All Vijay's hard work and practice has finally paid off. He will definitely win the POY award this year. He should be far ahead in the voting for that. But you can see Tiger playing better. He still needs work on the driver to setup his ball striking. Once he comes around, it will be a duel between Vijay, Tiger, Ernie, and Phil.
It's amazing that Singh is 41 and is only now becoming the #1 player in the world, as in the sports world, that's considered rather old, even in golf, where Arnold Palmer, 78, still makes a couple over par.
I'm amazed at what Singh has done, he's really made a name for himself, meanwhile supporting a family back home.
Yep, folks, VJ's done it, and he beat Tiger over 4 strokes, I believe. I watched the tournie on ABC, and boy was it exciting!
VJ didn't have to worry on the 18th hole, he could even get bogey, even if Tiger eagled it, and he'd still win.
Just to clear up any confusion....VJ's lead was 3 strokes on the 18th tee so a bogie, with an eagle by Tiger, would have meant a play-off. They both birdied 18, which gave VJ the win by 3 over Tiger and Adam Scott.
The announcers jinxed Tiger twice! Early in the round with Tiger standing over about an 8 footer, Ian-Baker Finch says "Tiger has made these all week"... of course, he missed it!
Then on 14, after Vijay made his from about 6 feet, Tiger had the same putt, and Hal Sutton has to open his big mouth..."Tiger always makes these"...ughhhhhh
I think a lot of people felt bad for Tiger though. For years, many wanted him knocked off his pedestal, for whatever their reasons. Yesterday, he was clearly the underdog, probably for the first time ever as a pro. And many people find the underdog endearing. But to me, his body language suggested that he was "hoping" to win, not expecting to win, like he used to. Hopefully, with some more confidence, he can get his swagger back, because it will be fun to watch the big FOUR battle it out next season.
I noticed the jinxes too! My dad and I were watching it and as soon as they said "He is the best in the world at these" on that putt at 7, I said "they jinxed him, no way he makes it now" to my dad and sure enough he blew it. Then, later on 14 they mentioned he's "so good from this length" and I was like "YOU IDIOTS!! How could you do that?" Gosh I wish they'd shut their mouths.
It's amazing that Singh is 41 and is only now becoming the #1 player in the world, as in the sports world, that's considered rather old, even in golf..
Quite amazing, indeed, Robert! Since the World Golf Rankings debutted, in 1986, only Greg Norman and, now, Vijay Singh have held the #1 spot, past the age of 40.
I know Jack Nicklaus won the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in 1980, at the age of 40, and had a very fine year, that year. But, at that time, Tom Watson was, undeniably, the #1 player in the world.
You might have to go all the way back to the early 1950's, and Ben Hogan, for another example of a 40-something being the world's #1 golfer.
It's great for the game. For the 1st time in my memory we have 4 guys, any one of whom a case could be made for being the best player. With Vijay's work ethic, I don't expect to see any drop-off from him for a few years. To continue his excellent play after abruptly switching back to conventional putting is really amazing. Ernie, Phil & Tiger are still young. We should see some great battles over the next few years. If only we could get them to play more tournaments together.
September 6th, 2004, 06:51 PM
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