By Billy Condon
Wow! I don’t think anyone could have predicted such an exciting finale to the Masters. With Tiger and Phil’s comeback efforts falling just short, Kenny Perry nearly acing 16 and a three-man playoff, this year’s Masters was anything but drama-free. Although our predictions were a little off with no European, man from the Emerald Isle, or Mahan/Cink coming through in the end to don the green jacket, it sure was fun to watch and congratulations are due to Angel Cabrera. From the avid follower to someone watching for the first time, it’s hard to say golf isn’t a great spectator sport.
Yesterday was a perfect example of why not only golf, but all sports are so exciting. Just when you think you're out for the count, you get a lucky bounce off a tree back into the fairway, make a putt and before you know it, you are in Butler Cabin being awarded the green jacket. Cabrera paralleled what the Boston University hockey team achieved this weekend, as the Terriers scored two goals in the final minute of regulation to force overtime and eventually win the National Championship.
2009 will be a great year for major championship golf and with the next stop being right here in the Met Area, the world’s best will be itching for their next shot to win a major at the Black.
2 comments:
I was on the edge of my seat from the 16th hole on. The sunday pressure at Augusta got to Perry and he pulled three straight approach shots. Cabrera just put together a steady weekend of golf and eliminated major mistakes. It was a well played weekend for him. I would have loved to see the young guns (Kim, McIlroy, Ishikawa, and D. Lee) to do better than they did, but it just go to show how well you have to play on a course like Augusta.
Being a former college hockey player myself, the National Championship game was unreal and many could liken it to Campbell and Cabrera catching Perry when it seemed as though he had it locked up after that brilliant shot on 16. I am excited for this year's major championship golf. Hopefully they can all be as exciting as exciting as the Masters was. Bethpage Black, here we come.
-Orto
I can't believe Angel blanked it off that tree and still managed to win the jacket.
Sports are funny like that.
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