Last weekend, semi-heralded Trevor Immelman of South Africa won the Masters by three shots over Tiger Woods. Even though Woods finished in second place, he never truly threatened Immelman during the final round. The three-shot margin between them at the end of the day was the closest that Woods had gotten to the lead throughout the final round.
While Immelman didn't play outstanding in the final round, shooting a 3-over-par 75, he was without a doubt the best golfer throughout the entire tournament. He had at least a share of the lead after every round and three of his four rounds were in the 60s.
Despite Immelman's solid performance, Woods not winning the tournament was just as big if not a bigger story than Immelman's play. Sports reporters debated whether it was a case of Immelman winning the tournament or Woods losing the tournament. Probably the biggest story of the entire week was Woods getting knee surgery in the days following the Masters.
This just shows how big Woods is in the game of golf. Every event in the sport is brought back to how Woods affected it or how it affects Woods.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
I agree, but honestly Tiger is golf as far as ratings are concerned. I think it was only a story because Woods finished 2nd despite playing about his B- game.
Post a Comment