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Tournament host Tiger Woods is the 2012 AT&T National champion. This win will be marked down as his 74th victory, needing only 9 more to surpass Sam Snead’s record of 82 wins. Many are still critical to say that Tiger is back, but after winning 3 times this year it is evident the Tiger we once knew is back.
A fairly stacked field was no match for the difficult Congressional GC and a surging Tiger. On his way to winning the tournament Tiger shot rounds of 72-68-67-69, revealing the tough conditions players had to endure after a cut line of 6-over par and a storm that nearly halted the tournament from completion.
Tiger’s play today definitely impressed me and reminded me why he is consider to be best player in the world. Standing on hole #18, instead of hitting a 3-wood, (he had a 1 shot lead going into 18 over Bo Van Pelt) he opted for the driver, challenging himself to be clutch (Tiger can be iffy with the big stick). After hitting a 345 yd drive, he struck a 9 iron within feet of the hole, not to mention the pin place was probably the toughest all week. Bo would go on to bogey the hole, allowing Tiger to take a 2 shot lead and the win.
What’s next: Well now that we know Tiger has the ability to win multiple times, our next guess is he will win a major. I believe he has a chance of winning the PGA Championship. The PGA will be held at a tough course (Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina) which is usually Tiger’s key ingredient for success. Tiger will certainly go on to win at minimal another event this year.
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