A massive shock at Turnberry where Tiger Woods
crashed out of the open, its only the second time in 13 years that Tiger has missed a cut at a major tournament. He could be excused the last time as his father Earl had just died. But yesterday it was simply down to his wayward driving, he sprayed the ball all over the course and you cannot get away with that, especially at Turnberry with the way the wind blew yesterday. As bad as he played a testament to Tigers brilliance came when while he was 10 shots of the lead and needing at least 3 birdies from the last four holes to make the cut the bookies still had Tiger as an unbelievable third favourite to WIN the Claret Jug at a measly 12/1. As big a shock as Tiger not making the cut was, this is just a blip on his way to winning more majors than anyone in history, woods is only 33 and with the fitness regime he follows could easily play for another 20 years. Perfectionist that he is he will be hurt by what happened yesterday so get your money on Woods for whatever tournament he turns out for next, its the nearest thing to a certainty you will ever back.
Golf is not a sport. It's a pastime played by men in shoes and psychadelic trousers.
ReplyDeleteMark Twain famously said golf ruins a good walk. He was wrong. Golf ruins just about everything. The only thing Golf is good for is to keep ageing celebrities off the streets, like Brucie and Tarbuck - apart from that - it's twaddle.
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