Tiger Woods Pops in on the Memorial, Eats All the Birthday Cake

Tiger Woods was at the bottom of the first page of the leaderboard going into the final round of the Memorial, not really in it unless you’re a network golf announcer who is contractually obligated to believe Tiger has a shot at winning no matter how far behind he is and no matter how poorly he’s played.  But, wait a second…this time Tiger really was in it, as he proved by shooting a final round 65, including birdies on the last two holes, to blow by the field and defeat Jim Furyk by one stroke.  Rounds like that are, I guess, why the other golfers are all allegedly intimidated by Tiger, though I still don’t know if I totally buy that the guy has such a huge psychological stranglehold on his competition.  The myth that Tiger always prevails and that the guys up against him always wilt is just that, a myth…but for one day the reality lived up to the legend.