Down goes the champ

The world sits in shock today. Superman has been defeated.

........By a middle aged pro with a single previous PGA victory.

Yeah, not exactly the description that I was expecting for cryptonite either. Then again, maybe that's why noone had found it before. What he have here is a man who had absolutely nothing to lose by coming in second place to Tiger Woods. Y.E. Yang had already had the showing of his career and must have had what can only be described as a "what the hell, let's go for it" moment. Like a Tin Cup scene where he carried the water on the first try, rather than umpteenth. Watching that ball slide over the bunker, stopping 12 feet from the hole, was one of the most memorable golf shots I have ever seen. That highlight is going stick with me, not like I am sure it will for Tigger (no, not tiger, he's got to earn that back), but it is going to stick with me all the same.

I don't know about anyone else, but I know I had never heard of Y.E. Yang before. He was a relative unknown who had to go to Q school just to play on the tour this season.

He was one of the biggest underdogs Tiger has been paired with in his career, and he played like tiger. He was aggressive, he was undaunted, and he made the shots that players don't even try for. Certainly not players who are paired with Tiger. When you are playing tiger you don't take the chances that might cost you strokes because Tiger is just too good.

Folks, I think it's time to turn on the lights.

A message to the PGA: Tiger is, without doubt, the premier golfer of his generation. He is, very possibly, the best golfer of all time. He is not infallible, he is not the best golfer of all time every day. Noone is at their best everyday, his best is better than your best, and his worst is better than your worst, but his worst may not be better than your best.

Players need to do to him, what he does to them. Be aggressive, go for the throat. If you can make the shot against Joe the Duffer, you can make the shot against Tiger. Just go do it (Sorry, couldn't resist).

And expect that he will make those shots more often than you do.

I didn't say it was fair.