Tiger Woods Tamed by Augusta, but Ready to Strike in 2011 and Beyond

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Published: April 11, 2011

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After Tiger Woods completed a Sunday 66 and tied for 10th at Doral this past March, he was asked by a reporter if he was on track to win the Masters; the response, “oh, yeah.”

Believe Tiger Woods then or not, it was "oh, yeah", almost, for Tiger at Augusta in 2011.

Another Tiger Sunday-at-Augusta charge that ultimately fell short, a tie for fourth.

This is the result that has become par for the course for Tiger at the Masters, finishing outside the top five once since 2006, resulting in zero wins.

This the player who was once the yearly favorite vs. the field.

With his fade to fourth, Tiger’s yearn for his first win thereby announcing the release of Tiger version 4.0—version 1.0 peaked at Augusta 14 years ago—is not necessarily an expectation that is realistic at this point in time. 

CBS’s David Feherty even pointed out how obvious that yearn was as Tiger faltered through the final four holes on Sunday, but wanting isn't winning.

Tiger’s idealism was evident with his proclamation of his career quest to break Jack’s 18 majors and feeling the expectations from the outside because of the brilliance he has shown consistently, but they now seem a bit premature even with his greatness.

The enormous expectations can’t be fulfilled at all times. If Tiger is going to win more than 18 majors, and likely more than 80 tournaments in the process, is it really feasible to expect the guy to breeze through the process?

In a Golf Channel roundtable interview last week, eight-time major winner Tom Watson offered the following: “The greatest players have a long career trajectory, Nicklaus’ major run from 1962-1986. The doubt creeps in but, but Tiger will get it back once he finds the key to his new game.”

Nicklaus was the only “great” Watson referred...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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