Presidents Cup 2011: Will Embarrassing Loss Haunt Tiger Woods?

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Published: November 17, 2011

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It was only the second time a President's Cup match went twelve holes since its inception in 1994.

Tiger Woods and Steve Sticker, a once dominant duo that has been playing together since 2007, lost in disgusting fashion to international duo of Adam Scott and K.J. Choi.

If you wanted to throw a little salt on the wound, you could say the trio of Scott, Choi and Woods' former and now famous caddie, Steve Williams, administered the beat down.

Williams has enjoyed a fair bit of success teamed up with Scott as Woods continues to miss the mark. Scott is currently the world's No. 7 golfer trailing only Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson.



The American duo of Woods and Sticker lost 7-6 and tasted defeat for only the second time as a pairing.

This was the first time in any match that Woods has failed to make it to the 14th hole.

The performance was simply embarrassing for the Americans (who lead 4-2 after Day 1), but even more so for Woods.

Now, the question is how will Woods respond moving forward and will this loss haunt him?

He may not have showed it, but losing to Scott and Williams (and Choi) has to put a bitter taste in the mouth of world's former No. 1 golfer.

It has been quite some time, if ever, since Tiger was beaten so badly.

We've seen things weigh down on him before and this, while not all his fault as he was part of team with the world's No. 5 ranked golfer, has the potential to do just that.

Woods' 2011 was highly forgettable.



He posted a top-five finish once (Masters: 4th) and only posted one other finish under 24th (WGC Cadillac Championships: 10th).

Everything else was 24th or above, including a missed cut at the PGA Championship and a withdrawal at TPC Sawgrass.

Ultimately, this shouldn't burden Woods for very long though. He's ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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