Rose shot a steady 70 on Sunday to capture the victory. A charging Rory McIlroy shot 67, but he could not pull off the win late, and his 73 on Thursday hampered his chances despite shooting 65-67 on the weekend. Rose has to be considering in the running for The Masters next month because of his steady all-around game. He looked good on Sunday, and I wouldn't count him out for The Masters.
The weekend, however, was somewhat overshadowed by what happened to Tiger Woods. Tiger stood at -9 through three rounds. He was unlikely to win, but a steady Sunday would have probably given him a top ten finish and assert that he is back and ready to come for this year. However, Woods had to withdraw after hitting his drive on number 12 on Sunday, citing a left leg injury. It was later discovered that it was his left Achilles tendon that had flared up on the range and got worse as the round went on. He tried switching shoes at the turn, but that didn't help at all. Woods said that he normally would have tried to gut it out in the past, but thought it would be smart to retire and go in for further evaluation early this upcoming week. This definitely puts into question his ability to compete in The Masters. At 36, Tiger is only getting older, and it hurts to see him continue to suffer like this.
Golf has been great this year with many great finishes, Sunday included. But golf is riveting and has an amazing energy when Tiger is in the hunt a tournament on Sunday, especially The Masters. News on his status will be coming this week, but I certainly hope it isn't anything too serious and was more precautionary than anything else.
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