The Loop
Encouraging trend? Not necessarily
Tiger Woods' victory at the AT&T National marks the 14th time he has won in his last PGA Tour start prior to a major championship. Twelve of those wins occurred two weeks prior to the major. Two victories, the 2002 Buick Open and the 2007 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, were one week before the major. Woods has won the ensuing major championship four times. The list below shows his victories and his result in the major.
1997 Western Open, T-24 British Open
1999 Memorial, T-3 U.S. Open
1999 Western Open, T-7 British Open
2000 Memorial, Won U.S. Open
2001 Players, Won Masters
2001 Memorial, T-12 U.S. Open
2002 Buick Open, 2 PGA
2003 Western Open, T-4 British
2006 Buick Open, Won PGA
2007 WGC-CA Championship, T-2 Masters
2007 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Won PGA
2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational, T-6 Masters
2009 Memorial, T-6 U.S. Open
2009 AT&T National
-- John Antonini