Go get em, Tiger!

As I write this post, Tiger trails Vijay by two strokes after six holes in the final round of their tournament. Whichever golfer finishes ahead of the other (even if by some strange quirk of fate neither of them actually won this tournament) takes the world #1 golf ranking.

But there's a story that hasn't been told. Last year, Vijay won only one fewer tournaments than Tiger, and actually won the money race. Today, going into the last round of this tournament, Vijay has won five times to Tiger's lone victory. EVEN IF TIGER RETAINS HIS #1 RANKING, he will almost certainly lose it next year. That's because the ranking is based on a two-year moving average of results, and over a two year period, Vijay has won nine tournaments to Tiger's six (not counting today's result). That will come back to work in Vijay's favour next season.

But for today, I personally would like to see Tiger's record streak remain intact.