sportsloungeblog.com - 6/16/2008
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Tiger Woods has won all 13 of his major championships when holding the lead after three rounds. Entering the final round of the U.S. Open at his favorite course, Woods had a shot to move one step closer to Nicklaus and grab #14 doing what he always does. During his illustrious career, he’s never come from behind to breakthrough, and he hasn’t ever blown a lead in the final round of a major. ...
Don’t worry Rocco: You’re not the only one —
The Meaningful Collateral
So you seem like a good guy, Rocco Mediate. You seem like you have a fun, careful game of golf. You seem like the pressure never got to you.
No worries on losing to a wounded Tiger Woods - heck, everyone else fell to him in regulation. He need 19 extra holes just to beat you.
And enjoy this: You were closer to beating Tiger in a major than any of his 14 major wins.
Don’t ...
I am rooting for Tiger Woods, but not quite sure why —
Sports stories from Newsday
I know many other people feel this way, and like me, feel guilty about or at least confused by the emotion:
How is that I find myself rooting for Tiger Woods down the stretch of major championships when as an American sports fan I should be pulling for the underdog and as a journalist I should be pulling for the better story?
How can you not root for Rocco Mediate, a good-natured, ...