Woods' skills are on the decline because of age and injuries and, of course, he will never be the player he once was (when he was younger). Few athletes can compete at a high level after the age of 40 (Singh notwithstanding), even if they haven't had injuries (and Woods has had a lot of injuries). If he comes back and plays the PGA tour again, it is possible he could still win some tournaments but it seems doubtful he will be able to compete in the majors with the young guns out there. Nicklaus won the Masters at 46 and Watson came within a hair of winning the Open at age 59 but typically you don't see a lot of wins past the age of 40. In the last 50 years, only 18 majors have been won by players over the age of 40. Woods will be 42 at the end of the year. His best year was 2000 when he was 24.
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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I agree. He was never a kind man like Nicklaus and Palmer. He was an arrogant hot head and everyone knows that anger will do you in on the course.
Athletes call what he did sportf**king and he really screwed up his image and his marriage and then sought "help" for it. I think he was abusing prescription drugs then and now his addiction is much worse.
When he was caught and publicly shamed after all of his "indiscretions", I knew then the loss of public adulation would be the end of his career. I don't think he will ever be what he was or even a shadow of it.
Tiger had a tyrant father and a wussy mom. He was a puppet for his dad. Some people can rise above being a child star and some can't.
I just never have liked his personality no matter how great his abilities were. And that is often the difference between male and female fans. But....I know plenty of men who agree with me.
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