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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    imalive wrote:
    most sports "hatred" is not rational.....I hate tiger just like so many people hate the yankees or the cowboys.

    Irrational sports hatred is fun. When I watch any team play the Heat (especially the Bulls), I'm like a fucking basket case.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,344
    Indifference71 wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    most sports "hatred" is not rational.....I hate tiger just like so many people hate the yankees or the cowboys.

    Irrational sports hatred is fun. When I watch any team play the Heat (especially the Bulls), I'm like a fucking basket case.

    there you go....I hate tiger because it's fun. don't ruin my fun :lol:

    it was also fun to see him give half a billion to elin :mrgreen:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,223
    personally thought it was great to see Tiger get back to winning ways

    a true great, and a legend of the sport......i hope he takes the masters and the makes the statement we all know he can

    i dont judge him by his personal life, i just admire the player he was and i hope he will be again
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    pdalowsky wrote:
    personally thought it was great to see Tiger get back to winning ways

    a true great, and a legend of the sport......i hope he takes the masters and the makes the statement we all know he can

    i dont judge him by his personal life, i just admire the player he was and i hope he will be again
    Exactly.

    It's also great to see the best at anything BE the best...
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    imalive wrote:
    RW81233 wrote:
    eddiec wrote:

    I know Tiger isn't a role model but as a golfer he is...well, the best. Why do you hate him so much? Really.
    he claims it's bc tiger is "entitled" and surrounded by enablers, which may be true, but the same argument can be made about just about every single golfer on tour. this includes alive's tubby favorite phil mickelson whose as country club asshat as anyone else, bangs around on his wife, treats tournament interns like a d-bag, etc. thus his hatred on tiger makes no sense.

    whoa, whoa, whoa RW....I didn't know I had a press secretary :lol:

    yeah, I like phil over tiger but he's hardly my "favorite." I'm really not much of a fan of anyone in the white belt crowd.

    I dislike tiger for his phoniness. my most accounts, he's pretty much a POS person. I hope he never wins another major. most sports "hatred" is not rational.....I hate tiger just like so many people hate the yankees or the cowboys.

    fuck tiger ;)

    I don't hate the Yankees I just dislike them very very much. :D i do like to watch Tiger and golf when he's winning. Due to such hatred of Tiger he'll probably go on and win another major or two.

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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Today is the first day of tryouts for middle school golf. I'm a first year teacher and got cornered into coaching. I've been playing golf all my life, but was never on a team since I always played baseball during golf season. This should be interesting.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,344
    "hate" is a strong word. I probably don't literally hate tiger. I just hope for the worst when it comes to him :x
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Vancouver 11
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    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    :lol::lol: you crack me up, rob...hate tiger, love barry ;):lol::lol:


    btw, i hope arnie gets better
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,344
    norm wrote:
    :lol::lol: you crack me up, rob...hate tiger, love barry ;):lol::lol:

    barry kept it real :lol:
    norm wrote:
    btw, i hope arnie gets better

    who's arnie? :?
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    arnold palmer...ya know, great golfer...tiger won his tourney yesterday...he was hospitalized yesterday
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,344
    norm wrote:
    arnold palmer...ya know, great golfer...tiger won his tourney yesterday...he was hospitalized yesterday

    I've heard of that dude :lol: . didn't know he was having problems....I don't follow him on twitter ;)

    I grew up in a house divided....dad was a jack guy; mom loved arnie. of course, back then, all the ladies went for arnie :mrgreen:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,320
    Speaking of Tiger, PGA Golf 13 hits the shelves on Tuesday.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,344
    Jason P wrote:
    Speaking of Tiger, PGA Golf 13 hits the shelves on Tuesday.

