
I have been fortunate to play the course probably 30 times, and I always love watching the tournament on television to examine where the Professionals are playing in comparison to the shots an amateur like myself would play.
That's why it was especially exciting to watch Retief Goosen win the Transitions Championship on Sunday outside of Tampa, and as Bob Harig writes on ESPN.com, regain confidence with his putter.
The course, as it was described throughout the weekend, is much like a major championship layout with more than 7,000 yards to cover and some of the firmest, brownest, and fastest greens on Tour. With a new sponsor in place in 2009, the course again held its own, with Goosen claiming the winning total of eight under-par.
With narrow fairways and tight, sloping greens, the best ball strikers are usually the winners during the week in Palm Harbor, and that was very much the case on Sunday. With Tiger poised to return and defend his title at the Bay Hill Invitational, it's the more challengers, the merrier for the top players on Tour.
The Players Championship and Augusta are just over the horizon and Major Championship season will have some terrific intrigue with Goosen, Phil Mickelson, and other guys with good track records in the four majors playing so well. I am looking forward to following the Tour coverage this week.
Photo Credit/David Walberg/SI
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