Beware Of The FedEx Cup Curse!

 It's true. So far, winning the FedEx Cup hasn't boded well for anyone. Mind you, Tiger Woods can certainly find other reasons for having a bad season this year, with all the negative publicity of the affairs and the very public breakup of his marriage. Lets hope that the Ryder Cup is luckier for Tiger.
   . . . June


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Beware, golfers, of the curse of the FedEx Cup!
Devil Ball Golf - Golf� - Yahoo! Sports:

The FedEx Cup is only three years old, yet in that time it's already amassed a dark and dreadful history of carnage. No man who's won the Cup has escaped Fate's icy clutches the next year!

(Laying it on thick? Sure we are. But hey, there was no PGA tournament over the weekend, so we've got a few over-the-top adjectives to spare.)

Anyway, there's not any kind of legend of a FedEx Cup curse, but there damn sure ought to be. Let's take a look at the winners and what happened the very next year:

2007, Tiger Woods: Just a few months after winning the FedEx Cup, Woods underwent season-ending knee surgery that took him out of the hunt for the season's final two majors. He hasn't won a major since the surgery.

2008, Vijay Singh: The season after his big win, Singh went on the DL with knee surgery -- hmm, just like Woods -- and had his worst season as a professional. He's yet to win a PGA Tour event since the 2008 FedEx Cup.

2009, Tiger Woods: Although Woods did win after the Tour Championship, he posted a godawful winless season in 2010 and didn't even qualify for a return trip to East Lake. Oh, and there was something about an Escalade and a hydrant, but we're a little fuzzy on the details.

So what can we draw from this? Is there a curse at East Lake? Does endorsing that $10 million check torpedo your next year? (Me, I'd take the chance; $10 million cures a lot of woes.) Possibly, possibly not. Either way, Matt Kuchar, Charley Hoffman and the other competitors may not want to make too many plans for 2011 just yet.

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Woods shoots 65 To Get Into Contention. Go Tiger!

 Tiger shot a great game today, continuing on the late rounds yesterday, ending up at -5. This was a very important and decisive day for Woods. He needed to make the cut and he also needed to advance to the 3rd round of the FedEx Cup Championship. Now if he could just do this again tomorrow, who knows?
   . . . June


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Snedeker is leading in Boston; Woods shoots 65
Golf - Wire - Kentucky.com: By DOUG FERGUSON - AP Golf Writer

NORTON, Mass. -- Jason Day and Brandt Snedeker played in far different conditions and wound up with a share of the lead Saturday after two rounds of the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Snedeker went from the rain of Hurricane Earl to breezy conditions Saturday morning for a 7-under 64. The wind gained strength throughout the afternoon, and Day did well to post a 67 to join him atop the leaderboard.

They were at 12-under 130 and had a one-shot lead over FedEx Cup leader Matt Kuchar (65) and Charley Hoffman (67).

Tiger Woods had quite a turnaround. One day after he bogeyed four of his first six holes, he birdied four of his first seven to shoot a 6-under 65 to not only make the cut, but give himself thoughts of winning. He was seven shots behind at the halfway point. 

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It was an important day for Woods, who is No. 65 in the FedEx Cup standings and needs to be among the top 70 after this week to advance to the third round of the playoffs at the BMW Championship, where he is the defending champion.

That started with making the cut, and Woods was at 5-under 137, in the middle of the pack.
"I had to shoot a good one if I was going to move on, and I was able to do that today," Woods said. "I just felt better today. I just felt more energetic and ready to go."

Woods knew he would have to find his form quickly starting on No. 1, which is the easier portion of the TPC Boston. He had a two-putt birdie on the par-5 second, drove over the green on the par-4 fourth and got up-and-down for birdie, then added birdies on the sixth and seventh holes to take the drama out of his round.
"Considering I didn't miss a shot for the first six holes ... it was a good start," he said.


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