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Tiger Woods' First Loss in 7 Months


Written on Monday, March 24th 2008



Geoff Ogilvy hung on to win the Doral Championship by posting 17-under, shooting a safe 71 in the final round. The leader board looked like a "who's who" list of the best players in golf, with Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, and Retief Goosen all tied for second at -16.

Tiger Woods, who had an off day for this 3rd round (which extended over 2 rainy days), managed to finish at 15-under, two shots back. Adam Scott who shared the lead for some of the third round finished back in ninth place at -12. Geoff Ogilvy secured his first PGA Tour victory for almost two years and a $1.4 million dollar check, but the 2008 CA Championship at the Doral course will be remembered not for who won it but, rather, for the identity of the man who lost: Tiger Woods.

Woods was mounting a charge that kept alive his hopes of an improbable victory. After his opening birdie at the 12th he added another at the 15th when he all but holed his tee shot but missed an opportunity at the short par four 16th before adding another birdie at the 17th when he pitched to four feet and converted. Woods was then within two of Ogilvy who was on the 15th and if the defending champion could birdie the last he might set a target. He hit a great tee shot at the last but seemed a little unsure of the shot he was trying to hit with his approach, mis-hit it a little and came up 40 feet short. He made par but it was not enough to challenge those on the golf course.

Woods conceded that he'd struggled to read the lines at Doral over the past week of competition and had found the grain on the putting surfaces something of a mystery. He'd three-putted on four occasions and accepted he made too many mistakes to win. That said, finishing in a share of fifth, two strokes behind Ogilvy, was no cause to hang his head in shame. He will still arrive in Augusta next month as the overwhelming favourite to land the first major title of 2008.

Here are Tiger's last 7 months of wins, before today:
Sept 2007 BMW Championship
Sept 2007 Tour Championship
Dec 2007 Target World Challenge
Jan 2008 Buick Invitational
Feb 2008 Dubai Desert Classic
Feb 2008 WGC Match Play
Mar 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational

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