This blog is written two weeks after the 2011 Masters was finished. But even long after the Masters was over, a lot of memories remain. Especially regarding Tiger Woods's week. Tiger had one of the most roller-coaster weeks ever at the Masters. With a lot of thrills and excitement, but also a lot of disappointing moments. Here is a countdown of the Top 10 most exciting Tiger moments that happened at the 2011 Masters:
10. 14th Hole, Round 2: After a good drive, he hit a spectacular second shot that started left of the hole but used sidespin to roll to a foot away for a tap-in birdie. Part of the 3-hole stretch of birdies on 13 through 15.
9. 10th Hole, Round 2: On the 2nd-longest Par 4 on the golf course, Tiger hit a big drive and his second shot landed to 4 feet for an easy birdie. His ability to hit great shots like these on tough holes was evident that his game was sharp.
8. 7th Hole, Round 4: After a birdie on the previous hole, Tiger hit a straight drive and his second shot landed to 8 feet and he made that putt to continue his momentum that began on the 6th hole. After a Saturday 74 that dropped Tiger out of contention, this was the birdie that resurfaced hopes of Tiger winning.
7. 6th Hole, Round 4: Tiger hit his tee shot to 9 feet and poured in the birdie putt. This was an important hole to begin Tiger's positive momentum, as he would went on to make birdie-eagle-big par save on 7-9.
6. 12th Hole, Round 1: Prior to that hole, Tiger bogeyed 10 and 11 and was 1 over for the day. A bogey on 12 would have dropped him to 2 over par, and if he continued to play poorly he might have even missed the cut. He made a huge par save on this hole, holing a 15 footer. That gave him some positive momentum, for he palyed the next 6 holes 2 under to finish a 71. Had he not made that putt he might not have had that momentum over the final 6 holes and could have easily shot 73 or 74.
5. 11th Hole, Round 2: After a drive that landed in the pine straws, Tiger hit an approach shot to the back of the green to 40 feet. He hit a poor putt that ended up 8 feet short. He then holed the VERY tricky par putt to keep his momentum going. That par putt was crucial because it gave him momentum to play the last 6 holes 4 under par for Round 2.
4. 9th Hole, Round 4: Over the years, Tiger was notable for having lots of mental toughness and sunk huge par putts when it mattered the most. Nowadays his putting is quite mediocre. However, he did make a great par save on the 9th hole of the final round. After a drive that ended up in the pine straw, he hit his second shot which landed in the greenside bunker, leaving a VERY difficult bunker shot. He blasted out to 20 feet and made the huge epic par putt to continue his momentum.
3. 18th Hole, Round 2: Over Tiger's past Masters performances, it's been noted that Tiger sometimes had difficulty over the finishing holes, making bogey-bogey finishes. On the 18th of Round 2 he looked like he was on the verge of another bogey finish when his drive ended up in the trees. But he hit an amazing second shot, a low hook, to 12 feet. And he holed the birdie putt to put the exclamation point to his second-round 66. After that 66, he was only 1 stroke back from second place.
2. 13th Hole, Round 2: Tiger hit a drive that ended up in the right pine straws. Very similar to what Phil Mickelson's shot ended up in the final round of the 2010 Masters. As you probably know, Phil hit an incredible second shot to 4 feet and two-putted (that's right, he missed the eagle putt). Tiger tried to emulate that Mickelson shot, going for the green on his second shot. He hit it over the green to a difficult chipping area. He chipped to 8 feet, and made that birdie putt. That was an important birdie which continued his momentum; he birdied the next two holes and also birdied 18.
1. 8th Hole, Round 4: This was another one of those vintage Tiger moments that we rarely see nowadays. After a good drive, he hit a huge hook for his second shot. After a few great bounces he got from the greenside mounds, it rolled all the way to 10 feet from the hole. He sank that putt for the eagle, and after that eagle putt he was tied for the lead despite beginning the round 7 back. That was one of the most electrifyting moments in the 2011 Masters. That was when we all thought Tiger was finally going to win again. Of course, eventually, it was not-to-be.
That was the Top 10 countdown of the most exciting Tiger moments at the 2011 Masters. Be sure to also read the Top 10 most disappointing Tiger moments of the 2011 Masters.
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