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Over the years I have watched as Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus both have witnessed what a great talent Tiger has been and recognized his charities. I will take their assessment of Tigers character and golf talent over the questionable opinion of a few angry old men in The Villages Florida.
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Love him or hate him, he was the man on the day.
......and don't tell me that was not the most nailbiting, exiting, "OMG." Masters of all time. Absolutely loved it! |
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Physically strong, mentally tough. One great golfer!
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Good assessment.
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A guy bet 85 grand on Tiger and won 1.19 million
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One quick thing, then I'll let this thread run its course...
Lots of talk about the "haters". I know they're out there. But there are also those who simply are not Tiger fans. Yes...I consider myself one of them. Maybe it is partly because of some of his history. But whatever the reason, not all the folks who aren't Tiger fans are "haters". Think of any top tier PGA pro. There will be folks who simply are not fans of that particular pro. Many are that way with Tiger. But they don't hate him. I feel like some of you on this and other threads react to any sort of not-Tiger-fan post like the poster is a "hater". It's almost like you 'hate' the poster. My two cents. |
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And many times that's how you win a major. You don't beat yourself while everyone else makes mistakes. To me, the best shot he hit was the nine iron on twelve to the middle of the green. Had Molinari hit that same shoe, he might have won the tournament.
It reminds me of when Sergio went at the flag on 17 in the Players a few years ago. It was one of the dumbest shots I've ever seen. All he had to do was to hit it in the middle of the green and make par and win the tournament. Even bogey gave him a chance. Mickelson on the eighteenth hole at Winged Foot in The US Open was also an example of an incredibly stupid shot as was his miraculous shot on #13 from the trees at the Masters a few years ago. In that case, he pulled off the shot and won the tournament, but it was an unnecessary risk and could have cost him the tournament. Tiger doesn't make mistakes like that, neither is Jack. That is why they won so many majors. That's really what separates them from all of their competition. Other players hit it better than Tiger did yesterday. Other players hit ore greens, other players made more putts. All that is important but not as important was what Tiger did. He made the fewest mistakes. In the end, the person that takes the fewest number of shots wins the tournaments. Tiger took the fewest mistakes and took the fewest number of shots.
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Tiger's greatest advantage has never been his prodigious length, shot-making with irons, short game skills or his putting.
Nope, it's always been his...superior mental strength. And at the age of 43, with all of the personal and physical issues he's been through...I posit that he may even be mentally stronger than ever. While he doesn't completely intimidate other golfers physically the way he used to, there's a whole bunch of 'young guns,' who have more physical ability than he does now that are finally catching a glimpse...of what it must have been like to go up against him in his prime. Just the number of the best players in the world that hung around to congratulate him, before he went in to sign his card...speaks volumes of the respect he still commands. So for those who dislike so much the attention given him, and of whom a lot are probably jealous of his superior mental strength, I suggest that maybe for a while (like 5+ more years? lol)...you find another sport to watch. Because it's gonna be a long time, and you're going to be really unhappy, before that deserved attention...ever relents. Another thought just struck me. He's now the only one who has a chance this year, at the admittedly almost impossible to attain...'Calendar Year Grand Slam.' |
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No one believes the truth when the lie is more interesting Berks County Pennsylvania Last edited by JoMar; 04-15-2019 at 04:50 PM. |
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Not liking a professional athlete is one thing but not appreciating the talent, trying to denigrate a win, rejoicing when that athlete is in pain is another. I always rooted for Lance Armstrong to lose but always congratulated his wins to his fans.
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay) "There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein |
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Excellent post and points...as usual.
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Here's an interesting opinion piece, on the current state and possible future...of the game so many of us love.
I really hope...the prediction is wrong. Future of Golf. (poke here) Quote:
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See, they even look to Tiger to attract "teen males." Tiger is old enough to be a teen male's father, not a peer. If they want to attract teen males, they need to look closer to teen males' ages. Like Xander Schauffele, who is only 25 years old. Why doesn't his contribution and excellent show at the Masters Tournament not count? Why does the future of golf rest largely on a middle-aged man, when there are many younger men already carrying the game?
I think the media does the sport a HUGE disservice by focusing on a single player to rest the entire future of the sport on. No matter how good Tiger is, he is not the beginning nor the end of golf. They need to branch out and share the spotlight with some of the other fine players, in particular the younger ones, if they intend to use the media to attract new blood to the game. |
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