On Monday, Fernandez-Castano had called Tiger beatable, and by Wednesday evening, he could have proudly said about Tiger what ex-NFL coach Dennis Green once famously declared after his Arizona Cardinals lost to the Chicago Bears. Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Select Laguna 2 Putter
"They are who we thought they were! And we let 'em off the hook!" Green said.
That's a catchy and memorable line that holds some truth for Tiger's place right now in the game. Fernandez-Castano knew he was facing a fallen giant and that he let him off the hook.
"I mean, if there was one day to beat Tiger Woods, this was it," he said after the match. "I had my chances, and I didn't take them. And you can't do that with one of the greatest in history."

Still, Tiger succeeds despite his Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Select Laguna 2 Putter and shaky putting. He never gives up. His opponent Wednesday learned that lesson. But is Tiger's will enough to sustain him for five more matches? Doesn't he have to show some consistency to make it all the way through to the finals?
Things were very different in his life the last time he won the Match Play, in 2008. Later that year, he won the U.S. Open on one leg with Hank Haney as his coach and Steve Williams as his caddie. Elin Nordegren was still his wife. He made putts from everywhere at Torrey Pines. His swing was flawed but he won four times in a season shortened by his tattered left leg.
Four years later, he's divorced with a new coach (Sean Foley) and a new caddie (Joe LaCava). And he's obsessed with his golf swing and putting. EveryTitleist Scotty Cameron Studio Select Laguna 2 Putter
he plays is seemingly a battle between the old and new swing, between the old and new Tiger.