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Woods Wins 5th Straight at Bay Hill - 03/16/2008
By Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tiger Woods studied his 25-foot birdie putt from every angle, convincing himself he could make it to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational because he had a similar putt in the same situation seven years ago at Bay Hill.
He wasn’t alone in his thinking.
Palmer stood behind the 18th green in his pink shirt and blue blazer, waiting to hand him the trophy. The King was joined by an army of fans who squinted into the late afternoon sun, all expecting Woods to continue a winning streak that began in September.
And then there was Bart Bryant, who challenged Woods over the final two hours, but now sat in the scoring trailer and listened.
“I heard a big cheer, and I got up and left,” Bryant said. “That’s why he’s Tiger Woods.”
This one was special.
Tied for the lead on one of the most intimidating closing holes in golf, Woods delivered his best swing of the week with a 5-iron from 164 yards into a stiff breeze, then a 25-foot birdie putt that tumbled into the cup to stretch his PGA TOUR winning streak to five.
It was his 64th victory, tying Ben Hogan at No. 3 on the TOUR ’s career list.
And it produced a celebration like none of the others. Woods backpedaled as the ball crept closer to the hole, turned and slammed his cap to the ground as he let out a roar. Woods looked perplexed when caddie Steve Williams handed him his hat.
“I was like, ‘How in the hell did he get my hat?”’ Woods said. “Evidently, it came off. I need to see the highlights. I was so into the moment of the putt going in and winning the golf tournament.”
Woods closed with a 4-under 66 to keep intact the ridiculous notion of a perfect season.
Or is it?
“What he’s doing right now, you can’t even fathom,” Bryant said after closing with a 67. He was the only player to break par all four rounds at Bay Hill, and all it got him was second place.
There have been five winning streaks of at least five tournaments in PGA TOUR history. Woods owns three of them, with the others belonging to Hogan (6) and Byron Nelson, whose 11 in a row is considered among the most untouchable records in all of sports.
Woods won Bay Hill for the fifth time, becoming the first player in PGA TOUR history to win at least five times in four different tournaments. The others are the Buick Invitational, Bridgestone Invitational and the CA Championship, where he plays next week at Doral as the three-time defending champion.
No wonder some are starting to question whether he will lose again.
Not since Bay Hill in 2001 against Phil Mickelson has Woods won a PGA TOUR event with a birdie on the 72nd hole to win by a shot.
“I kept telling myself, ‘I’ve done this before. I did it against Phil, and this time it’s a little bit deeper into the green and the putt has a little bit more break and it has a little more grain. I’ve done it before, and I can do it again,”’ Woods said.
And he did.
Palmer grinned and nodded, as if to tell those around him, “I told you so.”
“He just said, ‘It doesn’t surprise me you made the putt,”’ Woods said, who passed Palmer on the career victory list a month ago in Arizona. “Somehow you just get a good feeling. And he being a player knows better than anybody.”
Hogan won 64 times over 21 years, the last victory coming at the 1959 Colonial National Invitational. The next target for Woods is Jack Nicklaus at 73, with Sam Snead’s record of 82 victories looking closer each time Woods plays.
Wasn't Pumpster who said Tiger was just a flash in the pan (or something stupid like that?)
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Wrong forum.
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Who's this "Tiger" fellow you are going on about? Is he IFBB pro?
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What does this have to do with men in thongs?
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I prefer this tiger!
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Absolutely PRICELESS!
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I prefer this tiger!
Here kitty,kitty ;D
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I love Bart Bryants reaction, just starts laughing!
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Looks like the gear is getting to him...that hairline is starting to slide pretty far back...
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Looks like the gear is getting to him...that hairline is starting to slide pretty far back...
yeah, he seemed to have some splotches of hair missing from the back as well, the dreaded rogaine 'vertex' zone.
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yeah, he seemed to have some splotches of hair missing from the back as well, the dreaded rogaine 'vertex' zone.
yeah hes cheating
nothing but all drugs
no hard work
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yeah hes cheating
nothing but all drugs
no hard work
exactly ::)
It's called getting older.
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quit posting non related bodybuilding topics, JOE!!!
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quit posting non related bodybuilding topics, JOE!!!
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Like this board is ever about bodybuilding.
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so what exactly are we gossiping and giving our opinions about?
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Like this board is ever about bodybuilding.
LOL!
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LOL!
see my avatar, joe? :)
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Golf is a sport? ok.
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quit posting non related bodybuilding topics, JOE!!!
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Your right, this is sports related. Ok, I'll make it about bodybuilding..........wh en Ronnie was making history in the bodybuilding by making a million dollars in one year.........Tiger's been making that in a week for the last ten years....in winnings alone.
While Ronnie was making history in the bodybuilding world.......no one (not the cow "no one") on the outside world knew or even would care. Now, even people that are not intersted in golf now tune in just to watch Tiger Woods.
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Your right, this is sports related. Ok, I'll make it about bodybuilding..........wh en Ronnie was making history in the bodybuilding by making a million dollars in one year.........Tiger's been making that in a week for the last ten years....in winnings alone.
