I was reading USA Today yesterday and for some reason this article stood out to me. You can guess what it is about, but I'm going to tell you anyway. It is about Tiger's performance in the WGC-Adventure Match Play Championship. It is a short article with a catchy lead that caught my eye and peeked my interest, even though I don't care about golf.
The lead states that Tiger was the one who held onto his game and his opponents weren't having such a good day. The author, Steve DiMeglio, describes the day as cloudy and chilly and misfortune for Tiger's opponents. I don't understand what a birdie is and I don't really understand how someone plays golf except that the goal is to get the ball in the hole using a club.
Without this knowledge I don't understand the small play by play that was put in. I do think that this information is important for those who understand golf and I can tell that this was probably one of the most important moments in the game. I also think that it was great that DiMeglio kept this part to a short paragraph and followed with a quote from Tiger. This quote brings back the interest for people like me and shows the human side of Tiger. DiMeglio also ended the story with a quote from Lee Westwood that tied up the point to the article and added a slight amount of humor.
I am not sure that I would have done anything differently with this article. It is only a small article, but I don't think that it is necessary to include more information about this angle on the tournament. It is definite that Tiger is important to this story and without him the story wouldn't be as interesting. It would be about a bad luck day in golf and there wouldn't be any need to report it (unless it was really bad I guess).
A follow up story probably isn't necessary. One topic that could be used is other situation where Tiger has fought against the odds and won. Another idea is to do a story about how bad weather can affect golfing or how bad the weather has to be to postpone a tournament or championship.
Overall, I think that this article was written well and has a good angle that can hold the interest of people who are not avid golfers. The language used isn't too technical and the quotes add character to the article.
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