I imagine many people are still coming to grips with the stunning news that the Eagles signed disgraced quarterback Michael Vick.
But for me, and for many golf nuts, it was not the THE most stunning story of the weekend.
No, instead that would be confirmation that Tiger Woods is mortal, maybe even human.
He still plays a game with which I am unfamiliar, but I am all too familiar with the putting woes that bedeviled Tiger Sunday in the final round of golf’s last major of the summer, the PGA, at Hazeltine Golf Course in Minnesota.
Woods did not win the PGA. This despite the best efforts of most in the national media to give him the Wanamaker Trophy on Friday and Saturday, when he built a seemingly comfortable four-stroke lead.
A funny thing happened to Tiger over the weekend. He got caught – and passed. That had never happened before.
Woods had carried the lead into the final round of a major 14 times as the sun came up on Sunday. When he shook the hand of Y.E. Yang just after 7 p.m. on the 18th green, that streak was shattered. So was just a little of the myth of Tiger’s invincibility.
After his round, Tiger lamented that he hit the ball great all day, but simply could not make anything on the greens.
In the meantime, it was Yang who made the dramatic shots, and was doing the Tiger-esque fist pumping.
Next thing you’ll be telling me the Eagles signed a backup quarterback who did time for running a dog-fighting operation.
But for me, and for many golf nuts, it was not the THE most stunning story of the weekend.
No, instead that would be confirmation that Tiger Woods is mortal, maybe even human.
He still plays a game with which I am unfamiliar, but I am all too familiar with the putting woes that bedeviled Tiger Sunday in the final round of golf’s last major of the summer, the PGA, at Hazeltine Golf Course in Minnesota.
Woods did not win the PGA. This despite the best efforts of most in the national media to give him the Wanamaker Trophy on Friday and Saturday, when he built a seemingly comfortable four-stroke lead.
A funny thing happened to Tiger over the weekend. He got caught – and passed. That had never happened before.
Woods had carried the lead into the final round of a major 14 times as the sun came up on Sunday. When he shook the hand of Y.E. Yang just after 7 p.m. on the 18th green, that streak was shattered. So was just a little of the myth of Tiger’s invincibility.
After his round, Tiger lamented that he hit the ball great all day, but simply could not make anything on the greens.
In the meantime, it was Yang who made the dramatic shots, and was doing the Tiger-esque fist pumping.
Next thing you’ll be telling me the Eagles signed a backup quarterback who did time for running a dog-fighting operation.
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