someinfidel, I think if you look at Tiger's record, he either wins or finishes 15th or worse in majors. In some of high finishes he's had, he's simply not gotten the job done. Against Rich Beem at the PGA in 2002, Tiger waited until the final 4 holes to make his run (birdied all 4)...it was already too late by that point because Beem did not choke. In the 2003 British Open, Tiger simply did not make a putt on the back nine...the tourney was HIS for the taking and he just didn't grab it. Instead, Ben Curtis made his putts and won the tournament.

Then you can look at some of his other finishes in majors lately, like the 2003 PGA, where he was in 40th place or something bad like that. The 2004 PGA he was in 20th or lower (can't remember exactly what it was, but he had no shot going into Sunday). The US Open in 2001 he played terribly all week and struggled to make the cut. I think he finished somewhere around 20th that week as well. The British Open in 2001 he finished around 30th, and the PGA in 2001 he was somewhere in the 30s with his finish. In 2002, he won two straight majors and then got blown out the door during the 3rd round of the British Open, shooting an 81 that put him completely out of it. At the 2003 Masters, he hit a terrible tee shot at the 3rd hole that gave him a double bogey and took him out of contention for the rest of the final round. The 2003 US Open was similar to the 2002 British Open. He was in good shape going into the weekend, and just fell apart on Saturday. He's had many majors lately where it seems that one round has hurt him quite a bit in terms of his chances at winning. During this Masters, the first round almost hurt his chances, but he came back and played great golf.