Tuesday, January 29, 2013

75th Win


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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