When you miss green, how can you deal with it? Tiger will walk away with par or better when his approach shot misses the green almost two-thirds of the time. Since 2002, Tiger has made bogey or worse on 960 holes, or approximately eight times a tournament. That's seven bogeys fewer per event than the Tour average. May be when we play with our discount golf clubs to miss green, we won't control our damage.
Tiger's knack for keeping big numbers off his scorecard allows him to stay within striking distance of the top of the leaderboard, even when his full swing is off. Tiger understands that you don't need to play your best to win. You just can't play your worst. He shares this trait with Jack Nicklaus, who always felt that if he just hung around and didn't beat himself he'd have a chance come Sunday afternoon, especially during a major.
Tiger's game is a double-edged sword: he hits more greens and has more birdie opportunities, and he gets up and down more often when he errors on his approach. Obviously, Tiger doesn't plan on missing greens, but he does plan on where to leave a bad approach in case he does.
If there's a theme to Tiger's game, this is it. for example you take your PING Rapture V2 Fairway Wood, everything helps the next thing. If you're smart about where you miss your tee shot, then your second shot is easier. If you're smart about where you miss your second shot, then you'll have an easier chip than the guy who short-sides himself.
Tiger scrambles better not because his technique is better (his competition includes scores of world-class escape artists), but because he thinks about the best place to leave a bad approach. He's always thinking. He plays like a poker ace — he's always at least several moves ahead of the field.
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