Tiger Woods Loses Playoff To US Open Champ Graeme McDowell

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Published: December 6, 2010

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In an afternoon that had more twists and turns than a Dan Brown novel, Tiger Woods somehow lost a four shot lead to Graeme McDowell and then lost to him in a playoff at the Chevron World Challenge. 

Though he must have been disappointed, Woods said he took positives from the defeat.

“It was a great week, even though I didn't win,” Woods said. “I'm proud of today even though I lost, because I putted awful of starting out.”

Woods three-putted the first and third holes, missing putts inside five feet.  Then he hit some shots that we seldom see from Woods.

“I lost my swing in the middle part of the round, and pieced it back together again,” he added. “I was proud of that.  I was very committed coming in, and hit some really, really good shots coming in, which was good. If anything, I thought that's when there might be a breakdown, but I was very pleased that I was able to put that back together then.” 

He probably meant the 13th hole, where he hit a drive into the rough, which caused him to lay up on a par five, something he rarely has to do.  The lay up was fine, but his third shot was too long, over the green.  His flop shot was difficult to say the least, and it rolled back off the left edge of the green. He then chipped too far, missed a long bogey putt and carded a seven. 

Tiger Woods does not miss chips or make sevens, well at least not since he’s been eight years old. 

McDowell made a routine birdie at 13, and they headed to the 14th tee with Woods two shots behind.  McDowell then gave him a gift, hitting his tee shot into unfindable, unplayable territory to the right of the hole. At the end of the 14th, Woods was just one back. At the 16th, it was time for Woods to make up that shot, but he hit an off balance second shot.

“Sixteen tee, I had to hit that fade off th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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