One of the best finishes?

Was this week’s Nationwide Tour event the best finish to a tournament ever?

The best finish that I can think of would be this year’s US Open. It was somewhat anticlimactic in the way Tiger did not have to make a putt to win. The dramatics that led up to this could never be matched. D.A. Points lacked a lovable competitor like Rocco, but made up for it with this eagle.

I would have to go with Tiger, just for the added drama with the surgery. We will have to wait and see if there was anything wrong with D.A. to fully put this to rest.

Tell me what you think!

Courses

Coming soon!!! Reviews of courses that I have played. Also, there will be reviews of the tour’s course for the week. Look for some lively discussion on both the setup and design of the course.

Comments will be welcome!!!!!

Tiger v. Young Guns in Golf

Who’s more likely to win a major next year, Tiger or the so called young guns trying to be him? Ok, the contenders: Camilo Villegas, Sergio Garcia, and Anthony Kim. All of them have had great seasons this year but none of them captured their first major. As we all know, Tiger will be coming back from his “vacation” and might be a little rusty. Will this give these unproven stars the opportunity to grab the top spot?

CAMILO

Camilo, who has come on strong at the end of the year, seems to be carrying a lot of momentum into the offseason. With wins at the Tour Championship and at the BMW, he has proven himself in a great field. He has yet to make a significant run at a major, though. He seems to love the spotlight, so I do not think that he is “afraid” of winning, but seems to be just waiting for his turn so to speak. Will he win next year? With all of the momentum he is carrying in with him for next year, I still do not see him capturing a major. Maybe next year, Camilo.

SERGIO

I know, I know. How long are we going to consider Sergio a young gun? As you might already know from a previous blog, I hate Sergio. How many times do we have to watch him take it in the shorts as he has the tournament in his hands before we stop caring? Well I have stopped caring. It is like watching someone get run over by a car over and over again. It has reached the point where it is getting sad to watch. All of that talent is going to waste. One of the most pure and natural swings ever is being put to use to win Euro events. I must admit that he is good for the game. A great deal of people like him for his sort of lovable loser quality. He has shown signs of life recently lately with his win in Europe. I would hope that he could get his first major just out of pity next year, but I think he is going to fall short once again. When it comes down to it, do you think he really trusts himself to make a 5 footer to win a major?

AK

Besides having one of the coolest nicknames on tour, he also has a very stellar resume in his short career. Having won the AT&T and the Wachovia this year on two of the tours more famed courses, he has proven that he can win on a good track. Out of all of the young guns on tour, I feel that he has the drive more than any other. He tends to take the blame for what he does and doesn’t blame some odd universal conspiracy as Sergio tends to do. His swing resembles the mastery that Hogan once had. With his big contract with Nike and his high expectations coming up, it seems fitting that he would be passed the crown.

TIGER

With all of these contenders looking to replace him atop the top of the golfing world, Tiger has a lot to play for. Tiger doesn’t seem to be concerned too much. This time may be good for him to recharge and keep fresh for the rest of his career. He always seemed to lack a sense of balance between work and life. This time may help him with that. Coming back next year will obviously be a difficult task. After his last absence following the passing of Earl, his father, things were tough with him missing the cut at a major. While he obviously won’t be dealing with anything of that magnitude, it will still be a tough comeback. Making sure that he can make a full turn with his knee with all of the torque, he creates will be interesting to see. Once Tiger gets back to his previous best, it will be interesting to see if anyone has caught up to him with his layoff. If he wins when he first comes back, which looks like Augusta, then we could finally put him as the best golfer of all time. Having taken the time off and still being atop of the world of golf would be something that is truly amazing. Sorry young guns, it still looks like Tiger will be owning you!