it was another fantastic Masters and yet more reason that it is my favorite sroting event and TV show of the year.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
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