AT&T National 2012: Predicting How Tiger Woods and Most-Hyped Stars Will Finish

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Published: June 29, 2012

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After the difficult Olympic Club chewed up and spit out many of the world's top golfers at the U.S. Open, most probably figured that they would get a bit of a reprieve moving forward. That certainly isn't the case at the AT&T National in Bethesda, Md., however. The Congressional Country Club is playing very much like a U.S. Open course, and it shows in the scores.

Bo Van Pelt surged out to an early lead at four-under par after the first round, but the vast majority of the field is either at even par or over par. Many of the guys near the top of the leaderboard seem likely to drop back in the second and third rounds, just as they did at Olympic Club. Whether or not some of the golfers who are under a microscope can make a move remains to be seen, though.

There are several golfers in this tournament who have had a lot of hype surrounding them lately, and here is a breakdown of how they will ultimately fare.

 

Tiger Woods



Tiger Woods is looking to bounce back from the major disappointment of letting things slip away in the U.S. Open as a terrible third round dashed his chances of winning a 15th major.

Woods played quite steadily over the first two rounds, but he suddenly couldn't hit a fairway and then couldn't find his range with his irons. Woods wasn't a factor in the final round of the tournament, but he did a lot of good things in the first two rounds that he needs to carry over.

Woods got off to a pretty good start this week with a first-round 72 that puts him one-over par. Woods is just five shots off the pace, which is a solid range for him to be within. I highly doubt that Van Pelt is going to shoot another great score in the second round at such a tough course, so if Woods can shoot slightly under par in the second round, then he should make up ground.

I feel like Woods learned a lot about his game in the U.S. Open, and I like his chances to win this to...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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