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The 2008 Wachovia Championship Preview & Golf Tips
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Click here to watch the video analysis of the Leaders This tournament certainly has the briefest history as it has only existed since 2003. This is a far cry from previous tournaments tournaments dating back to the 1920’s and 30’s. It has had a great run over the first 5 years with David Toms winning the inaugural event and Tiger Woods winning the 5 year anniversary event last year. In between those two great champions the other winners were Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, and the only surprising winner Joey Sindelar. This speaks very highly of this event as it has been won by the top players. It means the course is challenging and rewards the best players in the field. The Wachovia Championship also caught a break when they moved the Players Championship to May. This means a lot of the top players will use this event as a tune up for the unofficial 5th Major. This means that it should be a terrific event with a great field. The only problem is that Tiger will not be defending his title as he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery. However the field is full of great players: 
There are a host of other players that could find themselves battling it out for the championship. It should make for a great weekend of golf. Quail Hollow This is a beautiful parkland layout that is a par 72 layout that stretches to 7442 yards. It was originally designed by George Cobb in 1961. Cobb’s layout was so good that it hosted the Kemper Open for many years before it moved to Washington, DC. It has been tweaked a couple of times by Arnold Palmer in 1985 and Tom Fazio in 1997. There are many people who now think that this is a potential US Open site. A great course will always attract the great players. The key to playing well will be the tee ball. The course is heavily tree lined, long, and has shape. This means there will be many occasions where the players will need to hit draws and fades to get their ball to land in the proper part of the fairway. Hitting the fairway will obviously help with their approach shots to the green. Course management will also be very important and fun to watch. There are many risk reward holes that if a couple of players are close going down the stretch, we may say see them force each other’s hand with the tee shot selection. For example, number 14 is a drivable par 4 but with all kinds of trouble around the green. It should be fun to watch each player try and stick to their game plan I hope you enjoy the 2008 Wachovia Championship. Please remember to check back here before the start of the 3rd round for the Lessons from the Leaders. This will help you develop your game while watching a great tournament. Click here to watch the video analysis of the Leaders Return to the Home Page from The 2008 Wachovia Championship
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