Tiger Woods Still The Best

There was so much hype going into this Masters that you almost had to think that Tiger was going to be a let down. He had all the excuses, hadn't played in 5 months, crazy media attention, and the general feeling of embarrassment circling around him. Yet, on this day he still showed us that there is no one better to ever play the game of golf.

Tiger Woods shot 4 under, and is trialing 2 strokes behind 50-year-old leader Fred Couples, who has been playing very well of late. Woods had three birdies, and two eagles, yet he could've easily been leading this event if he didn't mess up a couple putts. When it was all said and done Tiger shot a 68, which was his best score ever at this course.

The reception for Tiger from what I could tell seemed to be positive. Yet, there was a general feeling of uneasiness even from the commentators. It seems like a lot of people in the media don't know whether or not to root for him. On the one hand, he is the best in the world, and nothing about his token affairs will change that. On the other hand, it seems like a bitch slap to Karma if he comes out and dominates.

I have never been more into golf then I am right now. Why? Because I want to see Tiger murder everyone. His whole situation was ugly, but other then the fact he wasn't playing golf it was really none of our business. When I saw him play all I could think about is how excited he must feel to be back out there, where things hadn't changed, where Tiger still had control. I look to Tiger for his focus, and ability to play the game, not his morals, and it is great to see Tiger is back and for real.