2013 Masters: Why Augusta Is Best Spot for Tiger Woods to Snap Major Drought

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Published: March 11, 2013

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When Tiger Woods emerged a hobbled, heroic champion after a U.S. Open playoff win over Rocco Mediate in 2008, he had just claimed his 14th major championship triumph. Five years later, who would have predicted Tiger would still be in search of his next major victory?

Sure, time would be necessary to repair and rehabilitate the injured knee he was dragging around en route to what he called his "greatest ever championship." Tiger essentially won that U.S. Open on one leg. But the years of injury, scandal, swing changes and controversy that would follow his impressive win at Torrey Pines could not have been predicted.

In 2013, few can argue that the Tiger Woods we are witnessing today is playing his best golf in quite some time. With two victories in four starts, including Sunday's WGC-Cadillac Championship win, his 76th career PGA Tour victory, Tiger is in good health and appears primed and ready for the four events that mean the most to him—the majors—commencing with the Masters Tournament in just a few weeks.

"That's how I know I can play," Tiger said after his WGC-Cadillac victory. "To be able to bring it out a couple times so far this year, and then be able to close and get the Ws on top of that, that's nice. Any time I can win prior to Augusta, it always feels good. I've been able to do it a few times throughout my career."

More than a few times, in fact.

Six of the seven years Tiger had multiple wins prior to the Masters, he went on to win a major that year. So it's looking good for No. 15, at the very least, to occur in 2013.

But of all the major championships this year, I believe Augusta National plays into Tiger's hands as the best place for him to break his major drought.



Why?

Simply put, it's the "next" major on the schedule and Tiger Woods is playing arguably better than anyone else in professional golf right now. He currently leads the PGA ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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