So Rory...How Beatable is Tiger Now?

by dswinder, Sons of Sam Malone

Well, well, well...What do we have here? Rory Sabbatini, how does it feel to go into the final round with a 1-shot lead, and finish 8 strokes back, and in a tie for second? What? What was that? Oh? You lost to the number one player in the world at the top of his game? Yeah, I'd agree....But what happened to all that confidence, all that swagger? What happened to, "I think he's more beatable than ever."? Really, I just want to know how it feels to have your words shoved directly down your throat, not one, not two, but three times...Yeah, that's right...I remember...I remember how after you made the dreaded comment at the TPC you fell to pieces the next day...Oh, and in case you're worried I'm forgetting about Wachovia...I'm not...Yeah, how about that whole taking a lead into Sunday before giving up 5 strokes to Tiger thing...I bet yesterday felt like deja vu all over again...

Really, I shouldn't be giving Rory such a hard time. He and Tiger do have a lot in common...I mean look at it...Rory wears Nike, Tiger is Nike...Rory's won 4 career PGA tournaments, Tiger's won 4 this year...Rory's won 0 majors, Tiger's won 0 this year...Rory's South African, Tiger is part African-American...Rory talks trash, Tiger just beats everyone...Theeeeer's the difference...I knew it was somewhere...While Rory was busy shooting 3-over on the front 9, Tiger was cleaning up with a 4-under...A 7-shot swing...In 9 holes...Then, for good measure, on the back 9 Rory decided to go 1 more over while Tiger said, Eh, why not another birdie...?

That, my friends, is the difference in Tiger Woods and Rory Sabbatini, or really any other golfer out there...Tiger has that extra gear, and when he smells blood he goes for the kill...Tiger didn't just win yesterday due to a poor round from Sabbatini...Tiger killed Sabbatini and the rest of the field by turning a one-shot deficit into an 8-shot advantage...This was Tiger's 6 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational win in the 9 years of its existence...6 out of 9...66%...2/3...I guess I should probably ask again...So Rory...How beatable is Tiger?

(Woods vs. Sabbatini Comparison)