Tiger Woods Recaps 2013, Explains Why Majors Are Hard to Win, Likes 2014 Majors

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Published: December 6, 2013

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The excuse is the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge, but who cares, so long as it provides an opportunity to gain insight into what Tiger Woods is thinking about his recent season, next year and why it is hard to win big events.

The last 12 months, according to Woods, were good.

"Won five times this year," he recapped. "No one did that this year, so I'm very pleased at the overall year."

But was it enough for someone as driven as Woods? Not really. Coulda. Shoulda.

"I certainly wish I could have played a little better in major championships," he said. "At the Masters, I certainly had a chance because I was right there, and especially on Friday when I looked like I was going to take the lead over Freddy, and we already posted."

There was the rules incident on Saturday, yet he still had a chance on Sunday, although he was not able to get it done.

"At the British Open, I was there and the momentum flipped on probably Saturday afternoon on that second shot I stood up in the wind on 17," he recalled. "If I just turn it over and turn it down that hill and make birdie and Westie (Lee Westwood) doesn't, all of a sudden, I've got the lead. So things can flip like that."

However, he felt he was there with a chance on Sunday in two of the 2013 majors. In the other two, he admitted that he just didn't play well enough.

So will this be the year that Woods gets his 15th or 16th major?

It's a little harder than it used to be to bring those trophies home, and part of the reason, according to Woods, is that the fields are filled with young talented players and everybody gets nervous. He didn't say that he got nervous, but we have to allow for the possibility.

"If you look at a lot of major championships, you'll see guys three, four, five under par on the front nine, getting it going, but you just can't maintain that pace," he explained. "Phil played a great round of golf, and the rest of the ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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