The US Masters at Augusta was a great showcase for golf this weekend. With all eyes on Tiger Woods return from self-imposed exile and strong representation from the UK it was a brave man who was going to bet against Woods winning another green jacket.
Surprising joint leaders going into Saturday’s third round were Lee Westwood & Ian Poulter. Both had played some great golf over the first two rounds but Tiger played some amazing shots to show he was back!
From the first round Phil Mickelson was in the leading pack and also playing some top quality golf. By the final day’s play Woods was struggling to keep up with Westwood and Mickelson, the overnight leaders, and Poulter and fallen away.
In the end Westwood was a couple of birdies short and Mickelson was playing a brilliant round. Nothing was going to distract him from winning his third US Masters green jacket for his wife who last year fell ill with breast cancer. But almost without notice, Anthony Kim was playing some amazing golf and if there had been another 9 holes may well have clinched a victory.
The Final 2010 US Masters Leaderboard:
Phil Mickelson -16
Lee Westwood -13
Anthony Kim -12
KJ Choi -11
Tiger Woods -9
The US Masters is one of the best golf tournaments of the year, and 2010 was a perfect accompaniment to the lighter evenings a sunny weather we are currently experiencing in the UK.
Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter showed they can compete with the best in the world, though once again Rory McIlroy failed to deliver in a big tournament.
In an interview shortly after completing his final round Tiger Woods said he will now take a break before deciding whether to compete in the 110th US Open Golf Championship which will be held at the famous Pebble Beach Golf Course in June.
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