Tiger Woods has opted for clinical mastery during the 36-hole final of the Accenture Match Play Championship. After "no way that happens if it's anybody else but Tiger" wins in the first round against J.B. Holmes, and again in the third round over Aaron Baddeley, Woods has a comfortable lead on Stewart Cink at the halfway point today.
For Cink, the bright spots have been few, and as best I can tell he can take two positives from the morning round: the match isn't dormie after 18 holes, and he actually won the 12th and 16th. That's about it.
Barring some Ed Fiori-like play this afternoon, this will be more like a practice round than the finals of PGA Tour event. Assuming Woods holds on (rolls eyes), the talk no doubt will turn to his undefeated record, and the absurd discussion of the possibility of a perfect season. Okay, maybe it's not all that absurd, because, well, we're talking about Tiger. But let's be honest, there's no way he goes 20-something-and-0 this year.
In fact, I put Eldrick's chances at winning all four majors well ahead of going undefeated in 2008. And, hey, Cink could comeback this afternoon (rolls eyes again).
