U.S. Open

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Originally Posted by Gander

In Phil's defense, at least he made putts early on that gave him a relaistic chance to blow the tournament, which he indeed did. Tiger putted so bad today and you cant say those werent "clutch putts". Thats BS. They all were. Had he made half of the 4 or 5 I saw him miss, the end result of the tournament may have been very different. And had he had the Eagle like he usually gets in the final round of majors he wins or at least gets very close to winning, I think he would have won. But he "made nothing" today. Call it what you will, but one might argue that Tiger choked as much as Phil did today.

I dont think Tiger choked... he really doesnt have it in him to choke. But he putted horribly.. not just today but all week. Saturday I swear every hole he had a 8 to 25 ft birdie putt on every stinkin hole and he couldnt make a thing. It was strange...

The commentator (which annoys the hell out of me) made an interesting point, though it may have been 100% BS.. he said Tiger has a lot of trouble with slow greens and also when he has a speed down for the greens (in practice rounds) than the greens slow up (from all the rain), he has difficulty making adjustments (which was visible all week he was leaving putts short).