This week a week after the Ryder Cup that was played in Ireland, the tour finds itself in Chandler’s Cross, England playing the WGC - American Express Championship at The Grove Golf Club. After last weeks crushing defeat of the US and Tiger the week before getting beat in the first round of the European Tour’s HSBC World Match Play Championship. Well a lot of people might have started to think that Tiger was starting to get a little worn out from all the playing and flying back and forth. Well Tiger had other plans for us this morning and came out will all guns blazing to shoot an 63, eight under par which was good enough to take a one shot lead after the first round. His round started on hole one and he managed to throw in six birdies on the front nine to shoot 29. Then on the back nine things cooled down a little until he birdied hole 15, his only hick up came at the 17 when he blew his second shot over the green and made bogey from 117 yards out. This obviously set of some anger in Tiger and this was released on the 18th tee shot, he reached the par 5 in two and then as he always does rolled in the eagle putt, to take the lead.

    Tomorrow will be round two and I would put money on that it will be another day with low scores, this is due to the soft conditions and the good condition of the greens. When a tour player is allowed to throw darts one can count on them shooting lights out. My question is, is Tiger simply too good or does he want to prove to everyone that he is the most dominant player that has ever walked this planet. We already know that he is, but he has been on fire lately and that is probably why, we were all disapointed to see him not do better in the Match Play tournament, his play was by any means not shabby at the Ryder Cup, but it was over shadowed due to the strong play of Europe. If I was to bet, then I would take Tiger in any match up the next three days, and I would say that one would walk away with some heavier pockets.

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