On Sunday afternoon, right after The Players ended, I asked the question at this blog about Tiger's withdrawal from the tournament Sunday on the 7th hole. Did readers think he was really hurt?Here are the results: Tiger is in trouble with his fans. They all agree his head is all messed up. He has no confidence, and may never get it back again. And, HE MAY NEVER WIN ANOTHER MAJOR! Did Tiger have an injury too severe to continue playing? NO!
Regarding my predictions starting the week:
I predicted Tiger would play poorly; he did, then withdrew.
I predicted Phil Mickelson would become the world's No. 1 player; he did not, but he's closer than he was.
I predicted on Friday when Lee Westwood took the lead that he would not win; he did not win.
Coming down the stretch on Sunday afternoon:
Westwood - Failed to close the deal; the story of his life. He would have finished more than four shots back if he hadn't made two long putts for par on the back nine, one of them from off the world! I've never liked Westwood's swing. The way he jerks his neck and head to the right when starting his downswing isn't as bad as Lorena Ochoa's on the LPGA, but it is close. No wonder Ochoa is retiring. My neck couldn't take that abuse past the age of 30!
Allenby finished second, again, for his hundredth time! - Nothing new. Never up, never in! "Who was it that said that 98% of all putts that come up short don't go in?" If his eagle putt on 16 had reached the hole, and his birdie putt had reached the hole on 17, he would have made both of those putts, and he would have won!
Did Tim Clark come up short on any makeable putts on Sunday? When you are thinking of winning, you don't leave putts inside 20 feet short. When you don't think about winning, you lag those putts, as Allenby did, back to back.
I've seen Allenby's yacht. If all you care about on the PGA Tour is making enough money to make the payment on your yacht, you lag putts! If you're a winner, you reach the hole with those putts.
Congratulations to Tim Clark! He is a big man at 5'7".
Year in and year out Tiger Woods made a dent in the PGA. It is true he hadn't won a major since the US Open in 2008, but he has won the lions share of the loot. Perhaps in a couple of years after he rehabilitates his mind and his game we shall see him on the Nationwide Tour, along with many other has beens. I believe the biggest mistake he ever made was getting lazer surgery on his eyes which made him think the women that he was boinking were hotter than his wife. All those hoes could not hold a candle to Elin, now hopefully she will take him to the cleaners.
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