Tiger Woods’ Chevron Win Was Just Another Step in the Right Direction

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Published: December 6, 2011

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Tiger Woods won a “silly season” event.  

He made some crucial putts down the stretch and edged out Zach Johnson by a single stroke to capture his first title in more than two years.

Was it a step in the right direction?

Sure.

But let’s just take a deep breath and relax before we start handing Woods green jackets, Claret Juggs and Vardon Trophies.

To take a word directly out of Woods’ incredibly repetitive vocabulary, it’s a “process”, and Sunday’s win was just one more step forward in the process.    

Woods’ swing looked more rhythmic than mechanical last week, which is a positive sign. 

Woods’ short game was also extremely sharp, which is another positive sign.

And perhaps most importantly, Woods sunk those must-make putts during the most crucial moments of Sunday’s final round, which is something he has been unable to do since the 2009 JBWere Australian Masters.     

But what we also have to take into account is the fact that Woods was playing against an 18-man field which contained just nine of the top-20 players in the world.

Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel, Graeme McDowell and Adam Scott were all in South Africa taking part in the Nedbank Challenge, which Westwood won by a stroke.



Rory McIlory was in Hong Kong winning the UBS Hong Kong Open.

And many of those who did attend the Chevron World Challenge were not even in top form heading into the event.

Eleven of the 18 players, including Woods, had just made the trip home from the Presidents Cup in Australia. 

While Woods left Australia immediately following the Presidents Cup—which gave him a week-and-a-half of rest prior to the Chevron World Challenge—several players including Bubba...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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