Veteran golfers Harrington, Mickelson believe Woods' unpredictability gives him the edge at the masters
Tiger Woods recent sex scandal notwithstanding, the feeling before the Augusta Masters begins here tomorrow is that the American still remains the favourite given his unpredictability.
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Tee time: Tiger Woods watches during a practice round prior to The Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia yesterday. pic/afp |
Three time major winner Padraig Harrington said: "I think he's favored to win the tournament. I would not be surprised at all."
"No matter how he looks or what he comes up and says, you don't know how this is affecting him inside and how it's affecting his golf. I would not be surprised if he is contending and if he played better golf than ever.
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But there's obviously a doubt to that and we will only be able to find that out on Sunday evening," added the Irishman.
Few doubt he can make a triumphant return for a fifth green jacket, the symbol of Masters supremacy.
"I expect his game to be sharp," three-time major champion Phil Mickelson said.
"This is a golf course he has won on four times and loves as much as I do and plays it as well as anybody ever has in the history of the game.
"This is a place that a lot of people know he can win on and it's going to take a good performance to beat him," he added.
England's Paul Casey summed it up: "Tiger is the sort of person who can just roll up, turn the key and off he goes like a Rolls Royce."
