Dr. Dramamine

Tiger bogeys 17 & 18 at Doral to claim his third victory of 2006. You'd be yucking it up too if everyone kept giving you victories with poor play down the stretch.

Nothing fancy over here in at goffshots HQ. I just have a fleeting feeling that someone needs to make a stand against world #1 Woods. J.B. Holmes put it best when he made being ranked #64 in the world his goal prior to the WGC match play last week. He wanted that spot to stalk Tiger. As Holmes put it, “I’m not afraid of anybody and I am not afraid of Tiger Woods.” It seems too many on Tour do fear the Tiger. Somebody needs to stand up and force Tiger to make birdie to win golf tournaments. Seems the world's best golfers are all leaning over the edge of Tiger's yacht, "the Privacy" and blowing chunks in Tiger's wake.

Let's look at some recent history:

2005 Masters: Dimarco shoots 41 on the back nine of his third round at Augusta (he averaged 33.5 over the other seven nines that week) and lets Tiger back into the Masters, not to mention Tiger's improbable chip on 17 from jail as Dimarco stood waiting to putt on the green. They went to a playoff and at least Woods made birdie to win, but since then...

2006 Buick Open: Two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal missed a 4-foot par putt to lose on the second playoff hole at Torrey Pines.

2006 Dubai: Three-time major winner Ernie Els hit a 4-iron that came up a yard short and into the water, made bogey and blew the playoff against Woods in Dubai.

2006 Ford at Doral: David Toms commits his first three jack of the tournament on the 72nd hole as Tiger watches him from the right hand rough. Toms makes bogey, and Tiger slaps it around to make bogey and win by one.

2005 WGC: Who can forget Daly last year at the WGC in San Francisco botching that little three footer as Woods covered his face.

Granted Tiger didn't want to win that way, but as he said after his bogey, bogey, finish Sunday at Doral, "A win is a win." I just wish someone would make him earn these events instead of vomiting all over themselves every time they are in contention with Eldrick. Get some Pepto Bismol and Dramamine and lets get some better finishes on the PGA Tour. If not Tiger will keep yucking it up as the chumps keep stumbling just enough to make victory easy for Mr. Woods.

Rich Beem chugged lots of Pepto at the 2003 PGA and danced the funky chicken as he held off Woods late charge. At least Pepto worked for the Beemer…