Saturday, April 12, 2008

Tiger Woods, Phil, or Who?

Those are the basic choices given for this year's Masters champion, or maybe even for the rest of this decade. Ernie Els did break through with a win at the Honda, after a struggle for most of the past two years. But he's also going through swing changes with new coach Butch Harmon. Another contender who has not yet put on the green jacket is Retief Goosen. Just think, Tiger Woods would pass Arnold Palmer by winning a fifth green jacket, putting him one behind Jack Nicklaus. It would also break a tie with Ben Hogan for third on the PGA Tour carrier victories list with his 65th. Only Nicklaus (73) and Sam Snead (82) lie ahead. Woods hasn't won at Augusta since 2005. He tied for third in 2006 when Mickelson won and tied for second behind Zach Johnson last year. His perfect season came to an end at the World Golf Championships CA Championship at Doral last month when he finished fifth. He has won his last five tournaments. Go Tiger!

No comments: