There’s no doubt The Masters lost a bit of its luster when
the news broke that Tiger Woods won’t be playing in the event. But the final round at The Masters has always
provided us with some edge of our seat moments and there’s no reason to think
otherwise this time around. Consider the
fact that Tiger Woods hasn’t won a major in almost six years and a green jacket
in nine years. So there should be plenty
of drama to unfold today even without golf’s biggest name.
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| Associated Press Adam Scott celebrated his first major championship at last year's Masters, winning in a playoff over Angel Cabrera. |
The truth is, there’s just nothing like Sunday at The
Masters. Last year we saw Adam Scott
exercise the demons and win his first major defeating a previous Masters
champion Angel Cabrera in a thrilling playoff.
Scott had been through a lot of tough Sundays where he fell just short
at majors but was on the other side of a close finish at a major at Augusta
last year. Two years ago we saw another man
win his first major in a playoff at The Masters as Bubba Watson defeated Louis
Oosthuizen and 2011 we saw yet another first-time major champion break through
on Sunday as Charl Scwartzel won the green jacket.
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| Thesandtrap.com Bubba Watson will forever be remembered for this shot at the 2012 Masters, his first major. |
But it’s not so much that recently there have been first
time major champions that get over the hump on at The Masters as much as it is
the way in which it’s done. Playoffs the
last two years, the memorable shot by Bubba Watson in 2012 out of the woods to
set himself up for the win, and if you go all the way back to 2005, Tiger’s
last green jacket as I mentioned, who could forget his chip on the 16th
hole in the final round.
What I love so much about Sunday at Augusta is that it’s not
so much if there will be drama, how will the drama unfold is the question
because a nail-biting finish is almost inevitable. Maybe someone I didn’t even mention yet will
make a charge up the leader board earlier in the day and be in with a 65 and
watch the rest from Butler Cabin as his fate is determined.
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| Getty Images Tiger Woods celebrates his chip in on the 16th hole during the final round of the 2005 Masters, the last time Tiger won at Augusta. |
All I can say is that I look forward to taking in one of the
more exciting days in sports. There’s a great
sense of finality to the entire tournament when it’s all over. The man who can withstand the nervous
tensions stands alone at the end of the tournament has his moment to bask in
the sport’s limelight. The previous
Masters winner comes out to hand over the green jacket, and cameras are
flashing the rest of the night to capture the moment. So today figures to be another chapter in
Masters history, just like every other Sunday at Augusta National.
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