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Zach Johnson: Tiger Woods
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Zach Johnson shot 3 under par 69 in his final round to win the 2007 Masters Championship Title at +1, holding off a inconsistent Tiger Woods. Woods was poised to win his 5th green jacket title going into Easter Sunday's final round at
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Whenever Zach Johnson wins a tournament, the guy who loses it becomes a bigger story. This is understandable when it’s Tiger Woods at the Masters. But Ryuji Imada at the second-thought, secondary-field AT&T Classic?
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A few years ago Johnson was the victim of a classic April's Fools' Day joke in which Kim, Green, and Green's wife and father-in-law were all conspirators. For the ruse a copy of the front page of The Des Moines Register was painstakingly re-created with a phony story about the ongoing renovation of the Drake football stadium. The article reported that retired Walgreens CEO Daniel Jorndt was donating $5 million toward the project, which was true, but the made-up caveat was that he would cough up the money only if the field was renamed after Johnson. Zach's father was quoted as saying, "Why not? He's the Tiger Woods of Iowa." (That catchphrase remains popular in the family.) The masterstroke was that the story quoted militant local activists who threatened to picket if the field was renamed for Johnson.
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Zach Johnson is -9 today after 15 holes, and is in a T2 at -12. He is two shots back of Tiger, and if he plays this well again on Sunday, it looks like he can challenge Tiger fot the TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, meaning Tiger can again become a short and Johnson a buy.
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Anyway, Johnson is still an unlikely winner. Unlikely does not mean unworthy. He survived a crucible that came eight weeks early. Nevertheless, Johnson looks more like a surprise winner of a U.S. Open than a Masters. Two stats jump out: First, he was 157th in driving distance; and two, his previous best major finishes were a T-17th at the 2005 PGA and a Masters T-32. Those are the numbers of guys who come out of the woodwork at the U.S. Open, not guys who work Sunday magic at Augusta.
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Johnson may not be making a stink about it, but deep down it has to hurt. Yes, Tiger failing to win will most likely have greater historical significance in the big picture. Does his fall now change the outlook for his opponents on Sunday? Did Tiger lose his stripes? Is it no longer a given that Tiger will wrap up a major he’s leading in the final round? Yes, these are all more important issues in the context of golf’s future.
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