British Open 2012: Biggest Lessons Learned at Royal Lytham & St. Annes

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Published: July 26, 2012

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The British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes featured one of the most exciting finishes this year, and a close look at the final results yields a few important lessons.

 

No Lead Is Safe

Players who lead after three rounds rarely win the tournament in majors, but Adam Scott seemed to be poised to buck that trend after finishing an incredible 11-under par after three rounds.

As usual, though, the leader found a way to squander his lead. In fact, most of the players at the top of the leaderboard ended up falling back in the final round.

Of course, Scott's collapse was the most noteworthy. Scott's four-stroke lead seemed to be safe, but he simply was unable to hold on.

Watching Scott break down on the final four holes was heartbreaking, but not terribly surprising.

Scott was inconsistent throughout the tournament, carding an incredible 17 birdies, but also 11 bogeys. At times, he was masterful. And at other times, he was just ordinary.

The field is too good to settle for that kind of inconsistency. A player needs to be at his absolute best to win a tournament. And despite a fantastic start to the tournament, Scott was never really at his best.

Of course, hindsight is 20-20. But after Scott's collapse, golf fans must recognize that every leader has holes in his game, and those holes will almost always keep the leader from finishing what he started.

 

Tiger Woods Is Still Not Truly Back

Tiger Woods was in the hunt for most of the tournament. As a result, many golf fans were hopeful that Tiger might finally be back.

The Tiger these fans know and love, though, always brings his best performance for the final round.

This time, Tiger collapsed under pressure, and the collapse proved he is still not ready to take back his throne as the best player in golf.

Tiger still seems to lack the same pop in his ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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