{"id":448,"date":"2005-02-01T09:58:30","date_gmt":"2005-02-01T14:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/woods_wont_dominate_again_says_els\/"},"modified":"2005-02-01T09:58:30","modified_gmt":"2005-02-01T14:58:30","slug":"woods_wont_dominate_again_says_els","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/pga\/woods_wont_dominate_again_says_els","title":{"rendered":"Woods Won’t Dominate Again, Says Els"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TigerErnie Els, quoted in The Scotsman Evening News<\/a> as saying Tiger Woods, who won eight majors between 1997 and 2002, will not be able to dominate as he did before.<\/p>\n

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Everybody has become better players and technology has brought everybody closer together. He’s had a very good start (to the year), but I can’t see him being dominant again. The guys out there are a lot more confident and they’ve stepped up their games. No one is hitting it 30 or 40 yards past everybody else.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Els added that “at the moment, he is playing better, and more confident. But other guys will be right there.” Other guys weren’t there when Woods overcame the flu to win at the Buick Invitational<\/a>, and only two players bested Tiger in his only other event of the season, the Mercedes Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Els also said that “technology has changed the game – 12 or 15 years ago, before titanium drivers and new golf balls, it was a different game.” Some quick math reveals that neither 2002 nor 1997 were even 12 years ago, but that’s beside the point, we suppose.<\/p>\n

Els could simply be expressing confidence in his own game, or the games (and fitness routines, and equipment) of others. Golf fans are in for a treat regardless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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