Comments on: Is it okay to start hating Tiger Woods now? Is he hurting golf?

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:13:38 +0000

Ill bring tiger down to his knees. Dont you worry about that. You people over here in America better stop looking at him as a god because hes not. He thinks he is… you guys reflect he is… but no. He is a mere mortal and have been proven beatable. The one whos going to beat tiger is the one who treats tiger as just a further golfer and with no respect. The media patronises him because he is entertainment and he is their cash cow. Who do I reflect will be capable of such a thing? Anyone on tour that is more hungry for some tiger flesh can do the job. And please… no chokers like Mr. Sergio.

By: Professor X

Professor X — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:02:31 +0000

Well, if you don’t like how Tiger dominates golf, maybe you should take a break from watching it for the next 10 years or so. I sure here are plenty of people like you who are “sick” of seeing him win, but “oh well”, it is what it is. Tiger is never going to let up, no matter how much he wins or what margins he wins by, he will NEVER let up. In all fairness to the other players though, Tiger was nearly eliminated this weekend by JB and Badds, and those were very exciting matches for me to watch. But I kinda knew that Tiger would smoke Cink in the closing (and luckily I place some money on it even though Tiger was a 5 to 1 favorite). Tiger is only going to better and better, and while the other players may also be working hard and getting better as well, they won’t close the gap anytime soon. The player or players to take down Tiger may only be in grade school right now. Either accept it or stop watching. I doubt most people would stop watching. Maybe when Tiger completes the Grand Slam, holds 18 plus majors, wins 82 plus tournaments, and break Nelson’s streak of 11 in a row; when here is nothing left for Tiger to achieve, then maybe, just maybe, people will lose some interest.

By: Deano7275

Deano7275 — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:56:03 +0000

I like the answer that comapares Tiger to Jack Nicholson.

By: SAMoh1

SAMoh1 — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:06:48 +0000

I reflect you answered your own inquiry… all its going to take is for someone to beat him. When Greg Norman was the number one golfer in the world, he wasn’t very well loved either (made worse to most Americans by the fact that he was an Aussie).

What will need to happen is that some fresh blood is required, someone who doesn’t have that “TW” mental block that everyone else seems to have.

Ben Hogan, Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson … all of these guys at one stage or a further were unbeatable. Now that the bar and standard has been set, someone will have to come along and raise it. It doesn’t help that most courses have tried to “Tiger Waterproof” themselves, taking the game away from the shot makers like Corey Pavin, Fred Funk, and all the other golfers who can’t hit 350 yard drives. They are guilty of causing the game to be played by power players – which is ironic, because Tiger is one of the best power players in the world.

By: pgarox

pgarox — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:55:54 +0000

Don’t worry, dude, Tiger has only about 10 years of prime golf left in him. Just 10 more years and then professional golf can go back to life the dull collisions between mediocre golfers.

By: Joe J

Joe J — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:33:41 +0000

I give the guy all the credit he deserves. He’s got more money than he’ll ever need and could retire if he sought after to, yet he still goes out and gives 100% every time he tees it up. That’s more than I can say about a lot of professional prima donnas in other sports including golf who are just out here to earn a paycheck. He’s fantastic for the game because it means everyone else is going to have to play at the top of their game to even compete in a tournament with him.

By: golfingguy

golfingguy — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:42:15 +0000

Give the guy credit. Tiger represents a change from everything we despise about other athletes. He is clean, respectable and hardworking (and appears to be a fantastic husband and father). He has managed to do what nearly all other athletes have failed to do, live up to our expectations.
Golf certainly isn’t predictable. Tiger is on a hot streak and excellent for him. Do you ever wonder why people watch Bond films or read Superman comics? We like it when the hero wins, as long as he does with class.
I like when people sit on the sidelines and challenge Tiger on his ethics. If he were really as terrible as everyone who doesn’t play golf says, the other players would be echoing the same sentiment.
As far as hurting golf, that’s just silly. A dynasty is excellent for business. Should Tiger retire right now, the PGA would be in distress.
Try to delight in Tiger now. I’m not sure he’ll be playing golf in ten years and life without Tiger will be tragic.
Cheers.

By: gradyfishlips

gradyfishlips — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:11:10 +0000

If your one to just want to knock a winner off his throne likely you haven’t ever been here. It takes Years to be excellent at most sports and a lifetime of total dedication to be as excellent as your Ernie Els type player who routinely comes in the top ten but loses to Tiger more often then not. Thats what it takes to be Fantastic like Ernie. Now when you speak of Tiger, you need to remember that hes not only fantastic but far better then a master golfer like Ernie Els. This puts him in a class by himself. Hes incredible to watch on TV but if you can ever see him hit the ball live on the course you will flat out **it your pants. He plays it cool when hes loosing, attractive or even not making the cut and it has been quite a while. He could start a Tiger tour and send the PGA into bankruptcy with the tip of the hat, but hes not out here to make money. Hes out here to win against his peers and win he does, far more consistantly then anyone ever has. Here are VERY few sports you can really say ” soandso was the greatest ever” and have no argument. Your just fortunate it happened in your lifetime because you will be telltale your grandkids about Tiger and you wont be using this tone when you do.

By: Eddie D

Eddie D — Mon, 31 May 2010 20:12:16 +0000

He will be a legend for a very long time.

By: jackie

jackie — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:16:19 +0000

around every ten years here is a fantastic player that comes along, it’s TIGER’S turn. he is fantastic for golf. he will most likely go down as the greatest golfer of all times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!