Swag Award of the Week August 10-16

Talk about an upset.. This is a David vs. Goliath story if I've ever heard one. Y.E. Yang, ranked #110 in the world at the outset of the PGA Championship out dueled Tiger Woods in the final round to win the tournament by three strokes.

Woods entered the final round with a two stroke lead and for the first time in his professional career relinquished a final round lead in a major. Woods had previously won all 14 majors when entering the final round with a lead.

With the victory, Yang became the first Asian-born golfer to win a major. For his efforts, Yang received $1.35 million, the 44-pound Wanamaker Trophy, and a five year exemption on the PGA Tour and all majors. Woods' loss means he will finish the year without a win at a major for the first time since 2004.

Congrats Mr. Yang for not backing down as the Tiger roared, as so many golfers have in the past. Watch the highlights here.

Tiger returns to his jungle

Earlier this week Tiger Woods made a solid return to professional golf after an 8 month hiatus. Let's not forget the extraordinary performance Woods put on last summer at the 2008 U.S. Open, mowing down the competition and defeating Rocco Mediate in a playoff. 

It was a busy 8 months for Tiger, rehabilitating his surgically repaired knee along with the birth of his second child, Charlie. Earlier this week Woods was defeated by Tim Clark in the WGC-Accenture Match Play tournament in Arizona. Tim Clark is currently ranked 33rd in the world.

I saw this commercial on TV a little while ago. It's another brilliant ad from the talented folks at Nike, and features some popular but lesser known golfers (Anthony Kim, Stuart Cink, Trevor Immelman, Justin Leonard) actually winning tournaments and enjoying life with Tiger Woods out of the game for a bit.

The celebration and music end when Tiger walks back into the locker room and all the other players realize it's back to business as usual...time for more Tiger domination. Now, I know that this was a hypothetical situation, but I can't help but wonder if the players on the tour can foresee what's about to happen now that the Tiger is healthy and back on the prowl...