AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 2019 Masters was one of the most epic outcomes in the history of golf — and maybe in sports. So much of it seemed too good to be true; an iconic win that will be revered for years to come.
I’d love to believe it, and I’m looking around for any evidence to impose some good ‘ole fashioned conversation bias on, which is why I was designed to see this statistic come across my feed this week from Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee:
Tiger, for his part, is looking and playing well. The weather is warm, which is helping allay any concerns over the dreaded back stiffness. His game looks good, too: he’s hit more than 70 percent of both his fairways and his greens, en route to opening rounds of 68-71. He feels confident, and he’s rooting for the course to firm up for the final two rounds.
All of which is to say that I’m starting to get excited. And let’s not forget: when Jack won in 1986, he was four shots back of the lead after 54 holes. Where does Tiger sit after 36? Four shots back of the lead.
Luke Kerr-Dineen is the Game Improvement Editor at GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. In his role he oversees the brand’s game improvement content spanning instruction, equipment, health and fitness, across all of GOLF’s multimedia platforms.
An alumni of the International Junior Golf Academy and the University of South Carolina–Beaufort golf team, where he helped them to No. 1 in the national NAIA rankings, Luke moved to New York in 2012 to pursue his Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University. His work has also appeared in USA Today, Golf Digest, Newsweek and The Daily Beast.