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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,659
    fuck tiger.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,587
    We :heart: Tiger!
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    bbiggs said:
    ^ Definitely seems to be a force regularly again. Great to see. 
    He needs binoculars to see the leaders ... that is not being a force...
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    edited August 2018
    Meltdown99 said:
    bbiggs said:
    ^ Definitely seems to be a force regularly again. Great to see. 
    He needs binoculars to see the leaders ... that is not being a force...
    He’s four strokes ahead of Jordan Spieth. So Spieth’s not a force, either, right?

    People just need to get used to the fact that Tiger is back. Not the Tiger of a decade ago....but he’s back.... and he will contend regularly and he will win again. He is still one of the best golfers in the world. 
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  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    ^ Amen 
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,299
    I think yesterday will be the downfall of Tiger.   Can his body hold up for four rounds when it matters, or is he going to wake up with a stiff back and have to manage his way around the course with his C+ flexibility.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,501
    Not doing much contending this weekend. Still all "Tiger Tiger Tiger" on every sports outlet as if the 32 tied with or ahead of him (including 17 Americans) aren't even playing.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,299
    Go read the leaderboard and statistics if that is what you are looking for.  The sports media is going to report the stories that people want to read about.   No one cared about Molinari winning the open.  They wanted to read how Tiger lost it.  Are you saying you would read a story about Zach Johnson finishing 12th, or some random golfer finishing third?  No, there is an article about the winner and then the articles about the players the fans actually care about.
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    bootlegger10 said:
    I think yesterday will be the downfall of Tiger.   Can his body hold up for four rounds when it matters, or is he going to wake up with a stiff back and have to manage his way around the course with his C+ flexibility.
    I haven’t watched any of the tournament. Is he complaining of back stiffness? I think he’s showed recently he can hold up for 4 rounds when it matters though. 
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,501
    Oh jesus christ, do I have to fucking explain this again?

    How will people ever know to care about anyone else when all that's ever reported is Tiger Fucking Woods?  That's why no one cares, they NEVER hear about anything else.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,299
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Oh jesus christ, do I have to fucking explain this again?

    How will people ever know to care about anyone else when all that's ever reported is Tiger Fucking Woods?  That's why no one cares, they NEVER hear about anything else.
    They cared about Tiger because he won a lot.  Phil won a lot.  Spieth won a lot.  Thomas won a lot. D. Johnson won a lot.   Win a lot and they will write stories about you.  Very simple.  There are 50 or so PGA tourneys a year.  Winning one of those every three years or so doesn’t matter to me or the average fan.  It is very simple and the proof is that the media writes stories to get clicks and not stories that not one person comments on.  
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,067
    Let’s fucking go day!
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,299
    bbiggs said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I think yesterday will be the downfall of Tiger.   Can his body hold up for four rounds when it matters, or is he going to wake up with a stiff back and have to manage his way around the course with his C+ flexibility.
    I haven’t watched any of the tournament. Is he complaining of back stiffness? I think he’s showed recently he can hold up for 4 rounds when it matters though. 
    The commentary I was reading said he was struggling with his speed this week and had some poor range sessions.  Leishman said his distances were down in round 3 (but that it was just one of those days).  Tiger has said before that he is getting older and his recovery time is not as quick.  I forget which tournament it was but he said he just woke up with more soreness than usual (because of age and not necessary back surgeries).  I am not saying he is unhealthy and can't play four rounds, I'm just saying with his age and past surgeries he is going to be prone to some bad days physically compared to 20-somethings who can go full throttle every day. 
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,587
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Oh jesus christ, do I have to fucking explain this again?

    How will people ever know to care about anyone else when all that's ever reported is Tiger Fucking Woods?  That's why no one cares, they NEVER hear about anything else.
    There were several years where Tiger want around. During this time, he was consequently not reported on very much. Ratings dropped. Tiger is now around again. He is now being reported about again. Ratings are up again.

    As someone said earlier:
    Ali
    Jordan 
    Tiger
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    bootlegger10 said:
    bbiggs said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I think yesterday will be the downfall of Tiger.   Can his body hold up for four rounds when it matters, or is he going to wake up with a stiff back and have to manage his way around the course with his C+ flexibility.
    I haven’t watched any of the tournament. Is he complaining of back stiffness? I think he’s showed recently he can hold up for 4 rounds when it matters though. 
    The commentary I was reading said he was struggling with his speed this week and had some poor range sessions.  Leishman said his distances were down in round 3 (but that it was just one of those days).  Tiger has said before that he is getting older and his recovery time is not as quick.  I forget which tournament it was but he said he just woke up with more soreness than usual (because of age and not necessary back surgeries).  I am not saying he is unhealthy and can't play four rounds, I'm just saying with his age and past surgeries he is going to be prone to some bad days physically compared to 20-somethings who can go full throttle every day. 
    Yep. And as someone who is closing in on 40, with zero back surgeries, I can still relate. Lol 
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,587
    ^^^ +1 and that is without the lol...lol
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,659
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Oh jesus christ, do I have to fucking explain this again?

    How will people ever know to care about anyone else when all that's ever reported is Tiger Fucking Woods?  That's why no one cares, they NEVER hear about anything else.

    your opinion = thumbs up

    your bitmoji? not so much.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Vancouver 11
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    edited August 2018
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Oh jesus christ, do I have to fucking explain this again?

    How will people ever know to care about anyone else when all that's ever reported is Tiger Fucking Woods?  That's why no one cares, they NEVER hear about anything else.
    People bitching about Tiger Woods’ coverage is way more annoying than Tiger Woods’ coverage. 

    I couldn’t watch today, but it looks like he finished his round early into CBS’s telecast. So you had 3+ hours of non Tiger golf. Why are you so upset?

    And why are you under the impression that no cares about anyone else other than Tiger?
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    The Juggler said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    bbiggs said:
    ^ Definitely seems to be a force regularly again. Great to see. 
    He needs binoculars to see the leaders ... that is not being a force...
    He’s four strokes ahead of Jordan Spieth. So Spieth’s not a force, either, right?

    People just need to get used to the fact that Tiger is back. Not the Tiger of a decade ago....but he’s back.... and he will contend regularly and he will win again. He is still one of the best golfers in the world. 
    How'd Tiger do Sunday?  
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    edited August 2018
    Meltdown99 said:
    The Juggler said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    bbiggs said:
    ^ Definitely seems to be a force regularly again. Great to see. 
    He needs binoculars to see the leaders ... that is not being a force...
    He’s four strokes ahead of Jordan Spieth. So Spieth’s not a force, either, right?

    People just need to get used to the fact that Tiger is back. Not the Tiger of a decade ago....but he’s back.... and he will contend regularly and he will win again. He is still one of the best golfers in the world. 
    How'd Tiger do Sunday?  
    Not well. But, you know what? He was still a stroke better than Spieth on Sunday and a full 5 strokes ahead of him for the whole tournament. So, I'll ask you again since you didn't answer the first time: Spieth isn't a force either, now, right? 

    For more perspective, here is a list of some of the players Tiger placed ahead of  this weekend when he wasn't playing his best:

    Molinari
    Chappell
    Hidecki
    Kisner
    Stenson
    Garcia
    Berger
    Vegas
    Hoffman
    Scott
    Harman
    Perez
    Grillo

    Anyone know what these players all have in common? Yes, you are correct: they are all considered some of the best players in the world. 

    Get used to it man. He's back. To dispute that is to dispute reality. 


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