British Open
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
I guess you could say the changes Tiger Woods made in his swing have paid off. Tiger dominated the field at the British Open and won his second major tournament of the year this weekend. (He also has a second place finish in the only other major this year.) It was the first time in 32 years that someone led the tournament from start to finish. Woods had a pretty strong answer for those who said he was in a slump and questioned his swing changes.
"I've been criticized for the last couple of years. 'Why would I change my game?' This is why," Woods said. "First, second and first in the last three majors. That's why."
The win also gave Tiger a total of 10 wins in majors in his career, which is the third highest of all-time. Jack Nicklaus, who played his last major this weekend at St. Andrews, holds the record with 18.
For those of you who aren't golf fans - there are only four major tournaments each year: The Masters, US Open, PGA Championship, and British Open. With so many professional golfers in the game today, the odds are incredible to win even one of the majors. Everyone thought the record of 18 by Nicklaus was unbreakable until this Tiger kid came along. Nicklaus was 32 when he won his 10th; Tiger is only 29.
I guess you could say the changes Tiger Woods made in his swing have paid off. Tiger dominated the field at the British Open and won his second major tournament of the year this weekend. (He also has a second place finish in the only other major this year.) It was the first time in 32 years that someone led the tournament from start to finish. Woods had a pretty strong answer for those who said he was in a slump and questioned his swing changes.
"I've been criticized for the last couple of years. 'Why would I change my game?' This is why," Woods said. "First, second and first in the last three majors. That's why."
The win also gave Tiger a total of 10 wins in majors in his career, which is the third highest of all-time. Jack Nicklaus, who played his last major this weekend at St. Andrews, holds the record with 18.
For those of you who aren't golf fans - there are only four major tournaments each year: The Masters, US Open, PGA Championship, and British Open. With so many professional golfers in the game today, the odds are incredible to win even one of the majors. Everyone thought the record of 18 by Nicklaus was unbreakable until this Tiger kid came along. Nicklaus was 32 when he won his 10th; Tiger is only 29.
