He’s Back!
It’s official, finally. Hale Irwin is back in the winner’s circle after winning the 2007 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai this past weekend. Irwin left no doubt that at least on this day, he was the man to beat as Jim Thorpe and Tom Kite trailed Irwin by 5 shots when all was said and done.
I actually enjoyed watching a Champions Tour event again and it’s no surprise that Hale Irwin has a lot to do with it. Irwin was playing like a man possesed all day as he shot at pins and the made the putts when it mattered most. In fact, he putted with the kind of confidenced that’s been missing for over a year now, and the results showed.
Jim Thorpe made an early run at Irwin and I thought it might be a horse race, but Thorpe just couldn’t keep the pressure on.