Notah Begay identifies Y.E. Yang as the only player to surprise Tiger Woods

Former Stanford teammate Notah Begay III stated that Y.E. Yang is the only golfer who caught Tiger Woods off guard during his career. Speaking on the Short Game Chef Podcast, Begay explained that Woods was adept at assessing fields and handicapping courses to close out leads. The notable exception occurred at Hazeltine in 2009, when Yang overcame a two-stroke deficit in the final round to win the major championship. That performance marked the only time in Woods’ career that he surrendered a 54-hole lead in a major. Hunter Mahan noted that Woods’ comfort while holding a lead was a defining trait of his dominance. The discussion highlighted the difficulty of maintaining such control and compared the trait to the current play of Scottie Scheffler.

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