[Golfingnut]

Voted PGA player of the year for the 11th time. What a great golfer.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Voted PGA player of the year for the 11th time. What a great golfer.

Not sure how he did that this year not having won a major since 2008? http://www.golfchannel.com/news/jaso...ajors-drought/

http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/9...ur-player-year

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Not sure how he did that this year not having won a major since 2008? Tiger Woods Five Year Majors Drought Event by Event | Golf Channel

Tiger Woods voted PGA Tour player of the year - ESPN

I trust the committee has a fair and accurate scoring method similar to what is used that has in in the number one position as worlds best golfer. He has held that position for 650 weeks over the years. Greg Norman comes in a distant 2nd in that record with 331 weeks. Tiger is an athletic marvel.

[Pepperhead]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Not sure how he did that this year not having won a major since 2008? Tiger Woods Five Year Majors Drought Event by Event | Golf Channel

Tiger Woods voted PGA Tour player of the year - ESPN

Could be because he won $2.2 million more than the second place player, won five tournaments (three more than anyone else), and returned to the number one spot in the world. He did all this while playing in only sixteen events.

I don't like the guy, but respect his game like no one else's.

[Bonny]

Yes, I agree. Congratulations to Tiger. Way to go !!!

[billethkid]

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Tiger had an outstanding year and no one deserves this title more than he does.
Unfortunately, he again failed to win a major, but he is only behind Sam Snead in total wins with 79, six ahead of Jack Nicklaus. Sam's last win came when he was 52 years old and Jack's when he was 46.
Tiger will certainly win many more events. I don't know if he'll ever surpass Jack's total os 18 majors however leaving a question about who is the greatest golfer of all time.
Tiger's accomplishments up until now have been nothing short of astonishing. 82 wins, 14 majors (17 if you count US Amateurs) and the only player in history to have held all four major trophies at the same time. Lowest scoring one year scoring average in history, (67.79 in 2000), lowest career scoring average of all time, most career earnings, (adjusted for inflation) all time record for consecutive cuts made. There are many more but I'm not going to list them all here.
Is he the greatest golfer of all time? Maybe, time will tell. I think that there will always be an argument unless he passes jack's 18 majors.
One thing that I do know, is that I am very lucky to have lived at a time when Jack played and then still be around to watch Tiger play.

[dewilson58]

But is he being faithful??

[Pepperhead]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Voted PGA player of the year for the 11th time. What a great golfer.

Just to pick a nit, he is the PGA Tour Player of the year vs PGA Player of the Year....two different organizations.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by Pepperhead

Just to pick a nit, he is the PGA Tour Player of the year vs PGA Player of the Year....two different organizations.

Are you sure about that?

[rjn5656]

Whether you like him or not, what he continues to accomplish is amazing, and he brings the rest of the PGA up in skill trying to catch him. Congratulations Tiger for another great year. Keep them coming.

[DonH57]

Great to hear about Tiger. I was happy when he first came in to the game. As far as I'm concerned what happened years ago was between him and his wife, well, ex wife and not my business. Sure it wasn't morally right. I happen to like watching Tiger play golf just as I enjoy all the others.

[Pepperhead]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Are you sure about that?

Yes. I made the same mistake while working for J.R. Carpenter, a former PGA president, and he cleared it up in a hurry.

http://seniorpga2009.wordpress.com/2...-and-pga-tour/

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by Pepperhead

Yes. I made the same mistake while working for J.R. Carpenter, a former PGA president, and he cleared it up in a hurry.

The Difference Between the PGA of America and PGA Tour | 2009 Senior PGA Championship

Thanks for the link. I did not know that fact. I am also glad I did not say something that would make me eat my words.

NOTE TO POSTERS:

No one is always right.

[PennBF]

I know I am going to take a lot of heat on this but have we lost our moral compass by honoring a person who destroyed the golf images to the young people starting to play golf and not respecting the youth who wait for his autograph only to be ignored. At what point are there consequences for these acts. It would appear that sportsmanship, respect for the game and its historic high sports standards have been sacrificed for just "playing the game". A number of baseball players paid the consequences for violating standards but not golf. What a terrible image for our youth. Golf is much more than playing the game. It stands for honesty, integrity, respect for the game, etc. etc.