The Masters: Truly a Tradition Unlike Any Other

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Published: April 12, 2010

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As I was driving my ice cream truck Sunday and unable to see the Masters until the 13th hole, I was pondering about writing a column recapping the Masters.

At the time, I figured Tiger Woods was going to make some improbable run, and Phil Mickelson was going to be there in the end giving Woods all he could handle. I also thought KJ Choi would be the dark horse to sneak in and give Woods and Mickelson trouble, while Lee Westwood would fall so far off that he might not even make the top three.

Let's just say I went 1-for-4.

This year's Masters had to be the most anticipated in eons. And by eons I mean a really, really, long time.

Everything that Woods had gone through up to this point was about to be put on the line. Mickelson was dealing with his wife's struggle with breast cancer and dealing with all of the stress that comes with it. Westwood had finished second, third, and second again in his past three majors—would this be the time he finally broke through? At 50, Fred Couples was trying to be the oldest golfer to win the Masters.

Storyline after storyline presented itself, so we all knew we were in for a doozy.

But the main story is and always will be Woods. How would he play? Would he make the cut? Would he win it? Would he be heckled by fans and media members? Will he be a changed Tiger and not throw his clubs and shout profanity at himself? And most of all, can golf finally be relevant again with Woods back?

Well, nearly all of those questions were answered.

Woods' opening-round 68 was so impressive it had me calling all of my known golf followers (about two or three) asking if they had seen it.

Golf isn't like basketball, football, or even baseball. If you take three weeks off it's almost impossible to come back and play well the first few times out. If you take 144 days off, like Woods, it's completely impossible to play well. So what does he do? He shoots a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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