FIRST MAJOR OF SEASON
The Masters is wide open, but beware the Tiger
Tiger Woods is the story of the 2018 Masters and whoever the winner is on Sunday night‚ if it is not the great man himself‚ the champion would have had to overcome Augusta‚ the pressure and Woods. The season’s first Major is also the most keenly awaited, with Woods showing his best form in more than five years while many of the usual contenders are also peaking. Although the last of his four Masters titles was won in 2005 and the last of his 14 Majors at the US Open in 2008‚ Woods has not looked more in control of his game in years. If he gets on a run at Augusta‚ the roars from the galleries will send shivers through the field. But the fear Woods once instilled in opponents has been diluted‚ and a generation of golfers have emerged without years of scarring inflicted by the best player of the modern era. Jordan Spieth‚ the 2015 champion‚ was raised watching Woods dominate without suffering at his ruthlessness. He does not fear Woods and has already claimed a green jacket to lift hi...
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