Masters Golf Tournament 2009 brings several storylines this year that make keeping casual attention a must. The main story for Masters TV coverage deals with perhaps one of the most famous men in the world, Tiger Woods. Last month, Tiger returned after being absent from golf for eight months due to a knee injury, and the buzz around him has remained big as ever.After winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, two weeks ago, all eyes are on Eldrick “Tiger” Woods to see if he has truly picked up right where he left off and can win a major tournament. A remarkable four time Master’s champion, Woods is used to the pressure and has found himself being many media experts pick to take home the green jacket.
Other storylines to see on Masters TV coverage include whether Padraig Harrington, who won two majors while no one was watching, can win his third major tournament in a row this time with a healthy Tiger to contend with. Also there are the old men Greg Norman (who has never won at Augusta, but every now and then shocks people with a very high finish) and Gary Player, who is calling it quits after this years tournament...which just so happens to be his 52nd time teeing up on the second weekend of April in Augusta.
I also think the Ryo Ishikawa story is interesting. He plays Yonex golf clubs, and they've clearly invested a lot of time and money in the guy. They've made commercials and stuff, I think mostly in Japanese. Yonex is a Japanese company, so I guess it makes sense that they'd want to sponsor him. It's kind of a gamble to put so much money into a guy and hope he lives up to expectations--especially someone so young.
ReplyDeleteI guess we'll find out in the next couple days whether he does well or falls flat on his face.
Bill