At least he made it close this time. Tiger Woods, bum knee and all, still managed to best the best. There are many supremely talented golfers on the PGA tour. I would submit that there are a few that have equivalent physical talents to those of Tiger Woods. However, where Tiger separates himself from the field are his mental talents and his thinking man's approach to the game. When he is on this game, his physical skills combined with a level of focus and concentration, unmatched in golf, is an unbeatable combination. Mickelson, Els, Singh, Goosen can all rip drives as long or longer than Tiger. They all can stick irons to tap in range. They can turn long par five's into eagle opportunities. However, no one can do it like Tiger can when all the chips are on the table. Love him or hate him Tiger Woods, more often than not is money, when it counts.
Thankfully he did not run away with the US Open. His bum knee kept things close and a journey man almost took home the big prize. But was there ever really any doubt on the final day who would take home the title? At least there was suspense and drama this year. No 10 stroke blow out with everyone else playing for second place. I am grateful to Tiger's bum knee for that.
The downside though is that El Tigre is done for the year, and as much as I despise the 10 stroke Tiger blowouts, it will be a hollow victory for the winners of the majors for the rest of 2008. I hope Tiger gets better and is ready for 2009. As much as I hate it when he ruins that majors with a blow out victory, they are a little empty with out him there.
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