    shoulda had some perkins waitresses and assorted floozies on the cover.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    Anyone else been playing, got my 10 round of 2012 in last Saturday played pretty well 41/39 and did it just under 4 hours which is always nice.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,320
    imalive wrote:
    shoulda had some perkins waitresses and assorted floozies on the cover.
    They have Rickie Fowler which is a close 2nd.
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  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    tigers victory i dont think means much. I dont think anyone says he's the same player he was in 2000. He's gotten old it seems. I dont think the players fear him like they used to. I also think his personal demons had more of an impact on him than we will ever know. My belief is that he got bored. He was coasting, Winning and winning and winning. And i think he got bored of it. Maybe not consciously, more subconsciously. And what he said about it mirrors my analysis, he talked about how he felt priveledged and deserved things, and i think this goes along with the idea of being bored. He went into tournaments not expecting to win, but rather seemingly on hole 1 wanting the prize right then and there. Like his mere prescence at the tournament guaranteed he'd win.

    I dont think tiger will ever win another major, and I think his tour victories will be few and far between. I think its a combination of his age, his body seemingly breaking down, and the mental mindset he is in in the wake of the scandal.

    I think he also isnt playing as much as he used to. He's said his priorties were out of whack during the years of cheating. He makes it sound like he wasnt much of a dad or husband. Now it sounds like he spends alot more time with his kids, and that takes up most of his time. So he isnt practicing and playing as much. And that certainly has an impact on whether he wins on the course.

    As recently as last year he was interviewed and he made it sound like he has no desire to play golf the rest of his life, and plans on doing something else. I didnt get the sense he's talking about retiring in his 50's or 60s. I got a sense it was in the near future. And he seemed okay with that.

    i was a huge fan of the guys in the early 2000's. But its hard to follow him now, I dont respect him, and i dont know, what he did was just so far out of the realm of just common decency, its hard to even talk about. He has or had a huge problem.
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    i have no idea if he was sincere in his talk about the scandal and what happened, but it sounds like as i said, it had a major impact on him, the realization either that he was caught, or a genuine reflection that what he was doing was harming his children and wife. The impact of all that not only on his golf game but on his personal life, his kids lives, his ex wife, his friends and family, I dont think its accurately reflected in him not winning in a while prior to the other day. I think when he isnt on the golf course, and even when he is, I think he's most likely thinking about alot more than the shot he's hitting. And that has an impact
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,030
    Tiger moves the needle, huh? Most golf chat in here in a while.

    Who knows if he is fully back. But he concluded 8 days of golf with his first win in years and looked damn good doing it. And it wasn't an easy course by any stretch of the imagination. I think there were only 3 sub 70 rounds on Sunday including his 69. Was awesome to see him walk up 18 with it in hand. Can't wait for Augusta. Easter Sunday could be a lot of fun.
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Tiger moves the needle, huh? Most golf chat in here in a while.

    Who knows if he is fully back. But he concluded 8 days of golf with his first win in years and looked damn good doing it. And it wasn't an easy course by any stretch of the imagination. I think there were only 3 sub 70 rounds on Sunday including his 69. Was awesome to see him walk up 18 with it in hand. Can't wait for Augusta. Easter Sunday could be a lot of fun.
    I agree with you about Easter; going to be a lot of fun flipping back and forth with the Yankees and Augusta.

    I think this win for Tiger is a huge confidence booster for him.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,030
    Newch91 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Tiger moves the needle, huh? Most golf chat in here in a while.

    Who knows if he is fully back. But he concluded 8 days of golf with his first win in years and looked damn good doing it. And it wasn't an easy course by any stretch of the imagination. I think there were only 3 sub 70 rounds on Sunday including his 69. Was awesome to see him walk up 18 with it in hand. Can't wait for Augusta. Easter Sunday could be a lot of fun.
    I agree with you about Easter; going to be a lot of fun flipping back and forth with the Yankees and Augusta.

    I think this win for Tiger is a huge confidence booster for him.

    Definitely, dude. That will be great. Love me the spring.

    Yeah, definitely. At least reassurance that his hard work is paying off. Yesterday was the first time in a long time where you knew he was going to win and he was in complete control.

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