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"The fact that he makes up ground Friday and Saturday instead of waiting for Sunday to make a last ditch charge shouldn't be held against him. Being dominant throughout the tournament instead of waiting for Sunday shouldn't be considered a negative." True, but what happens when Tiger isn't able to get a lead on Saturday like the Masters this year. You really should be able to finish strong when need be and handle the pressure.
posted by jayzee at 09:26 AM on April 10, 2007
You saying real men don't cry? Hmmm, someone tell Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana, and George Brett they're not real men. Ok these guys cried after they won a championship which is fine. They didn't cry on Thursday when talking about the playing conditions. ZJ cried everytime I saw him on an interview. I guess you could think of it both ways. I am glad the course won and Augusta showed its teeth for a first time in a long time. To me I like small ball baseball so I guess I enjoy when par golf is good enough to win. The smart player who doesn't make big mistakes usually wins these events. That is why I really thought Retif was going to win at the start of the day. He has the perfect game for courses like the Opens. Tiger might just be the greatest golfer at the end of his career. I can say one thing for Jack. Jack could come back on day four of a major from six strokes to make it exciting and win. Tiger has yet to come from behind, to me that is not a complete golfer. One commentator made a point that maybe there is more pressure on Tiger to win from behind then there was on ZJ to win over Tiger on the back nine.
posted by jayzee at 07:07 AM on April 10, 2007
I think it was one of the better Masters I have seen in a long time. At the start of the day maybe 10 players or more had a legit chance to win it. I never knew Augusta could be that tough. With the dry conditions and the wind and the new rough and length it was like a US open. I always wondered why Zach Johnson hasn't won more tournaments. His last year on the Nationwide tour he won every other event. Watch his results don't watch his mechanics. Not exactly the grace of Freddie or the big easy when he swings. He is a good golfer with an unorthodox chop swing. I guess every golfer has their own quirks. Tiger when playing badly always has some excuse, it is never his fault. Its the course setup, the wind, his caddie, the photographers, cold weather, etc. When he hit that bad shot on 17 into the sand he was blaming his caddie. I loved to see him on the 18th tee. You could see that look on his face. He knew he had no chance of winning and it was killing him. I am glad someone else won. I don't think the media was. With them it is always Tiger played poorly. How about ZJ played better not Tiger played poorly. Everyone talks about how ZJ is a normal regular guy. I am okay with that but whats with the crying? Everytime they interviewed ZJ all week long he would cry. Maybe they should of gave him some green panties instead of a green jacket. I don't think ZJ will end up like Shaun Micheel or Ben Curtis. I think he now has a great weight lifted and the pressure is off. He has built some confidence. I think he will win more majors in the future no doubt.
posted by jayzee at 02:57 PM on April 09, 2007
Meet the Golfer Who Kept Tiger Woods Out of His Fifth Green Jacket
I am not saying in anyway that Tiger woods isn't great golfer probably the best there ever was, before it all said and done. I am just making a comment that he cannot win when he is down going into Sunday in the majors. To this day that is a fact not my opinion. To me pressure could be the only reason because we know he has the skills to beat anyone on the course. I think Tiger is his own worst enemy. If choking is finishing second in the masters most golfers would opt to choke. I don't think he choked maybe a few poor decisions.