Players Championship 2013: Tiger Woods’ Victory Proves He’ll Win Major This Year

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Published: May 13, 2013

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The last time Tiger Woods won four PGA events before June, he went on to bring the phrase "Tiger Slam" into the golf lexicon. 

I don't think Tiger will repeat that historic feat of winning four straight majors, but his win at The Players Championships on Sunday at Sawgrass proved to me that this year will not pass without Woods claiming a major. 

Woods has been in fantastic form this season, but when he finished fourth at the Masters, I was convinced he wouldn't win a major this year. 

It wasn't as much due to his performance, but because the courses that were on tap did not suit Woods' strengths well. While Woods had been great this year, he had been so on courses which set up well for his game. 

That's all changed now. Woods had not won at Sawgrass since 2001 and Sunday was just his second top-10 finish in that span. 

Sawgrass places a premium on driving accuracy and Tiger has been shaky off the tee for a long time now. Even as he's been playing phenomenally this year, he is still just 129th in driving accuracy at 57.7 percent (via PGATour.com).



That inaccuracy cost Tiger at The Honda Classic where he placed a season-worst 37th. That came at the PGA National Resort and Spa where there is an emphasis on accuracy so I assumed Tiger would be headed towards a similar fate at not only the Players, but also at the remaining majors.

Let's take a look at the venues left on the majors calendar and I'll expand on why I'm convinced Tiger will win at least one of these.  

 

U.S. Open

Where: East Course of the Merion Golf Club, Par 70, 6,996 yards



Tiger has never played at the Merion Golf Club, but right off the bat, we see it isn't well-suited to his game. At par-70, there are only two par-fives. Typically, par-five dominance is at the heart of Tiger's great p...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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