Tiger at the 2011 Masters: What Augusta Means to Tiger This Year

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Published: April 6, 2011

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Tiger Woods came into the 2010 Masters having not played competitive golf since the Presidents Cup in late 2009. It was then, on Thanksgiving Day of that year, that his fateful car accident and subsequent discovery of his personal issues would be released. Speculation increased into 2010 of when he would play again—some said Bay Hill, some said the Match Play. It was The Masters.  

It was supposed to be his triumphant return to the course he loved.

 

Many logically doubted him while many logically said he would win. There was no consensus on the one who had dominated the game for so long. Some said it was too much time since he played competitively and he didn’t stand a chance, some said it did not matter.

 

Tiger would do well in the 2010 edition capturing a T4 finish with Phil Mickelson surging on Saturday with back-to-back eagles and a solid performance on Sunday to capture his third green jacket.

 

Woods played well, but Mickelson was awe-inspiring when he needed to be in order to win. Perhaps Golf was looking at a new era, with Mickelson at the helm.

 

It almost looked like the torch was passed to a new dominating force. However, it seemed as though Lefty forgot the torch on the banks of Rae’s Creek. We hadn’t heard from him afterwards until he conquered the final two days last week at Houston .

 

Woods would threaten a bit in the US Open at Pebble Beach—another old favorite, but he would fail to capture a victory at all in 2010. He is now well over a year without a victory with his last coming at the BMW Championship in early September of 2009.

 

The 2011 Masters now looms large on Woods’ calendar. The pre-tournament hype that Woods’ creates is starting to fade as we go weekend-after-weekend without Tiger atop the leader boar...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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