Image by Jim Epler via FlickrIn almost 40 years as a golfer, having attended many Majors and having watched hundreds of televised golf tournaments, I've never seen a more thrilling 6 holes of golf than Tiger played at Torrey Pines today.
In obvious pain from his recently repaired left knee, Tiger overcame a deficit of 5 strokes with 6 to play.
In 13 previous US Open starts he had only two eagles, today he had two eagles in 6 holes. One can only imagine how far ahead he would be if he was 100% healthy. This was a performance to rival Ken Venturi's Congressional win and Hogan's post car crash wins.
Unfortunately, win or lose tomorrow, we've probably seen the last of Tiger for several weeks. I will be very surprised if he even returns for the British Open. If this week was a regular Tour event he would probably not have played, but it's a Major and Tiger lives for Majors. I just hope that he doesn't miss the rest of the season, having re-injured his knee.
Only time will tell but for now I'm more excited about tomorrow's final round than I've been in years.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Tiger - The Legend Grows
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