SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
The easy answer would be that bit between his ears - but in fact this may indeed be the case.
Tiger & Another Major
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The easy answer would be that bit between his ears - but in fact this may indeed be the case.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
I said s much earlier in the thread to the general chorus of "what pressure" and "these tour pros dont feel the pressure"
What pish, the ecpectation that goes with a major is high, very high thats why rhay are called MAJORS, the diddy events he can win with ease.
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
It's like watching 2 different players last week and this to be honest. He's hit some good approaches and missed the putts and also hit some absolute shockers. It's almost like he wants it too much and is trying to force it. As Butch said, there is something going on in his head, who knows what it is.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Simple really..the major courses are set up with much tighter fairways.
Grip it and rip is does not usually work except for Stan Drews
Grip it and rip is does not usually work except for Stan Drews
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
I agree. Admittedly I don't know a lot about Nicklaus' play,.. did he used to tee off with just irons?
...and Tiger has won 14 on these much tighter fairways (except St Andrews of course)
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I agree. Admittedly I don't know a lot about Nicklaus' play,.. did he used to tee off with just irons?
No one has ever won Muirfield by playing safe, Nicklaus played it in exactly the same way as Tiger in 1972 when Trevino won [via Jacklin].
Nicklaus did not use a driver until the last round when he was in the lead with 8 holes to play. He then went safe again and lost it.
The course was set up very tight for that Open and the rough was up.
IMO Jack threw away a lot of Majors by playing safe........look at his record of 2nd places.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Not recently.....which I believe is what we are talking about.
His play was much more controlled in those days.........fewer big misses.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Watching the early TV coverage and have to say Tiger is having an absolute stinker off the tee, that drive ive just watched is about 60 yards wide of its target.
The biggest issue for Tiger IMO is during Majors he is both hitting it wide off the tee AND putting like Westwood.
His putting has been rank rotten for the last umpteen Majors.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
I've said it for long enough that his putting is not anywhere near what it used to be other than last Friday where he missed nothing.
What like some G20's
How did Tiger finish, take it he was in the top Ten after his performance last week.
All I could hear was Tiger is back.......
