A Perfect Season????

Tiger Woods is in such a zone right now that there's actual talk of him having a 'perfect season'. The media, and other golfers, are tinkering with the idea that a perfect season is attainable. Does anyone realize how much you have to dominate in order for that to even get brought up? The scary thing is, he just could do it. The chances are slim but it's the first time in the history of golf that the chances ever reached as high as slim.

It's very far fetched to think he could but you really can't bet against it. This guy hasn't lost since before the PGA Championship which was in August of 2007. He's unconscious. He hasn't lost in so long that he almost doesn't know what it's like. It's that type of mentality that just could propell him to an undefeated season. Hey, if he loses this week at Doral, where he's won the past 3 years, then this is a moot point and we go back to the grand slam talk. It should be far fetched to even talk about a perfect season. It used to be if you won 2 or 3 times in a year, you were considered for player of the year. 3 wins in a year, and if one of them was a major, you were the top dog. Tiger isn's satisfied with 7 or even 8 wins. He wants to win every single time.

It was only 2 years ago that Phil Mickelson was 1 hole away from winning the first half of the grand slam, winning 3 majors in a row, and 4 out of the last 10, when he inexplicably melted down on the 72nd hole at Winged Foot and lost the US Open by a single stroke. He was finally getting compared to Tiger and the rivalry was starting to take shape. In fact, Tiger missed the cut at Winged Foot (due in part to his fathers death) for the first time in a major in his career.

Well look what's happened in those 2 years. The best thing that happened to Tiger, and the worst thing that happened to the rest of the guys on the tour, was him missing the cut at Winged Foot. Ever since then Tiger has been unstoppable. He was 2 strokes from winning 3 of 4 majors last year. He finished tied for 2nd at the Masters, 2nd at the US Open, tied for 13th at the British (the only major he didn't factor in) and tied a record for lowest round ever in a major while winning the PGA. He hasn't looked back since.

How about these stats. It took Tiger to get to 64 wins in 219 starts. It took Arnold Palmer over 400 to get to 62 wins. Only Ben Hogan has a winning percentage even close to Tiger's. That's out of every single one of the all time greats. Jack Nicklaus also had well over 400 starts to get to 73 wins. It won't take Tiger more than 300 starts to overtake the all time wins record which stands at 84.

Will Tiger Woods have a perfect season this year? The answer is I doubt it but you can't say no. Will he win the grand slam? Probably. Winning the grand slam hasn't been discussed as often as it is with Tiger playing, and having a perfect season has never been discussed, EVER. These posts are getting a bit redundent but it's impossible to not talk about what this guy is accomplishing. He's battling 150 people every week not to mention the golf course. These aren't just 150 average Joe's, these are the best golfers in the world. Guys who at any moment can go low. Tiger just goes lower.

The grand slam, a perfect season, closing in on the all time career wins mark and he still has the drive and determination to go out there and dominate. He will never be content and that is bad news for the rest of the tour.