Monday, April 14, 2008
Nice One Trev, But Is The Course The Real Winner?

And so, after all was said and done – and the Augusta National course had reared it’s ugly head once more – it was a case of last man standing takes all yesterday, as Trevor Immelman put pay to Tiger Woods’ ‘grand-slam’ dream before it had even begun.

In holding on for his first Major, the South African outsider became the first man to lead The Masters wire-to-wire in over a quarter of a century, and the second first-time Major-winner to don the green jacket in as many years.



"This has been the ultimate rollercoaster ride, and I hate rollercoasters,” said a triumphant Immelman, who feared he’d never play golf again last year before a tumour was successfully removed from his rib cage just four months ago. “Here I am, Masters champion. It is the craziest thing I have ever heard.”

But after a week of on-course despair beset by dogged resilience, it’s the impossibly difficult Augusta National course – and not Immelman’s improbable victory – that is most worthy of the description; crazy.

Historically, The US Masters has been a colourful and charismatic stage, deserved of awe and overwhelmed by awesome golf shots, and synonymous with spectacle and club-swinging extravagance. However, for some of us here at GP Towers, this year’s tournament was a let down. For the second year in succession, mind-numbingly slow rounds and the gargantuan task of taming a bitter course set-up has rendered The Masters a battle of resolve, as opposed to a risk vs reward quest for glory.

This is to take nothing away from golf’s newest Major champion, who is a worthy champion. Immelman was a class act from start to finish, and, spurred on by words of encouragement from his hero and fellow South African, 3-time Masters champ Gary Player, he did the business with shots to spare.

Trevor Immelman; on top of the world.

“Gary left me a voicemail last night and it gave me goosebumps,” Immelman revealed afterwards. “He said he believed in me and told me to go out there and be strong through adversity. I took that all to heart, and I am obviously thankful for the message and I am sure he is proud of me.”

Player has every right to be proud of his countryman, his driving was immaculate all week and his putting consistently flawless. But did this year’s Masters lack that extra bit of excitement or sparkle that we’ve become used to?

What do you think?

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4/16/2008 10:26:17 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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