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thenexttiger
"Forget your opponents; always play against par. ~Sam Snead"
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thenexttiger's Blog (about: Masters)
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Posted: Mar 24, 2008 | 9:40 AM PST
Tags: Tiger Woods, Geoff Ogilvy, World Golf Championships, WGC CA, Masters, Phil Mickelson, FedEx Cup, putting, rhythm

It looks like Byron Nelson's streak is still safe for now. Geoff Ogilvy ended Tiger Woods win streak this morning with 11 pars in 11 holes. Ogilvy didn't have a single bogey until the seventh hole of the final round, whereas Tiger struggled a bit on the greens, and just couldn't find the rhythm he wanted, though he still managed to stay near the front of the pack for the entire tournament.

Though Tiger Woods may not have his perfect season that the media was hyping so much (after only three official events, and five total starts), the way he is playing is absolutely phenomenal. In five starts this season, he has four wins and one fifth place finish. Phil Mickelson, second in FedEx Cup points, on the other hand has seven starts, only one of which is a win, one second place, one sixth place, three top 25 finishes and one 128th.

I doubt that this will affect Tiger's confidence at the Masters and he is still favored to win there in a couple weeks. I am still looking to Tiger to put together a season for the record books.

Posted: Mar 13, 2008 | 3:59 PM PST
Tags: Tiger Woods, Grand Slam, PGA TOUR, Masters, US Open, Open Championship, British Open, PGA Championship, Augusta National, Torrey Pines, Royal Birkdale, Oakland Hills, Chinese Calendar, Perfect Storm

I don't know how many of you have been following the PGA TOUR so far this year, but Tiger Woods is on fire! He is putting like the Tiger that made me select my name, hitting the greens so close to the pin that it almost doesn't matter, and he is a lot more accurate with his drives so far this year. He has won every tournament that he has entered, and in only two official PGA TOUR events, he has nearly 1,000 more points toward the FedEx Cup than Phil Mickelson does in five events.

If Tiger is ever going to win the ever-elusive Grand Slam (all four majors in one calendar year), this is the year that it will happen. Tiger is on such a hot-streak right now that it will be very surprising if he doesn't win the Masters next month. The US Open is at Torrey Pines, which Tiger has won at seven times, so they might as well give him the trophy and the check right now. The Open Championship (British Open) is at Royal Birkdale, which Tiger has only played at once, but it is a set-up that he will do well in. Finally, the PGA Championship is at Oakland Hills, which is another Tiger Woods favorite.

Now, I'm not such a homer that I'm saying that Tiger Woods is a shooin for the Grand Slam, but if he is ever going to do it, the conditions are almost perfect this year for him to do so. You could say that the conditions are right for a perfect storm. And all I can say is I would love to see history made.