The PLAYERS Championship has long been regarded as one of the premier tournaments on the PGA Tour. A classic course and a world class field back these claims.
Quite possibly the biggest reason people consider this the “5th major” is because of the drama. And after this week, there was more drama than you can ask for in a four day golf tournament.
Heading into the final round, it was a 3 horse race: Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, and David Lingmerth.
For the most part, Tiger was in cruise control, making putts and birdies left and right. Sergio and Lingmerth were par machines, not really making any moves to catch TW as he led the pack.
That’s when things changed on hole 14. Tiger shocked us all and hit a big hook which ended up in the water. He ended up with a double on that hole, and brought Garcia and Lingmerth back into the picture.
It was a battle coming in, and luckily for Tiger, both Sergio and David slipped up enough to where Sergio was out of the picture by 17, and Lingmerth had to have a miracle happen to him to get into a playoff. This, combined with Tiger’s steady play on the final 3 holes, gave Tiger his 78th victory in 300 career starts.
Now, Tiger has 4 total wins this year, and it’s the fastest he’s ever gotten to that total in 1 year. And with the way he’s controlling his tee shots, his chances at Merion for the U.S. Open are only getting better. He knows it. The fans know it. The field knows it.
Congratulations, Tiger!
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