Lefty finished an exciting weekend at the Masters, with an excellent final round to capture the Green Jacket. Phil Mickelson, perhaps the best golfer in the world not named Tiger Woods, entered the tournament virtually pressure free. With Woods' much anticipated return, the focus and scrutiny was on him while the rest of the field got to just golf.
Woods' scandal propelled the tournament into the highest ratings ever, turned tickets to the event to gold (one day tix were being scalped for nearly 3k just to watch Tiger play on Friday - not even final round), and gave many of the other golfers a breather. Woods finished 4th, shooting a very respectable 11 under and when you factor in all the other hoopla surrounding his life that's quite impressive.
But why should anyone be shocked? He is the BEST golfer in the world, bar none. Some have mistaken his personal shenanigans to mean that he is not the elite golfer of this era but that is just ridiculous. One does not beget the other. It may in fact be easier now to just focus on the game and not any of the side activity as the world's most famous athlete gears up to rebuild his career and family life.
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