Immelman Survives Life & Augusta

For three rounds, Augusta was submissive. Fifty-eight combatants shot under par. On Sunday, the subservient course stirred. The grounds snapped and snarled. Only four challengers shot under par.

Despite arduous Augusta, Trevor Immelman survived the Masters. His total eight under par bested Tiger Woods (-5). Stewart Cink and Brandt Snedeker (-4) knotted for third. Steve Flesch, Padraig Harrington, and Phil Mickelson (-2) split fifth.

After opening with a bogey, Immelman recorded three pars. He birdied hole five. He then chalked consecutive pars. After bogeying eight, Immelman carded another three pars. He logged a bogey-birdie combination. He then pared fourteen and fifteen. Despite triple bogeying sixteen, Immelman persevered. He closed with consecutive pars.

After opening Sunday with three pars, Woods bogeyed hole four. He logged a par-birdie combination. He then scratched another three pars. Ascending the second nine, Woods was poised. He birdied hole eleven (-5). He then began missing opportunities. He pared twelve and thirteen. He bogeyed fourteen. He pared fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen. He concluded with an insignificant birdie.

Perspective is invaluable. Perspective is precious. Perspective clarifies, simplifies, and quantifies. On December 18, 2007, Immelman underwent surgery. Doctors removed a benign calcified fibrosis tumor. The aforesaid does not diminish Immelman’s victory. Perspective merely enhanced the experience.