I have to congratulate Tiger Woods on his 75th
win and 8th PGA Tour victory at Torrey Pines. With all due respect Tiger will still need to
win a major this year to quiet his critics to justify another swing
change. I have no idea if more of the
top 15 ranked golfers in the world would of made a difference in the outcome of
the Farmers Insurance Open but I sure would of liked to have seen more than
just 2 of the Top 15 competing. I guess
we will find how Tiger fares in April at the Master’s but a victory at Torrey
Pines definitely helps him get off to a great start to the year.
The competitor who poses the biggest threat to take away major victories away from Tiger may have created a level playing field for Tiger possibly winning his first major since 2008. The recent change in
clubs by the #1 ranked golfer, Rory McIlroy, will give Tiger a better chance to
win a major this year. No offense to
Nike clubs and I know most people will have a strong opinion that clubs do not
make a player but I know I play much better with better technology and they do
make a difference. I wonder how long
before Rory misses his Titleist MB 712 Irons and Vokey wedges. The specifics of Rory’s marketing deal have
not been released yet but I am pretty sure the language in his contract will
not give him the same leeway as of Tiger’s contract years ago, that allowed him
to play with “any” clubs. Though Rory
ditched his Nike putter in the Abu Dhabi tournament, I would have to think if
Nike shelled out a 100+ million dollar contract to pay someone using their
products- using the Titleist made Scotty Cameron Studio Select putter would be
frowned upon by Nike’s brass.
In other news I have completed two rounds in 2013, with blistering
scores of 93 and 100. The latest score I
shot with the utmost consistency of shooting a 50 on the front and 50 on the
back. This early in the season I rarely
care about my score then how I am striking the ball. Overall I would say I am shaking off a lot of
rust from the long off season but pleased to see how my driving and iron play
currently stands. My short game and
putting is a mess right now but that seems to be parts of my game that need the
most work year in and year out.
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