Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The WGC-Accenture Match Play- Tiger's chances

Since winning the Chevron challenge at the end of last year, Tiger Woods has failed to compile 4 solid rounds in a row.  With a share of the lead in Dubai, he fell short on Sunday- usually his day to shine-  and has struggled ever since.  He said he couldn't get comfortable with the putter after his terrible performance in the last round at Pebble Beach, and that isn't a good sign.  His swing looked better, more on-plane after Hank Haney screwed it up, but it still looks more mental than mechanical for him.  

This week he will be a #5 seed at the WGC match play, playing Spaniard Gonzalo Fdez-Castano.  Castano has already been quoted as saying "Tiger is not at his best, so I feel like I can beat him."  It will be interesting to see what happens this week especially, because you have to get off to great starts and play well every day to advance in the bracket.  There's no room for error here, and he would face the winner of Darren Clarke/Nick Watney(both of them can probably beat Tiger) if he can get through the first round.  

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