Tiger Woods was playing the par 4 eleventh hole at the AT&T National on Saturday. Holding a two shot lead, he promptly hooked one off the tee into the rough. He then hit his second into a bunker 50 yards from the green.
The CBS announcers set the stage:
“This is where the average golfer dumps it in the next bunker in front of the green, but Tiger Woods is anything but average.”
Right on cue, Tiger catches it way fat as his hands get ahead of the club and DUMPS it in the next bunker. Brilliant!
Hey Tiger, check out Phil’s DVD. He has a whole section on 50 yard bunker shots.
Remember Tiger, the most important thing when playing out of the bunker is “to continue your hands into the finish.”
The fun doesn’t end there as he blows his next shot from the closer bunker and two putts for double. Ouch!
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Tiger’s shot on 13 ultimately did him in
Woods pulled off a miraculous shot at 13 which gave him the confidence to try what would have been an even more miraculous shot at 15, a slice 5 iron from 228 yards. The shot on 15 turn out to be ill advised. He did save par but in reality a par on 15 is a bogey especially when you are 3 behind at the time.
2007 Masters: A complete bore
Besides the lousy announcers (Faldo excluded), the 2007 Masters was a complete bore. Sure there was a little intrigue with Tiger trying to fight his troubled swing and come from three behind, but Masters tournament organizers had made the course so tough that the back nine on Sunday (typically the most exciting 9 holes of golf) was devoid of excitement. Where were the slew of birdies and eagles that allowed competitors to make a final 9 charge?
Granted Woods did have a back nine eagle and then completely blew it on 15 going for another, there were no other notable fireworks. Perhaps Masters tournament geniuses will figure it out next year and bring back the opportunity for the most exciting nine holes in golf.