While Ronnie was making history in the bodybuilding world.......no one (not the cow "no one") on the outside world knew or even would care. Now, even people that are not intersted in golf now tune in just to watch Tiger Woods.
bodybuilding has left you very bitter :-\
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I prefer this tiger!
nice any pussy shots? :P
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bodybuilding has left you very bitter :-\
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No....just stating facts :)
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that was fucking boring...
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What dose Tiger Wood got to do with Bodybuilding shouldnt this thread be moved to the sports fourm instead.
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Is Tiger woods black?
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Is Tiger woods black?
No. He is a mutt.
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tiger is the greatest, no doubt.
anyone here any good at golf?
i used to play to a 6 handicap, back when i was younger...now im probably capable of playing bogey golf, maybe low 80's after a week or two of practice..
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No. He is a mutt.
The blacks always refer to him as being black but he looks asian to me. Sort of a dark philipino
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This is what passes off as history in today's "athletics".
Meanwhile, no mention of the Houston Rockets' 22 game winning streak. In a real sport none the less. You know. A sport where someone actually TRIES to stop you from scoring.
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The blacks always refer to him as being black but he looks asian to me. Sort of a dark philipino
He is part asian, part black. Obviously, blacks don't understand that it is the Asian part in him that makes him good at that silly game.
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tiger is the greatest, no doubt.
anyone here any good at golf?
i used to play to a 6 handicap, back when i was younger...now im probably capable of playing bogey golf, maybe low 80's after a week or two of practice..
Arent you 18?
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The blacks always refer to him as being black but he looks asian to me. Sort of a dark philipino
According to his bio:
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods was born on December 30, 1975 in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006) and Kultida Woods (from Thailand).
He is Thai. No wonder he is so good at golf. The blackness has nothing to do with it. Blacks do not have enough patience for that game. Just ask Cedric the Entertainer.
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Meanwhile, no mention of the Houston Rockets' 22 game winning streak. In a real sport none the less. You know. A sport where someone actually TRIES to stop you from scoring.
Thats because nothing can compare to history making events or accomplishments such as Tigers. I don't really think some people on here understand the magnitude this is having on sports in general.
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Black people like OJ better than Tiger!!!
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Is Tiger woods black?
Yes, after the "racial draft" he becam OFFICIALLY black ;)
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Black people like OJ better than Tiger!!!
LMAO!
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Thats because nothing can compare to history making events or accomplishments such as Tigers. I don't really think some people on here understand the magnitude this is having on sports in general.
Of course it can't compare because GOLF IS NOT A SPORT!!!!!
LMAO at people putting golf in the same level as basketball, hockey, football, boxing or baseball. Woods may have doubled attendance and ratings but that alone does not make it a sport.
LOL!!!
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HEHEHEHEH!!
Golf is a game. In the same level as ice curling, dart throwing, bowling, pool, billiards and horseshoes.
But a sport it is not. I would like to see Woods try to get that little white ball into the hole by rushing past a defender. That would make that STUPID GAME more interesting.
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calm down tiger it's not that serious
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Arent you 18?
yeah. i played competitive golf from the age of 8 up untill i was about 15 though.
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yeah. i played competitive golf from the age of 8 up untill i was about 15 though.
Did your old man put you up to it?
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there is more physical exertion in bodybuilding 8)
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Candizzle, why did you stop? About a year ago I got paired up with a kid from our local highschool team and I was thinking I teach this kid a few things....this 15 year old SMOKED my ass shooting even on the front 9 and 2 over on the back 9...I shot a meger 88 for the round. I don't know how they teach these kids in school, but after playing for 13 years I've never even came close to that.
Dude, if your not lyingn go back and start playing again and don't waste your talent on bodybuilding...it aint worth it...trust me!
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Candizzle, why did you stop? About a year ago I got paired up with a kid from our local highschool team and I was thinking I teach this kid a few things....this 15 year old SMOKED my ass shooting even on the front 9 and 2 over on the back 9...I shot a meger 88 for the round. I don't know how they teach these kids in school, but after playing for 13 years I've never even came close to that.
Dude, if your not lyingn go back and start playing again and don't waste your talent on bodybuilding...it aint worth it...trust me!
im not that talented compared to other kids my age...and i wasnt back then either. i played in a league called ncjga... i thought i was a big shot, that is, untill i actually played in a tournament. there are 10 year old kids shooting in the mid-70's, and everybody else is at par or under. and the courses we played were no joke, and we played from the championship tee's.
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yeah hes cheating
nothing but all drugs
no hard work
I don't think Tiger uses anything, even HRT.
he's just suffering from male pattern baldness, like most of us will.
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What dose Tiger Wood got to do with Bodybuilding shouldnt this thread be moved to the sports fourm instead.
According to most of the numb nuts here Tiger is on Steroids so that qualifies it as a BB topic
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tiger uses hard work and dedication
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im not that talented compared to other kids my age...and i wasnt back then either. i played in a league called ncjga... i thought i was a big shot, that is, untill i actually played in a tournament. there are 10 year old kids shooting in the mid-70's, and everybody else is at par or under. and the courses we played were no joke, and we played from the championship tee's.
Your young and and a 6 handicap, with in a year you could be scratch and going to Q school, you quailfy you make the tour.......you make the cut and place last a few times andyou've made more in a year than most have made in 10 years.