Taming The Tiger!
Well 2008 came and went and the history books show that Tiger Woods won one major, Sergio won none and Padraig won two. Therefore the best golfer who is set to challenge Woods number 1 position in 2009 is Padraig right?? ah, unfortunately not in my view!
While Harrington’s win was the stuff of dreams for any Irish man like me, I cannot see him getting too much closer to Tiger and I believe Sergio is the one to now take up the mantle to challenge him. If Sergio can get his putting boots on, he is as good as anyone else on the golfing planet in my eyes. People call him a choker and that as a result he will never win a major. Well it might be worth noting they said the same about Padraig up to a few years ago…but 2 years later with 3 majors on the mantle piece, Harrington is no longer the choker. But the question is, how did he overcome this glut of second place finishes which for so long overshadowed his achievements? Well he simply kept putting himself in the position to win, which is exactly what Garcia is doing.
Obviously my hope is for Padraig to dominate next year but Garcia is becoming a big game player and I am confident he can win a major in 2009. I will certainly be backing him to do so. And if Tigers absence extends beyond the Masters, we could see the gap at the top of the World rankings narrow.
El Nino to storm his way to the top, Padraig to add another major or Woods to roar back with a win in the Masters….whats your view?
I think that Sergio will be good enough to challenge Tiger. He’s got time now to catch him in the rankings and when they’re battling for supremacy, I think Sergio will trump him.