Let's start from the beginning. It started with Tiger hunting the #1 spot with an eagle on 8 and shooting a 31 on the front nine. It was great to see the old Tiger back again, fist pumps and all. He made clutch putts on the front but unfortunately just couldn't close on the back nine. I think he's almost back, his drives and irons are dialed-in and after shooting a 66 on Friday and a 67 on Sunday (his best Sunday round at Augusta ever), he's about to bring home the win.
Now let's talk about Adam Scott. One of my favorite moments was Sunday afternoon when the scoreboard read Tiger Woods, Adam Scott- first and second place... let's take a moment to let that one sink in. I am now totally on board with the long putter. Adam had a very slow and steady tournament and got fired up on Saturday and Sunday shooting back to back 67s. He held the lead at one point but couldn't close the deal and lost to Charl Schwartzel in the end.
And now a moment for the best forearms in golf....
So what happened to Rory? Most people think that Rory cracked under the pressure of being only 21 and holding the lead for 3 days at the Masters. I don't agree, I think that after Friday you could tell he was going to crack. His putting struggled on Saturday and he was too arrogant going into the season. With early interviews criticizing Tiger, I think this was the piece of humble pie that Rory had to eat to bring his ego back to where it should be. Moving forward I think Rory will start to respect the game more and respect those players who have handled the pressure and won a major.... or 14.
And where was Phil? After four days of constant Masters coverage, I think I saw Phil about twice. But if you're really curious where he was, he spent it tied at one under with Matsuyama, an amateur from Japan.
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