Time flies, doesn't it?
Ten years ago, Tiger Woods won his first major tournament, the Masters, by 12 strokes. It was a stunning display of reality surpassing than the hype. In its Masters preview edition, Golf Digest features a tremendous article called "The Dawn of Dominance: A decade ago Tiger's epic 12 stroke victory shook the game." The article assembles interviews with participants in that Masters, and gives you a great flavor of what it was like being a part of golf history.
I love this part from Paul Azinger, hearing a sport-talk radio guy who is so wrong on something, he feels compelled to call in:
Before the Masters, Tiger was favored, but the sports-talk radio guy in my area was saying how wrong that was--what has Tiger Woods done to be the favorite, and c'mon, there's a better chance he'll miss the cut. So I called in. I didn't identify myself, but the guy knew my voice. I just wanted to tell the guy that he had it really wrong--that not only could Tiger win, but he could win by a lot.
Really, even if you are a casual sports fan, this article is worth a read. Do you have any particular memories of the 1997 Masters?




