Tiger Woods: 5 Reasons He Should Be the Overwhelming Favorite at Royal Lytham

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Published: July 3, 2012

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Although few have seemingly noticed, Tiger Woods' win at the AT&T National this past weekend gave him his third win of the season (the most on the PGA Tour) in his last seven events—a ridiculous 42.8 percent winning percentage as of late.

In other words, Tiger's game is starting to come around. Isn't it funny how Tiger's game is described as "coming around" when he's won more than any of his peers? Regardless, everyone now knows that Tiger must win his first major since 2008 to officially be "back."

With the Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes July 15-22, I think there's an overwhelming case to make Tiger the favorite.

1) History

As far as I can tell, Tiger Woods popped out of the womb with a flawless overlapping grip. He let out  brief cry, but instead of uttering "cookie" or "mama," he blurted out "I want 19 majors."

Tiger's been a student of golf history for as long as he's been a student of the game. He's made so much history of his own that I won't even begin to touch on his historic performances. But there's no doubt Tiger shines at historic venues. He's won more majors at Augusta than anywhere else, and two of his three Open Championships have come on the fabled links of St. Andrews. While all of the Open Championship venues are rich in history, Royal Lytham's past is dripping with memorable moments and distinguished champions.

Most recently, David Duval defined his career by winning his one and only major at Royal Lytham in 2001. Tom Lehman, the ultimate grinder, captured the title at the 1996 Open. Seve Ballesteros won here twice in 1988 and 1979. And perhaps most famously, Bobby Jones himself out-dueled Walter Hagen in the 1926 Open Championship.



2) Royal Lytham's bunkers

I've played St. Andrews where Tiger Woods famously avoided all 112 bunkers en route to capturing the Open in 2000. Trust me, it looks as though the...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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