Will Tiger Woods Conquer His Demons on Sunday at 2013 British Open?

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Published: July 20, 2013

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The ghosts of majors past have appeared to Tiger Woods as he looks to win the 2013 British Open and desperately avoid the repetitive nightmare of defeat that has beset him for five long years.

There will be no gift of a Claret Jug for Tiger unless he is able to face down the many demons that have thwarted his attempt to win that much-sought-after 15th major title.

Standing in his way is the unfathomable fact that in all of his previous 14 major wins, he has never come from behind on a Sunday to claim victory. 



Furthermore, as he heads into Sunday, he must face down Englishman Lee Westwood, who is the sentimental favorite and looking for his first win at a major; the untenable Muirfield, a golf course that demands the ultimate in patience and shot selection; and a field of world-class golfers, including a slew of former majors winners.

There are many reasons for Tiger’s recent major drought, and all of them are pretty scary.



Even though Tiger has won seven events in the last two years, when it comes to majors, his undoing has been his play on the weekend. In his last four majors in which he has contended on the weekend, Woods has averaged 69.5 in the first two rounds and 73.4 in the final two rounds.

This is a remarkable turnabout since his days of dominance. In 2000 when he won the U.S. Open and the British Open, he ranked first in third-round scoring and second in fourth-round scoring. 

That was the old Tiger, the one who his competition feared, who cared little about who he was playing against or even what course he was on, and for whom the question was not whether he win, but by how much.

But, the last five years he has been so close so often, it’s downright creepy.



Since winning the U.S. Open in 2008, Tiger has finished second in the PGA Championship in 2009, tied for fourth at the 2010 U.S. Open...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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