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23rd June 2010, 04:07
In a year when Tiger's lost his marriage, his coach and a whole bunch of endorsement dollars, you'd think he'd be keen to keep one his most successful relationships in tact. However, as Hank Goal of reports, Tiger openly hinted in a post-round interview on Sunday that advice from his long-time caddie Steve Williams actually hurt his chances of winning a fourth U.S. Open.
In regard to his wayward approach shot on the tenth hole, a mere 125-yard approach that missed the green and landed in a nasty patch of Cliffside fescue, Woods said:
"Stevie said take dead aim right at it, and in my heart I said 'no'. There was no chance, I have a sand wedge in my hand, and I can't play at that flag. You land the ball on the green, it will go past the flags." And then on his mistake on the tough par-3 12th hole:
"I hit the wrong club on 12," he added. "My instincts were telling me to hit a 5, play it to the right, just draw it in there, and we thought 4 would be better, hold it up against the wind and I made just an awful swing."
The bottom line: Tiger has obviously acquired the same tendency that many great players have had over the years -- blaming anything and anyone but himself.
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In regard to his wayward approach shot on the tenth hole, a mere 125-yard approach that missed the green and landed in a nasty patch of Cliffside fescue, Woods said:
"Stevie said take dead aim right at it, and in my heart I said 'no'. There was no chance, I have a sand wedge in my hand, and I can't play at that flag. You land the ball on the green, it will go past the flags." And then on his mistake on the tough par-3 12th hole:
"I hit the wrong club on 12," he added. "My instincts were telling me to hit a 5, play it to the right, just draw it in there, and we thought 4 would be better, hold it up against the wind and I made just an awful swing."
The bottom line: Tiger has obviously acquired the same tendency that many great players have had over the years -- blaming anything and anyone but himself.
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