Looking Ahead to 2008
How many majors will Tiger win in 2008?
Lets prognosticate on what to look forward to in the world of golf for 2008.
The PGA Tour:
Everyone is jumping on the Tiger bandwagon for 2008 and I see no reason not to either. He came close to winning 3 majors in 2007, ended up with just 1, but had distractions like the birth of his first child. I see Tiger at least a 2:1 odds against the field in every single tournament he enters. I especially look forward to any matchup where Tiger can pummel Rory ‘motormouth’ Sabbatini.
Others that I see having a strong year, I see Ernie Els making a major comeback, possibly winning a major in 2008, you can see that he’s close to his pre-injury form. I like Nationwide Tour graduate Nick Flanagan to make some noise in 2008, and possibly one of the younger guys like Camilo Villegas, Anthony Kim or Kevin Na with a strong year.
Surprises, I think Phil will continue to have an up and mostly down year. He’s just been wildly inconsistent the past little while and the Butch Harmon swing changes have been mixed in my opinion. Sergio will still be close but not win.
The LPGA Tour:
The biggest question mark heading into 2008 in my opinion is how well Annika Sorenstam plays. She never really returned to form in 2007 and had the back injury as a fallback for her problems. But her struggles appear much deeper than that. Her putting was terrible last year, first time in a long time she’s struggled so badly with the flat stick, can you say ‘the yips’? If she doesn’t come back strong in 2008, could it possible signal the end of the Annika era?
Lorena Ochoa will win more tournaments in 2008 than she did in 2007. That’s a scary thought, considering she was already so good in 2007. I see Lorena closing out tournaments better, you may recall she let a few get away in 2007.
Morgan Pressel emerges as the top player among her tweener group of Paula, Brittany, Stacy and Natalie. She has more pure talent than the others and when she’s focused, she can beat anyone including Lorena.
February 5th, 2008 at 9:11 am
I think you hit it on the mark with the 2008 golf season. I’ve been a Phil fan, but his inconsistencies drive me crazy sometimes.