Perfect

I don't recall which hole it was, or if The One was up 5 or 6 over Cink, but The One was between clubs, about 215 or 220 out, there was much discussion, and Stevie had his hand on the 6 iron, ready to pull it. The One hit a high cut against the wind with choke-down 5 iron, the ball landed just past hole high, spun back just a little into gimme range. That's all you needed to see of Sunday's match to know how it was going to end. Cink should've conceded then, and caught the early flight home.

Like the 2006 British Open, The One conducted a clinic on how to dismantle a golf course and his opponents. His performance was almost boring in its precision and relentlessly effective execution. Badds played one of the rounds of his life on Friday, and still couldn't quite close the deal.

The One is on a run, and this recent streak, if it ended yesterday, would still partly define the 2008 season. But it takes no great leap to imagine that we are witnessing the start of a season for the ages - a Grand Slam appears within reach.... Byron's 11-in-a-row looks beatable....

What an incredible time to be a golf fan....

GF