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Woods' intimidation factor?
- By GolfBrief Staff
- Published 03/15/2008
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Prolific would explain Tiger Woods when he is leading any tournament.
Through 54 holes, Woods is 54-2 when leading and 8-2 when sharing the
lead. Suffice it to say, his odds of winning the Arnold Palmer
Invitational on Sunday look pretty good.
Woods won at Bay Hill four consecutive years (2000-2003), but has not really come close since, his best being a T20 in 2006. He is poised for something better, though.
During his stretch of four successive wins, Woods was paired with six different players in the final group — Davis Love III (2000); Sergio Garcia and Chris Perry (2001); Len Mattiace (2002); Stewart Cink and Brad Faxon (2003).
Combined, Woods’ playing partners had a final-round scoring average of 73.16, more than a stroke over par. Woods’ final-round scoring average for those four years was 69 or 3-under par.
If history is an indication, Sean O’Hair has a big challenge ahead if he is to stare down Woods.
Following are the final-round scores of Woods’ playing partners:
2000: Davis Love III (72), finished second.
2001: Sergio Garcia (74), finished fourth; Chris Perry (74), finished eighth.
2002: Len Mattiace (73), finished third.
2003: Stewart Cink (72), Brad Faxon (74), finished second.
Woods won at Bay Hill four consecutive years (2000-2003), but has not really come close since, his best being a T20 in 2006. He is poised for something better, though.
During his stretch of four successive wins, Woods was paired with six different players in the final group — Davis Love III (2000); Sergio Garcia and Chris Perry (2001); Len Mattiace (2002); Stewart Cink and Brad Faxon (2003).
Combined, Woods’ playing partners had a final-round scoring average of 73.16, more than a stroke over par. Woods’ final-round scoring average for those four years was 69 or 3-under par.
If history is an indication, Sean O’Hair has a big challenge ahead if he is to stare down Woods.
Following are the final-round scores of Woods’ playing partners:
2000: Davis Love III (72), finished second.
2001: Sergio Garcia (74), finished fourth; Chris Perry (74), finished eighth.
2002: Len Mattiace (73), finished third.
2003: Stewart Cink (72), Brad Faxon (74), finished second.
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