Carolina Speed
Hall of Famer
- Joined
- Feb 13, 2011
- Messages
- 5,750
Woods was never close to winning The Farmers Insurance Open. He barely made the cut by birding the final hole of the second round! He finished 7 strokes behind the leaders. The winner is yet TBD. Jason Day and Alex Noren are continuing their playoff tomorrow.Was talking to someone at the store today and he breathlessly told me how Tiger was making a run in the final round. "If he keeps going and posts something, who knows, he may win!" So I just now turned on the Golf Channel to see how it turned out though I am mainly watching the Aussie men's final, and it was 14 non-stop, commercial free minutes analyzing Woods' final round, his swing, his state of mind, everything but the color and firmness of his feces this morning. And I turned it on the middle of it; who knows how long the actual worshiping segment lasted. Tiger finished tied for 23rd.
Washington, D.C. is forever stuck in 1945 as far as how it views the world. The Golf Channel is permanently stuck in 2000, Tiger's best year when he won the U.S. Open by 15 strokes and three of the four majors. Forever hopeful, forever adoring. . .
Yes, even as he was anywhere from 7-10 strokes behind, they covered his every shot as if he were winning by 7! The crowd roared on every shot attempt even it was out of bounds or a missed green. They didn't care. It was continuous Tiger worship. Woods had his worst tournament in greens in regulation, 17, since 2007. I wouldn't call it a stellar performance.
For the second straight week the field was average at best. Most of the top tier golfers were absent, opting for next weeks Waste Management Open in Phoenix. I'm not sure Woods is in the field.