Sunday
Sep132009
It's all Woods all the time
Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 8:37AM
Writing from Lemont, Ill.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
The Tiger Woods parade on Dubsdread has reached the turn, and Woods holds a 7-stroke lead, just as he did at the start of the 106th Western Open's final round.
The gaining of Woods' fifth title in the championship, played under BMW's name these days, is hardly in question. Only the margin is, but there have still been some interesting moments, mostly involving Woods.
One came on the ninth hole, when he blew his drive wide right, closer to the 10th fairway than the ninth. Woods threaded a low arrow across the fairway with his second shot, and it ended up behind a tree 111 yards from the cup, cut four paces from the front of the green. Woods fashioned a hook out of the rough that breezed by the tree and stopped 14 feet beyond the cup.
Naturally, he made the shot, his second birdie in three holes – he had, wonder of wonders, bogeyed the par-4 fifth hole – and kept his distance from second place holder Marc Leishman.
Woods' lead, amazing though it is, isn't even his largest in the Western with nine holes to play. He led Rich Beem by nine strokes at the turn on Championship Sunday in 2003, and won by five.
The crowd at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club is substantial. The parking lots requiring special tags have been filled, and the regular lot is close to capacity. The rough estimate: 42,500.
A full report after play concludes.
– Tim Cronin
Sunday, September 13, 2009
The Tiger Woods parade on Dubsdread has reached the turn, and Woods holds a 7-stroke lead, just as he did at the start of the 106th Western Open's final round.
The gaining of Woods' fifth title in the championship, played under BMW's name these days, is hardly in question. Only the margin is, but there have still been some interesting moments, mostly involving Woods.
One came on the ninth hole, when he blew his drive wide right, closer to the 10th fairway than the ninth. Woods threaded a low arrow across the fairway with his second shot, and it ended up behind a tree 111 yards from the cup, cut four paces from the front of the green. Woods fashioned a hook out of the rough that breezed by the tree and stopped 14 feet beyond the cup.
Naturally, he made the shot, his second birdie in three holes – he had, wonder of wonders, bogeyed the par-4 fifth hole – and kept his distance from second place holder Marc Leishman.
Woods' lead, amazing though it is, isn't even his largest in the Western with nine holes to play. He led Rich Beem by nine strokes at the turn on Championship Sunday in 2003, and won by five.
The crowd at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club is substantial. The parking lots requiring special tags have been filled, and the regular lot is close to capacity. The rough estimate: 42,500.
A full report after play concludes.
– Tim Cronin
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