Tiger Woods did better than Ian Poulter thought he would, but he is still stuck on 14 majors after his putting let him down when he needed it the most in The Masters
Tiger Woods did better than Ian Poulter thought he would, but he is still stuck on 14 majors after his putting let him down when he needed it the most in The Masters.
Woods matched his fourth place of last year after Poulter said he did not think the former World No 1 would finish in the top five following 17 months without a win.
But having charged all the way from seven back into a share of the lead golf's biggest star three-putted the 12th for bogey and missed a four-foot eagle opportunity at the 15th. Out in 31, only one shy of the tournament record, Woods came home in 36 to end up four behind South African Charl Schwartzel.
As has been the case all season, his fans are being treated to only flashes of the player who dominated the sport for so long.
"It was good, but I should have shot an easy three or four under on the back nine and I only posted even," said Woods, whose last major success remains the 2008 US Open. "I didn't putt well and hit one loose iron at 13.
"This entire weekend I hit it good, so that was a nice feeling. I had to be committed to my spots and I did that all week."
