PGA 2012: Tiger Woods, Luke Donald and Lessons Learned from Rocky 2011

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Published: December 21, 2011

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“It’s a walk-off,” utters Billy Zane in the movie Zoolander, just after model-morons Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson commit to competing in the most epic of model battles—on the runway.

The scene was about a young-gun versus a veteran, new methods against proven strategies, and most of all, the uncertainty and intrigue of the challenge.

Who knew that this one scene from Zoolander would be a (near) reflection of what’s to come in the 2012 golf season? Perhaps that’s a bit of a stretch.

But, that same sense of intrigue—whether or not Tiger Woods can reassert his dominance—and curiosity—if Luke Donald can maintain the momentum of one of the most miraculous seasons in golf history—has golf fans and sports enthusiasts worldwide craving the season’s arrival.

Just like the buzz of any other sport, there’s been a cacophony in the few weeks prior to the beginning of the golf season. This time last year, I was not only a part of it, but looking back, I tanked a good deal of my predictions for 2011.

I foresaw Tiger basically stomping on the competition, winning both the Masters and then the US Open at Congressional. Little did I know that between prolonged injuries and physical—and probably a good deal of mental—rehabilitation that Woods would only compete in nine PGA Tour events in 2011, earning just a pair of top 10 finishes.



Among my other foolish predictions was that Sean O’Hair would emerge as one of the Tour’s dark-horse winners—fail. I also thought Anthony Kim might bounce back from injury and reemerge as one of the PGA’s bright young stars with a major victory. Kim played in 26 events and made a dreadful 14 cuts—I think Charles Barkley could compete with that.

However, I had a couple lucky guesses. 

Luke Donald rose to prominence as the year’s mo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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