The Year in Review
Zach Johnson was the feel good story of 2007.
Well, everyone does one and I’m no different, so it’s time to look back at the year in golf for 2007.
Biggest Surprise:
For me, the biggest surprise was 2007 US Open winner Angel Cabrera. It was close between Angel and Zach Johnson but with Zach you could see that he was going to be a good player, just happened faster than we all expected. But Angel was a guy that had been a European Tour journeyman. He had been having a good year leading up to the US Open, but who would’ve thought that the 40+ year old would challenge Tiger in possibly the toughest course in the world, and win.
Biggest Disappointment:
No question, Phil Mickelson. Michelle Wie had a disastrous year but you could see that coming. Especially after such a promising start winning the TPC, Phil really came up lame for most of the rest of the year. His performance at Oakmont was disgraceful as was his incessant whining. There was so much hype over Phil vs Tiger, Phil pretty much put that one to bed by himself. Not that Phil cares or anything, he’s busy playing ping-pong in the clubhouse.
Best Round:
Woody Austin’s blistering final round 62 to win the St. Jude in June is my pick for best round. Woody would go on to finish 2007 very strong but that fantastic final round to win his first tournament in more than 13 years was magical. It was remarkable to see how a round and a win like that could change someone’s game 180 degrees like it did to Woody.
Biggest Gaff:
Tim Finchem, President of the PGA, of course. His Fedex Cup playoffs idea didn’t really take with players skipping events, Ernie and Phil making a mockery of it. Finchem is just lucky to have presided over the Tiger era, otherwise he would be long gone.
Best Moment:
Zach Johnson winning the Masters. It set the tone for the whole year. Zach is just the kind of guy that people want to root for. He’s like John Daly without all the extra-curriculars, he’s likeable, comes from a humble background, and just wants to play good golf. He’s handled winning so well, it really was the feel good story of the year.
Tomorrow, we’ll look forward to 2008.
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