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TULSA, Okla. - The stars were aligned for Tiger Woods to win the final major of the year.
So were the flags.
TULSA, Okla. - The stars were aligned for Tiger Woods to win the final major of the year.
So were the flags.
It’s not like Woods needed any help at the PGA Championship. He had a three-shot lead going into the final round and a history of never losing any tournament when the margin was more than one.
But as he rapped the last of his practice putts Sunday, his Kiwi caddie noticed the flags atop the bleachers that represented the countries of every player at Southern Hills. They had been fluttering in the breeze, then suddenly went limp except for two of them.
One was the United States, the other New Zealand.
‘‘Now that’s what I call an omen,’’ Steve Williams said.
Williams turned out to be right about the PGA Championship. There were some hairy moments for Woods, such as his three-putt on the 14th green that trimmed his lead to one shot as Woody Austin and Ernie Els made a spirited run to catch him. Woods, however, showed why he is the best clutch putter in golf with a 10-footer on the next hole that sent him to his 13th major.But that’s not the only thing Woods locked up.
Woods’ season is not over, but it sure felt that way as he hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy, the heaviest prize among the four majors.
All that remains for him is the conclusion of the FedEx Cup, the Presidents Cup, a trip to Bermuda for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf and his year-end Target World Challenge. All that figures to do is pad his bank account and pour money into his Tiger Woods Learning Center.
It might also provide a few more pretty photo ops for Woods, wife Elin and 2-month-old Sam Alexis.
No matter what happens, the year already belongs to Woods. More.
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