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SI.com: Still a Tossup

TULSA, Okla. -- It seemed like 2000 again in Akron, Ohio, on Sunday, when Tiger Woods won the Bridgestone Invitational by eight strokes, lapping the field at Firestone Country Club. It was the sixth time he's won on Firestone's South Course.

SI.com: Shrink Wrapped

It was simple math: Stewart Cink faced a 15-foot par putt that would potentially force a Monday playoff at the 2001 U.S. Open at Southern Hills. Even if Cink made it, playing partner Retief Goosen could roll in his 12-foot birdie try for the win. However, unlike Phil's Flop at Winged Foot or Van de Velde's Carn-oopsie, what came next was a two-car pileup. Cink missed the putt, but, in a hurry to get out ofGoosen's way, also missed the 18-inch comebacker. Then, the unflappable Goosen followed with a three-putt of his own, including another missed tap-in. The result: Cink's blown gimme cost him a spot in the playoff where Goosen defeated Mark Brooks. With the PGA Championship at Southern Hills this month, Cink hasn't tried to repress his momentous gaffe because, he says, "I don't try not to think about anything." But why did Cink do it? How did a trained professional with decades oftournament experience miss a putt that a toddler could convert? It's a question Cink, with his

SI.com: Triple Threat

Two things to know about Southern Hills: (1) Contrary to its name, it's notall that hilly, and (2) Come summer, it can be hotter than a habanero in adeep fryer.

SI.com: Hot? Zach Johnson. Not? Tiger Woods.

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SI.com: Notebook: Zach didn't attack the par 5s

Zach Johnson proved this week that you don't have to be a bomber to win the Masters. Johnson didn't go for any of Augusta's par 5s in two, largely because he doesn't have the distance. He's one of the Tour's shortest hitters, ranked 157th with a 276.3 average.

SI.com: Notebook: 18 has been costly for Goosen

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - If not for ol' No. 18, Retief Goosen would be in great shape.

SI.com: Tavistock Cup: Lake Nona sweeps Day 1

ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) Henrik Stenson and Chris DiMarco routed Tiger Woods and John Cook 57-65 in best-ball play Monday to help Lake Nona Golf and Country Club take a 10-0 lead over Isleworth after the first day of the Tavistock Cup.

SI.com: Spanning the golf world

MEXICO CITY -- I am nearing the end of one of the crazier 24-hour stretches of my sportswriting career. Tuesday night I caught a red-eye from Cali to Orlando, proceeding directly from the airport to the swish surroundings of Lake Nona Golf Club for a morning interview with one of the best players in the world, whose identity I'm not at liberty to reveal, at least not yet. Of course, Lake Nona is home to Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia, Trevor Immelman, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter and Annika Sorenstam, among others, so it shouldn't be too hard to keep the secret.

SI.com: Hot and not

1. Byron Nelson. Eleven in a row will live forever, even if Lord Byron couldn't.

SI.com: Time to tee off

A new era in golf begins ... and it feels strangely like the end of the old era: No Tiger, no Phil, no buzz. Is this the 2007 Mercedes Championships, or the '06 Tour Championship?

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