Tiger and the British Open
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
Tiger's back! Two months after losing his father and a month after failing to make the cut at the US Open, Tiger Woods proved he's still the one to beat by winning the British Open with a brilliant final round.
I read a couple of articles recently that questioned whether Tiger would ever be the same since losing his father, who was so instrumental in his golf game. Uh, yeah. It was hard not to feel good for Woods, seeing the emotion he let out after his final putt on the 18th hole.
Tiger's back! Two months after losing his father and a month after failing to make the cut at the US Open, Tiger Woods proved he's still the one to beat by winning the British Open with a brilliant final round.
I read a couple of articles recently that questioned whether Tiger would ever be the same since losing his father, who was so instrumental in his golf game. Uh, yeah. It was hard not to feel good for Woods, seeing the emotion he let out after his final putt on the 18th hole.
HOYLAKE, England -- The emotions had been trapped in Tiger Woods since he stood at his father's grave two months ago, set loose only after he tapped in his final putt Sunday to win the British Open.It was his 11th major championship, but the first one they couldn't share.
He plucked the ball out of the cup, turned slightly and started to grin when a mixture of sadness and satisfaction washed over his face and he screamed out, "Yes!"
Woods buried his head in the shoulder of caddie Steve Williams, sobbing uncontrollably, his chest heaving. Then he found his wife, Elin, and hugged her for the longest minute, tears still streaming down his face.
"I'm kind of the one who bottles things up a little bit and moves on," he said. "But at that moment, it just came pouring out. And of all the things that my father has meant to me and the game of golf, I just wish he would have seen it one more time."
