Tiger Woods Late Struggles on Sunday at Doral Are Still a Concern

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Published: March 11, 2013

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Tiger Woods won the World Golf Championship’s Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral on Sunday. He did, however, continue a trend from 2012 by struggling on the back nine in the final round.

Woods started Sunday’s fourth round with a four-stroke lead over Graeme McDowell and was five shots ahead of Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker. Woods did manage to post a one-under par 71 Sunday but made bogeys at No. 16 and No. 18.

He had stretched his lead to as much as five strokes throughout the round but a late run by Steve Stricker and two late bogeys by Woods made it closer than it should have been at the end.

Woods struggled in 2012 to post good scores on the weekends. His mental focus and the tension of closing out a golf tournament is still not quite what we have come to expect from him over the years.

His father, Earl Woods, was a member of the Special Forces, served two tours in Vietnam and retired from the army as a Lieutenant Colonel. Earl used military tactics to teach the young Tiger to defeat an opponent. Never give an enemy an opening to come back to catch you. Crush the foe and implement a take-no-prisoners approach to the golf course.

For most of his career, Woods would extend leads in the final round. He would make a ton of birdies early and thoroughly deflate the rest of the field. When he led after 54 holes the rest of the field knew they were playing for second place.

Woods did start strong on Sunday with birdies at No. 2 and No. 4. He did not make another birdie until No. 10, and two bogeys late in his round on Sunday is a sign of the doubt and insecurity that still lingers. 

There have been 41 WGC tournaments held since they came to being in 1999. Woods has won 17 of them, and he likes to make statements.

What better way to inform your fellow competitors that they don’t have a chance to win major championships when he consistently wins th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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