Tiger Woods: Domination of Masters Is Inevitable

Tiger Woods is going to waltz to his fifth green jacket and 15th major title at the 2012 Masters. This will be his first victory in a major since 2008. 

While Woods will certainly be facing some stiff competition, like Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Phil Mickelson, no one on the planet is equipped to beat Woods on this course at this time. 

Woods has played 15 Masters. In only three of those appearances has he finished out of the top 10, and none of those have been recently. 

Since claiming his last green jacket in 2005, Woods has not finished any lower than sixth at this historic tournament. And the last two have come in the middle of his turmoil/slump. 

In 2010, the Masters was his first tournament following his little accident. He managed to tie for fourth in that event. 

Last year he entered the tournament while reshaping his swing. This process caused him to struggle in many events, but not at Augusta.

He actually held a share of the lead as he entered the final back-nine before dropping back. He again finished tied for fourth. 

Woods talked to the press following his Tuesday practice round, and shed some insight as to how he managed to perform well at Augusta while struggling other places. ESPN's Bob Harig had the quote:

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I wasn't hitting the ball very good. It was just having an understanding of how to play around this golf course and coming to a course we play each and every year certainly helps.

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This spells disaster for the field if Woods is hitting the ball well. Let's ask Tiger how he feels about his ball striking. Harig again has the quote from Tiger: 

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I certainly am excited about playing and really looking forward to getting out there and playing. I feel like I'm driving the ball much better than I have. I've got some heat behind it, and it's very straight.

My iron game is improving. So everything is headed in the right direction at the right time.

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We don't have to take Woods word for this, either. He has the results to back it up. He ran away with the Arnold Palmer Invitational his last time on the course to claim his first PGA victory in 30 months. 

That win was part of the progression of his improvements. He has been striking the ball solid all year, he just hadn't been able to put it together for four rounds. In fact, he is hitting it almost better than ever. 

Tiger's driving distance and accuracy numbers are almost identical to what they were in his dominant 2000 season. The same can be said for almost all of his stats. 

Tiger is drilling greens in regulation, and he is again putting with confidence. His game is on-point, and he is returning to a course where he succeeds even when he is struggling. 

The rest of the field doesn't stand a chance.