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ThirdOfFive
04-06-2022, 02:40 PM
It's official. Tiger Woods will be playing in the 2022 Masters beginning tomorrow. Scarcely a year after suffering injuries that can take years to heal completely, if they ever do, Tiger is playing for his sixth Master's title and 16th major.

Like him or hate him, there's no denying that he's larger than life.
davem4616
04-06-2022, 02:42 PM
and his play is always fun to watch
tophcfa
04-06-2022, 02:46 PM
After both what he has been through and his age, I will be very impressed if he makes the cut. I’ll be rooting for him.
Stu from NYC
04-06-2022, 02:55 PM
I do find watching golf very relaxing and helps me take a nap.
Michael G.
04-06-2022, 04:17 PM
Tom Brady and Tigar Woods names will be around for years to come.
Topspinmo
04-06-2022, 07:42 PM
As long as he don’t have use the 9 iron.:faint:
Two Bills
04-07-2022, 03:56 AM
Two golf tournaments we look forward too each year. The Masters, and The Open.
Bring it on!
dewilson58
04-07-2022, 05:44 AM
Yes he's back, but OMG Golf Channel.................back it down a bit, way over discussed.

:pray:
ThirdOfFive
04-07-2022, 06:11 AM
Yes he's back, but OMG Golf Channel.................back it down a bit, way over discussed.

:pray:
From a completely mercenary aspect, Tiger = viewers = attendance = DOLLARS. He's the same kind of draw for golf that Michael Jordan was to basketball or Babe Ruth to baseball. Even bigger. Before Tiger (and undoubtedly after Tiger as well) golf was and will be nothing but a niche sport with limited drawing power. WITH him, it gets the attention of the nation.
Nucky
04-07-2022, 06:20 AM
I was upset with him. I got over it because I have no firm ground to stand on. I wish him and his children the best.

I got a good look 👀 at him this morning on the news, he’s getting OLD! It happens to the best of us. Lol.
ThirdOfFive
04-07-2022, 06:38 AM
I was upset with him. I got over it because I have no firm ground to stand on. I wish him and his children the best.

I got a good look 👀 at him this morning on the news, he’s getting OLD! It happens to the best of us. Lol.
Yep.

The young stallion might be favored, but it's the old war horse that gets the support of the crowd. Hard to think of Tiger in that context, but like the post said, it happens to all of us.
rustyp
04-07-2022, 07:05 AM
I am in a masters pool limited to 25 of us and only one entrance per. We each pick five players. I was totally shocked to see only one person picked Tiger as one of their five picks = 1 out of 125 picks. While a crowd favorite it's obvious by our pool the money is not on him.
Bay Kid
04-07-2022, 07:51 AM
10:34 start time. Good luck tiger!
Davonu
04-07-2022, 10:00 AM
…Before Tiger (and undoubtedly after Tiger as well) golf was and will be nothing but a niche sport with limited drawing power. WITH him, it gets the attention of the nation.
Sorry, but…not denying Tiger as a great golfer…Arnie’s the guy who took golf from that niche sport status to being the fourth major sport. Arnie and his army.
mgkw1
04-07-2022, 10:02 AM
Who cares about that egotistical *******
ThirdOfFive
04-07-2022, 10:06 AM
Sorry, but…not denying Tiger as a great golfer…Arnie’s the guy who took golf from that niche sport status to being the fourth major sport. Arnie and his army.
Debatable. Arnie's army was mainly the white-collar crowd: well-to-do professionals who dabbled in the sport themselves.

Tiger is Everyman. In my opinion far more people can and do identify with Tiger than with the undeniably great Arnold Palmer.
ThirdOfFive
04-07-2022, 10:09 AM
Who cares about that egotistical *******
Much of America, it seems.

There are those, in America as elsewhere, have expectations of sports heroes that transcend their roles. Tiger's fame rests on the fact that he is a Hall-of-Fame golfer. He's not being considered for sainthood.
JMintzer
04-07-2022, 10:27 AM
Who cares about that egotistical *******

Apparently, millions of people...
JMintzer
04-07-2022, 10:28 AM
Debatable. Arnie's army was mainly the white-collar crowd: well-to-do professionals who dabbled in the sport themselves.

Tiger is Everyman. In my opinion far more people can and do identify with Tiger than with the undeniably great Arnold Palmer.

Tiger is "everyman"? Maybe once, a looong time ago...
rustyp
04-07-2022, 10:34 AM
Hole #1 - Is it too early to say the putt heard around the world ? Better than most !
Stu from NYC
04-07-2022, 11:46 AM
Sorry, but…not denying Tiger as a great golfer…Arnie’s the guy who took golf from that niche sport status to being the fourth major sport. Arnie and his army.

Very true and Arnie did appear to have a higher moral code.
La lamy
04-07-2022, 11:56 AM
Just heard from someone watching that he can't even bend down enough to read his putts.
JMintzer
04-07-2022, 03:29 PM
Just heard from someone watching that he can't even bend down enough to read his putts.

First round 71 (one under par, 3 strokes behind the current leader)... No visible "hitch in his git-along". Not bad for someone who "can't bend down"... :ohdear:
tophcfa
04-07-2022, 03:29 PM
Just heard from someone watching that he can't even bend down enough to read his putts.

He just finished his round one under par and is currently in 9th place. That is absolutely amazing for a 46 year old playing his first competitive round since almost having his leg amputated over a year ago. Like him or hate him, his legend continues to grow.