Woods plays final round blindfolded, wins by 8 strokes

Woods donned a black blindfold with a small red Nike swoosh in the center (already available for purchase on Nike.com) as he set-up on the first tee and, 18 holes later, finished at -18. He was -1 for the day despite a stretch of three consecutive bogeys. After sinking his final putt in rain that was blowing sideways, Woods removed his blindfold to the roar of an amazed gallery, tipped his cap to the crowd, and then retired to the clubhouse without addressing the press.

This is Woods’ 62^nd tournament victory overall, and his sixth at the Buick Invitational. The win also ties him with Arnold Palmer for fourth on the all-time win list, and leaves him just two shy of matching Ben Hogan for third. However, no one on the victories list is on record for having played a tournament with a self-imposed handicapped that impaired their vision.

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Labels: Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Brian Whitcomb, Buick Invitational, PGA, Tiger Woods, Torrey Pines

Posted on January 27th, 2008

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