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Top cat This Tiger has pro golf by the tail
Posted: Monday June 19, 2000 07:07 PM
Little League Baseball has the 10-run rule, where a game is called once a team puts it out of reach with a 10-run lead. Maybe golf should adopt something similar, like a "Tiger 10-stroke rule." If he's up by 10 shots, the event is called. There was really no need for Woods to play the final round at the U.S. Open on Sunday, but he did ... and won by an astounding 15 strokes. After it was over, Woods spoke with CNNSI.com's Jim Huber . Jim Huber: One of the most awesome permformances in all of sport. Especially in golf. Tiger, how do you explain a 15-shot victory in the United States Open? Tiger Woods: Well, it was just one of those weeks where, to be honest with you, I made a lot putts. And I made the important par putts. You know, those are putts you need to make in a tournament, especially a major championship and specifically the U.S. Open. Because you are not going to hit every green and when you hack out of this rough it's hard to get the ball close. At Augusta, you miss the green, if you have a good situation you can get in there stoney. Out here, you just hack and hope. This week I've made a lot of those big par putts to keep the momentum or build on whatever I already had. For some reason, making a big par putt is a lot better than making a birdie, especially in a tournament like this. Huber: Have you had a chance to let it all sink in yet, what this all means to you? I mean, all of the records, but more importantly, the trophy?
Jim Huber: One of the questions that I had all day long was how do you find the challenge? Where does it come from when nobody is putting any heat on you? Woods: Well, today I wanted to go out there and make absolutely no bogeys. That was my game plan all day. If I could out there and make no bogeys, I knew I'd make a birdie here and there. But if I made no bogeys and made just 18 straight pars, Ernie [Els] was going to have to shoot a really low round. And that's not really probably realistic out here on this golf course. And I just felt that if I could keep grinding, keep grinding and stick to doing what I was doing all week, which was hitting fairways. If I had a good situation, attack. If not, just dump it on the green and move on. And concentrate on those big par putts because I knew I was going to have one or two here and there and I made all of them. Huber: Tiger, congratulations. Woods: Thanks, Jimmy. Huber: Tiger Woods the overwhelming winner of the 100th United States Open.
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