Thrash Talk: Tiger's Still Streaking

*Thrash13*

This week's Thrash Talk question is simple: when and where will the win streak end?

There are a lot of big events and tough courses coming up for Tiger, so it will be interesting to see how long this streak will go. When and where do you think it will end?

BASHERBAKER69

I think it will come at the Masters- there are players out there with better short games than Tiger and i think that this will be reflected at Augusta. This will be Phil's event. I wonder if Rory McIlroy will be in the mix here?

*Dent*

I can definatly say it will end at the Players Championship. So many guys are gunning for that title and It's just hard to keep a streak this long. It has to end somewhere.

*sonicblue* · **Location:** 9.0/11.2/14.8

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Originally Posted by BASHERBAKER69

I think it will come at the Masters- there are players out there with better short games than Tiger and i think that this will be reflected at Augusta. This will be Phil's event. I wonder if Rory McIlroy will be in the mix here?

A better short game than Tiger? Who exactly? Tiger has always been able to get tough greenside shots close and his putting is off the charts this year. You say that like he hasn't mastered Augusta in the past. I'll be stunned if he's anything less than a 3-1 favorite on the board at the start of the Masters.

BASHERBAKER69

Phil's short game is marginally better than Tigers- i believe there is more flexibilty in it-..it will be a close run thing and i think he will be the only person who will get near TW at Augusta.

r7 425

Out of all those choices i have to tell you that if his streak were to end it would end at Sawgrass....All of the above choices except for Sawgrass are bombers courses. Tiger plays really well at the longer courses and remember half to 3 quarters of the field will be excluded from these course based on distance alone. An unprecedented amount attention has to be placed on sawgrass because if tigers putting is not on--someone could pass him. You always see shorter hitters in contention at sawgrass...Remember that Fred Funk guy.---Accuracy is a discipline at that course...The whole field can play well there...all thoughts aside i dont see tigers streak ending until the British Open---and thats a maybe.

*Puttin4Bird*

Sawgrass is my pick too. He hasn't won there in a very long time, it's not a coincidence either. That course is a monster that doesn't clearly favor anyone.

*Ben*

Tiger will go undefeated for the '08 season along with '09 and '10. Yes, I said undefeated for three seasons.

BASHERBAKER69

well Ben, you can obviously play a bit off +2- so i'll have to respect that view...i'll say that he'll win 70% of his tournaments over the next 3 years but to say win all is a bit too optomistic...anyway, i don't think a Sampras type domination of golf is necessarily good for the game!