Tiger Woods Meets Rickie Fowler in Colorful and Loud Bay Hill Final

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Published: March 23, 2013

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Orlando, Fla. — Watching Tiger Woods is giving me mental whiplash. He hits a good shot. He hits in the water or sand. He misses a putt. He makes a long-par save. Give me a break. Really.   

It’s not the same kind of tough golf watching as it was in the days of Greg Norman or Fred Couples, both of whom caused their fans to carry a handful of antacid tablets, but it’s in that territory. It took an iron constitution, a stomach of steel, to watch Norman or Couples. For Woods, you just need to have strong lungs because you are going to cheer or moan a lot.    

Norman could always be counted on to flare one out toward New Zealand or Nova Scotia at a critical time, but often, he was far enough ahead that it didn’t matter. When he wasn’t, that "oops" shot was a disaster.

However, Norman was always ready to charge from as much as 10 behind in the final round. It was uh oh, look at Greg. He’d toss up a 63 or 64 or 65 to pass bunch of guys and often end up with the trophy.

The leaders would press as they watched his name inch its way up the leaderboard. The more he climbed, the more bogeys they’d make, just by watching the scores. Sometimes, he’d just get enough for a playoff, but because he had the hot hand that day, Norman would manufacture a win.

Couples didn’t typically do the Sunday-come-from-behind maneuver. He was more of a leaderboard lurker. He’d be hanging around two, three or four shots back of the lead for three rounds. Then he’d pounce at the last moment or make eagle to go ahead by one with a couple holes to go—or he'd fall on his sword with a ball out of bounds (OB). Quick, where are those Rolaids?     

This week, Woods has shown us the best of golf and the worst of golf. He’s been in the water. He’s bogeyed the last three to fall back into the pa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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