PGA: What's Next For Tiger Woods?
Tiger Woods is now 42-years-old, and like all of us, isn't getting any younger. Realistically speaking, how many chances does he have to add more major championships to his list of achievements? He came oh so close to winning his first major title since 2008, at the most recent PGA Championship. But unfortunately for him, he finished in his second place. Tiger came into Sunday at -8, and shot an incredible 64 to move to -14. It was a great showing, but it wasn't enough to catch Brooks Koepka. Koepka shot -4 on the final day and finished with a -16 to win his third major title. And in the midst, left Tiger just on the outside. Adam Scott totaled -13, just behind Tiger, despite starting the day two shots in front of him.
All of this means that Tiger remains at 14 major championships, which is second most all-time. A lot of people believe Tiger is the greatest golfer to ever live, but he doesn't have the titles to oust Jack. Tiger's last big time victory came over 10 years ago at the 2008 U.S. Open. At the time, it looked like Tiger would easily pass Jack, but the last decade has been extremely difficult for Tiger. Coming into that tournament, he had won six major championships of the previous 16. No one in the world was even close to touching Tiger, and every tournament we heard the question: "Tiger or the field?" And even more than that, it was actually a legitimate question. But then Tiger fell off the map, and he hasn't been the same since.
So now here we are in 2018, nearing the end of the year, and Tiger still hasn't gotten past his 14th major title. And it's not like he hasn't been winning some tournaments, because he has. In fact, he won the PGA Player of the Year in 2009 and 2013. Tiger has proven that he still has what it takes to win championships, but that hasn't translated to majors. He'll try his chances at the Masters, PGA Championship (which is moving to May), U.S. Open, and The Open. Before that, though, Tiger is going to face Phil Mickelson in a one-on-one match, which will be highly-viewed across the world. Although it isn't a major, I think it could be a confidence boost for Tiger going forward, if he were to win. It's set for Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas.
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