Westwood leads Masters, Woods close behind

The leader heading into the final round of The U.S. Masters shouldn’t surprise many of us who watch golf like a religion. Lee Westwood shot 68 in the third round at Augusta which moved him to (-12) under. Westwood holds a one stroke lead over Phil Mickelson (-11) and a four stroke lead over K.J. Choi and Tiger Woods who both are tied for third at (-8) under.

The 36 year old Westwood has over 20 European Tour victories to hang his hat on and finished tied for sixth at The U.S. Masters in 1999. Westwood has some stiff competition as the leader of The Masters heading into the final round of play have had a difficult time holding onto the lead. Last year Kenny Perry held the lead heading into the final round until Angel Cabrera and Chad Campbell caught up to Perry sending the match to a three hole playoff. As history shows Cabrera ended up winning his first U.S. Masters.


One player we can’t count out though is Tiger Woods who showed how lethal he still can be after birdies on 13, 14, 15, and 18 during his third round. Prior to his display of excellence on the back nine, Woods exhibited some inconsistency bogeying three of four holes early on in his round. I’m rooting for Tiger because golf needs him. Woods makes everything so much more interesting regardless of his personal life.

I didn’t forget about Phil Mickelson trust me. Lefty has two green jackets thanks to victories in (04 and 06) and is itching for another. In his third round he shot a 67 which is the third lowest round ever in Augusta’s rich 74 year history.

My money is on Mickelson but my heart wants Tiger. We will have to wait and see, but it will definitely be entertaining.

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Tiger Woods Nike, Debut

This is my take on Tiger Woods and his new Nike commercial which debut today, April 7, 2010. So let’s get to it. After all the allegations, the news of the scandals, and the loss of support from sponsors and fans, Tiger Woods debuted the newest Nike commercial. This was something we all expected but not in this way. The commercial had absolutely nothing to do with his golf career and all to do with his public image. The late Earl Woods voice is heard saying “Tiger, I am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion," Earl Woods says. "I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are. Did you learn anything?"

First of all BRAVO Nike BRAVO… you did what Gatorade couldn’t, you hung right in there right beside Elin and for the same reasons as she did. You stayed because you were emotionally and financially invested in Tiger. Lets be honest, was anyone playing with Nike clubs before Woods started winning his majors? I didn’t think so; Nike values Woods as an asset and more so as an icon people that’s why they buy Nike instead of Titleist when it comes down to it.

Back to the commercial, Tiger, I personally think you could have done better. You again failed to open your mouth, instead you allowed your father to talk for you. Like a little kids who gets caught doing something wrong and needing the parent to step in and do something about it. If you win The Masters everyone will forget Tiger Woods is a cheater. I mean everyone forgot about the Kobe Bryant rape situation after he began to start winning again. Good luck Tiger Woods, I really do hope you win the Masters just to prove my point. I believe as long as he keeps himself out of restaurants (So he won’t be tempted ask a waitress for her number) he’ll be fine.

Here is a helpful link to view the video of Tiger Woods Nike Debut.