Tiger Woods: 10 Reasons We Should Care About Golf Without Him

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Published: June 28, 2011

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Tiger Woods brings a lot of people to the game of golf who ordinarily wouldn’t give a fig about the sport.  When Woods isn’t playing, sometimes they disappear.  That’s unfortunate, because as we have seen in the last 12 months, there are a tremendous number of exciting players today. We only have to look at the recent winners in the US. Woods’ absence has allowed other players to blossom, proving that they, too, have the right golf stuff.

 

Reason No. 1: Rory McIlroy.

Without Woods’ absence from golf, would Rory McIlroy have received his due at the U.S. Open?  Would he have won the U.S. Open?  Without Wood’s failure to make putts on the back nine on Sunday at Augusta, would anyone have cared about Rory McIlroy at sundown?  

 

Reason No. 2: Charl Schwartzel

Never mind that he will always have to ignore spell check when he types his name,  Schwartzel birdied the last three holes to win at Augusta National, something that’s never been done since the tournament started in 1934.  That was back before it was a major.

 



Reason No. 3: This year’s interesting and surprising PGA Tour winners

Who can forget the explosive power of Jhonattan Vegas at the Bob Hope Classic?  Nick Watney is a shy but powerful winner who has a corner on the Gary Cooper,  strong, silent type of personality.  Jonathan Byrd finished off last season with a hole-in-one to win a playoff only to start the 2011 season by winning in a playoff.  Gary Woodland, winner at Transitions, took advice from his golf guru and didn’t hit it as long as he could every time.  That, he said, was the key to victory. Mark Wilson won twice in the first five weeks of 2011, and he has been overrun with talent since.    

 

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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