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    Defending Masters Champ Zach Johnson Unveils Secret to Beating Tiger Woods

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    Defending Masters Champ Zach Johnson Unveils Secret to Beating Tiger Woods Filed under: Golf, PGA In today’s New York Times, 2007 Masters winner Zach Johnson explains how to beat Tiger Woods. Oddly, it doesn’t involve murder or John McCain rallies, but something much less sinister: “First and foremost, I didn’t look at the scoreboard until 16 tee, and I didn’t know where he was. … I didn’t know if I was in the lead until 16 tee. Part of that was just ignorance. On this type of golf course, there’s not much risk-reward for me here, so I just play my game and hopefully make some putts. Outside of that, what does it take? I think it’s the attitude that, first of all, Tiger — and maybe even some of the other guys, top guys — are supposed to win. I’m not supposed to, so the pressure is off me. Why not go out and give it all and see what happens?” So to recap: don’t look up, play up the ignorance angle, have a go-getter attitude, and pray that Tiger tanks. That last point can’t be stressed enough, even if Johnson didn’t mention it explicitly. (You could tell he was thinking it; plus, give the guy credit for being smart enough to not poke the bear, so to speak.) Save the cliches, the best chance to beat Woods is be ahead of him after 54 holes. He has yet to come from behind after three rounds and win a major. And while there’s a good chance he’ll do it at some point, right now, it’s the best bet. Although, this might work too. &&&& Latest Golf Photos Share This

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