Charl in Charge

I don't normally watch golf, but I caught a little bit of the Masters on Saturday and Sunday. Many of my students don't know any golfers (other than Tiger Woods) and it was pretty cool to see all of the story lines unfold over the weekend.

To me, Rory McIlroy was the story of the tournament. The 21-year-old Irishman played brilliantly the first three days, leading from Thursday through Saturday. On Sunday, though, he had a monstrous bad day, falling from 1st to 15th. Money-wise, that fall cost him the $1.4 million the winner gets--now he ends up with less than $130,000. And, of course, no green jacket.

The other question: is Tiger Woods back? He charged back on Saturday and Sunday to finish fourth. Tiger had a great Masters in his return last year, then fell the rest of the year. Will this year be different?