It's only five weeks into the 2008 season, and already it looks to be another long year for PGA golfers whose last name isn't Woods.After his eight-stroke triumph last week in San Diego in his season debut at the Buick Invitational, Tiger Woods continued his unstoppable momentum at the Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates this past weekend. Down by four strokes heading into Sunday, Woods birdied his last two holes - including a dramatic 25-footer on 18 - for a 7-under 65 and a dazzling final-round comeback. The win marked his third career 2-0 start, his fifth victory in a row and seventh out of his last eight tournaments.
Tiger now has 62-career PGA Tour victories, tied for fourth on the all-time list with Arnold Palmer and only two behind Ben Hogan. His 13 Major Championship wins is second all-time only to Jack Nicklaus' 18. He is the leading career-money winner with a total of over $94M in Tour earnings and has been named the PGA Player of the Year a record-nine times.
And did I mention he's still only 32?
Whether he's in cruise control or attack mode on Sunday, ahead by a mile or down by four, Tiger has already proved this year that his stronghold on the World No. 1 ranking isn't loosening up an inch. Week-in and week-out, his consistent (and certainly exciting) 25-foot birdie putts and 15-foot par-saves continue to prove that when he's got his A-game, there's no one in the field who can touch him.
What's even more exciting - albeit not for most fellow Tour players - is the fact that Tiger may not have even reached his prime yet. Records show that of the top four all-time winners (other than Woods), three had their most productive five-year stretches from 31-35. If he stays healthy, there's no telling how high he will set the bar for generations of golfers to come.
Although Tiger doesn't confirm his participation in each event until the week before it, his next scheduled tournament is the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, which will be held in Tuscon, AZ at the Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain from Feb. 21-24.
Tiger Woods final-round highlights, 2008 Dubai Desert Classic:
Holes #12, #13, #14, #17, #18
3 comments:
It's pretty amazing that Tiger has done all of this by age 32. This guy will be remembered long after he's gone. Well thought out post, good stuff.
I've wrote about Tiger in the past (or tried to write about him) but it's gotten to the point where it's almost impossible to do anymore. I ran out of adjectives to describe him. Everything Tiger does is incredible. When he brushes his teeth, it's probably amazing and so much better than how we do it. I'm gonna go find out what the odds are that he wins the grand slam this year and bet my dog on it.
Good work. It was very clean and your style was good. Good use of video and labels down at the bottom. A few minor things:
1. Isn’t should be aren’t in the first graf.
2. $94M is good for headlines, but in body should be million
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