The season's last major was less exciting than the 3 previous majors. The course made more headlines than the players. Rarely does a major championship yield a winner who is over par and this course did. It was a spectacular course. I watched it at V's place on HDTV and it was simply amazing. All the three previous majors had some drama and emotion that made you pull for one contender or the other. Last night as the championship drew to a close, I thought that drama and suspense was missing. It was Justin Leonard's major to win and it was cruel the way he lost to Vijay in the playoff. Justin had so many opportunities to wrap it up in regulation and he missed out.
Vijay has 20 wins on tour and that gives him automatic exemption for the rest of his life (got that tidbit on the Golf Channel...which is why Tiger and Phil Mickelson are exempt for the rest of their careers - Tiger has 40 wins and Phil 23). He is 41 now, in great shape and possibly will contend for another 5 or 6 years. So he has a couple of more majors in him, I'd reckon.
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