A Masters for the Books
The pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson provided a sideshow that took center stage Sunday at the US Masters. At one point, it looked possible for Phil Mickelson to take a share of the lead. And if that was possible, then of course Tiger could as well. But their sideshow faltered at the end and they had to surrender center stage to the leaders.
The trio of Chad Campbell, Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera provided one of the most entertaining endings to a Masters, when they went on a three-way sudden death playoff. Campbell couldn't deliver when it mattered, though he played solidly. I feel the most for Kenny Perry, I think he should have won it, during regulation. And he still had a chance in the first playoff hole. But such is golf, and no one can fathom the minds of the golf gods. Who would have thought a second shot bouncing off trees would give Cabrera a perfect set up for an approach shot to save par?
Cabrera seemed like he was playing Sunday with nothing to lose and, in the end, won everything. His US Open championship experience came in handy.
Luck and execution, such is life -- and golf.
The trio of Chad Campbell, Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera provided one of the most entertaining endings to a Masters, when they went on a three-way sudden death playoff. Campbell couldn't deliver when it mattered, though he played solidly. I feel the most for Kenny Perry, I think he should have won it, during regulation. And he still had a chance in the first playoff hole. But such is golf, and no one can fathom the minds of the golf gods. Who would have thought a second shot bouncing off trees would give Cabrera a perfect set up for an approach shot to save par?
Cabrera seemed like he was playing Sunday with nothing to lose and, in the end, won everything. His US Open championship experience came in handy.
Luck and execution, such is life -- and golf.
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