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  • 7/21/12

Column: Tiger Woods and conservative golf, as analyzed by Arnold Palmer and Ozzy Osbourne.

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  • frww
  • From: frww
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Personally I think Scott will finish at -13,  he has the benefit of having Woods and Schendeckler in front of him and he's playing with McD.   He can adjust his game to whatever situations occur.

Winds are going to blow,  but they blow for everyone.   He hit woods alot more than TW did today,  he could easily adjust his game to a more conservative manner as Tiger has done for the past three days.
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If Tiger gets off to a strong start it will force Gmac & Scott to take risks.....that 4 shot lead could be erased before the turn......

 

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  • frww
  • From: frww
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Possible,  it can be debated many ways under many different scenarios.  If Tiger were playing along side,  then you might get some birdie/bogey thing going.   Scott will be watching like a hawk,  if Tiger and the others makes Par he just shoots for the center of the green and takes his par to the next hole.  A comeback can happen and we hope that it will,  but the odds are pretty long right now.   Scott is playing very well right now,  it would have to be a total collapse.
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tiger knows what he is up against.  He knows that scott won't back up much unless the weather pushes his ball into some fairway bunkers.  Gmac is Tiger's main competition, imo.   Tiger and Gmac in a playoff with the final score of 9 under par.  Scott backs up and misses some putts and Gmac and Tiger will put on the show. 

 

Who wins the playoff?   Tiger will have to putt tomorrow to get it done. 

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  • 7/21/12

I don't think the winning score matters, I think it matters how Adam Scott plays tomorrow. If he plays well and shoots -2 or -3, it will take a 63 or 64 just from the guys in second and a 62 or 63 from Tiger to equal that score. If he shoots around par, someone from the final two groups can equal his score or beat his score, but they are going to have to go out there and shoot a very low score like a 64, 65 or 66. If he regresses and totally loses it shooting a few over par, it brings everyone under par in the tournament into the conversation. I don't think the wind is going to be deciding factor of who wins, I think its going to be how Adam Scott plays tomorrow. He has a four shot lead on his nearest competitors and a five shot lead on Tiger. The wind could definitely be a factor and cause him to play poorly, but how he plays is going to decide who wins. If he shoots a few under par like today, its going to take an absolutely special round just to equal his score. If he doesn't play so well, it brings a lot of people into play tomorrow to win.

Either way, Tiger is going to have to shoot a round in the 60's to even have a chance tomorrow regardless of how Scott plays. At Olympic, the course was so hard that the winner was going to always be the guy that shoots a score in the 60's in the last few groups, thats exactly how it played. Simpson shot a 68 and won from four back. Maybe the wind will make the course play like that tomorrow, but Tiger has to play well tomorrow, if he doesn't he has no chance to win. He has to be the best player on the golf course to win tomorrow.

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Tiger's going to either need a special round tomorrow or he is going to need Scott to back up. Guessing from how he has been playing off the tee with irons leaving himself 200+ yards on most of his approach shots, he is probably going to need Scott to back up. Its possible especially with the wind, but its not going to be easy. When you are five back, one bad lie being right up against the face of a bunker can lose you the tournament even if you are making every putt and getting the ball close to the hole almost every hole. Tiger really has no margin for error tomorrow unless Scott comes back to the pack and the wind causes EVERYONE to play badly tomorrow.
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  • 7/21/12

Steve Williams is Adam Scott's key part in his winning plan.....he verified that in his post round presser.

Its times like this I wish Tiger still had Stevie on the bag.

He is still considered the best and most experienced caddy

Without SW Adam would NOT have the confidence he is showing this weekend.

No use crying over spilt beer.

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Maybe Scott will just collapse and TW will just have to shoot a couple under to tie or win. Wishful thinking I guess lol.