Over the past few days I have witnessed some unbelievable moments that may never happen again in my lifetime. One word really sums up this weekend-- TIGER. There is no question that Tiger Woods is the number one golf player in the world after this past weekend. When the crowd was becoming restless, the advertisers thinking they wasted their money, and the TV Audience thinking Tiger was finished, TIGER came through with two huge putts and one lucky shot. On Saturday, his putt on the 13th hole brought back the fond memories of Tiger Woods when he hit the professional scene back in the 1990's. Then, he was able to get a lucky break on the 17th green as he worked through what appeared to be a throbbing knee pain and to chip in the hole from an awkward position. As I continued to watch with my family wondering what Tiger could do on the 18th hole, we began saying he is coming back, but his knee will not hold up. Sure enough he nailed a putt on the 18th to take the lead going into the final round. Tiger now had statistics on his side, as his percentage of winning when leading following the third round is almost a perfect 100%. I thought that Tiger would now coast in for the finish with a decent round, but that did not happen either.
Woods was able to pull off more impossible tasks, and create a roar from the crowd on what could have been his 54th and final hole of the tournament, that may have registered as a small level earthquake. Being from Louisiana and an LSU fan, the roar and the response from the crowd sounded like something that could take place in Death Valley. After Rocco essentially said that you can never count on Tiger messing up, I knew that Rocco Mediate was in for a long 18 hole playoff.
The playoff round was as much fun to watch as the rest of the tournament combined. The golf was far from perfect, but both players managed to play scratch golf. Not only was 54 holes not enough, but 72 holes was not enough either. It took a 73rd hole, hole number 7, to end the tournament. Overall, it was fun to see how much respect the two professional athletes had for each other, and to see how worn out they were as well. I can say that I can't wait for the next US Open or at least the excitement factor that I experienced this weekend.
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Excellent entry and excellent tournament, full of excitement. I thought Rocco was very entertaining to watch and he really hung in there with Tiger. He made some comebacks on the final 18.
Très exciting. Glad you're enjoying your summer, Michael.
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