We are the sum of our faults and our strengths.
By David Von Drehle David Von Drehle Columnist focusing on national affairs and politics Email Bio Follow Columnist April 16 at 12:56 PM “In youth we have warm hopes, which are soon blasted by rashness and negligence,” wrote the great sage Samuel Johnson. “In age, we have knowledge and prudence without spirit to exert, or motives to prompt them.”
It showed itself on the 12th hole, the most famous test on the most famous course in the United States. Its manicured beauty frames a severe test of skill; less obvious is the test of character it applies. At 43, Woods is old in golf years. The rash power of his youthful swing has taken its toll through four back surgeries. So when he stepped into the tableau of the 12th hole on Sunday, his dream of winning another major title seemed just beyond his grasp. Having started the day two shots behind the leader, he was still two shots back with 11 holes finished. Only seven more to go.
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