Pressure seems to energize Woods. Woods makes the critical shot when he absolutely, positively has to make the shot. He makes the extraordinary seem routine. At Pebble Beach, he eagled from the fairway to spark a back-nine rally from seven shots back and extend his winning streak to six. Bob May. At the Bell Canadian Open, he ripped a shot from a fairway bunker, over water and the pin to clinch his rare Triple Crown - victories in the U.S. Open, British Open and Canadian Open.
Recent events illustrate more of the same.
The next day, Woods hit his first approach shot 6 inches from the cup, made birdie and forged a one-shot win over Vijay Singh. A week before at Bay Hill, Woods recovered from an errant drive on the final hole to hit two perfect shots to swipe the win from Phil Mickelson. When Woods stood over his 12-foot birdie putt, Mickelson foresaw the outcome. The fascination with Woods' dominance comes from his facing so little failure. Of his 26 PGA Tour victories, Woods has entered the final round with at least a share of the lead 20 times.