Another WGC event gone by, another Tiger Woods win. His dominance is almost boring, if it wasn't so astounding at the same time. I was very interested to see tiger go head to head with Paddy Harrington, a great golfer who you could only knock by saying he won 2 majors last year... with Woods out of commission. How would he stand up to Sunday pressure playing alongside Mr. Woods, on one of his favorite courses?

As it turned out, very well. He took a one-shot lead into the 16th hole... and, well, if you watched it, it was a bit grim. Tiger hit an unbelievable 8-iron to about a foot, while Padraig made a snowman. End of drama. I hadn't heard this until Monday morning, but apparently the group was put on the clock on the 16th tee, and there's some talk that this lead to Harrington's demise.

My response to that: tough. You shouldn't be that far behind anyway, so deal with it. I like Harrington a lot, but he does slog around the course at times, analyzing shots way too much. Hit it, find it, and hit it again. Follow Tiger's lead. He's not Sabbatini fast, but he picks a club and hits it. Commit, then hit. I don't care how important the tournament is... rules are rules, and a Tour rule is pace of play.

So my question then becomes: If someone can tell 2 of the best players in the world to speed it up a bit, why are local courses afraid to maintain a decent pace of play on their own turf?

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