Why Tiger Lost

Tiger Woods was once again his usual self for most of the past weekend with his ball striking and overall iron and driving game. The one major issue for Tiger was on and around the greens as his short game really struggled. Because of his struggles with putting and even chipping, Tiger did not come out with his usual victory on Sunday.

There was no signature moment for Woods on Sunday as there so often is. It could have been an eagle putt after making the green on two at the eleventh, or a comeback on the eighteenth. Yang, on the other hand, remained relatively undaunted by the gravity of the situation he was in, and came up with some great shots.

His chip in from sixty feet for eagle was one memorable shot, but even more memorable may have been his approach shot on eighteen with a three utility club. His shot went over a tree and about six feet from the cup for a birdie putt which sealed the victory as Tiger had to make in a chip on eighteen just to stay in contention, which, he didn’t.

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