Did anybody miss watching Tiger play in the British Open this year? I will admit that after seeing Ian Poulter pump his fists a few times down the stretch on Sunday a la Mr. Woods, I did kind of missed the guy. Would have Tiger been in the hunt on Sunday? You betcha! Would the scores have been as high as they were if he was playing? Maybe not. When Tiger is in the field you know that every player steps their game up a notch or two. I mean you have to; you’re playing against a guy that when he gets it rolling, there is no stopping him, he’s a machine.

Harrington Wins OpenBut I am not in the group that thinks a tournament played without Tiger is not an official tournament, or that Padraig needs to have an asterisk next to his name on the Claret Jug that says ‘TDP’ or ‘Tiger Didn’t Play’. Now when Jack Nicklaus started to play in fewer majors, I don’t remember those tournaments becoming less significant?

So, with the British Open being played in unreal weather conditions and the solid play of an old legend (Greg Norman), that was all I needed to make this last weekend one I won’t forget….for a while!