The last time I saw him win the masters it was with my grandmother. I still remember both of us freaking out over the chip on the 16th. I wasn't even in kindergarten yet, and here I am calling her about it from college. The back surgeries and just how sad he had gotten a couple of years back, that's what cements this as legendary.
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Tiger Woods authors one of the greatest sports stories of all time. Wins 5th Green Jacket. 15th Major.
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"The right idea at the wrong time is the wrong idea."
While you have every right to feel how you do about the man, no being able to divorce yourself from those feelings to post about things not related to the event today does not feel productive to this thread.
We won't run out of digital ink so feel free to make another thread about the dumb shit he got into back then.
No doubt. Tiger on Sunday was the closest we got to watching Jordan in the playoffs/finals. I guess I just miss that feeling and want it back.
PS. Lifelong Knicks fan but Jordan was something special.
The man gas spent a long time putting his life back together. Good for him. He still has time to catch Jack.
I'm very flattered that you are concerned about my mental health because I posted in this thread twice.
You look after yourself too, okay?
For real, stop letting this dude being a piece of shit ruin everything about everything. It's okay to enjoy stuff.
Well yeah, I wouldn't say nuance is this forums strong suit.
Me or anyone posting on here isn't taking anything away from anyone.
As a black man, I do know I wouldn't be caught dead playing a round of golf with Trump, though. Calling Trump what he is and what he represents isn't spinning anything either. I already acknowledged Tiger's accomplishment and achievement here including opening up the game.
Obama isn't a virulent racist, though. Which is a massive difference and consideration for me to take into account.
And again, I clearly gave props for his accomplishment and opening of the sport.
I never cared about golf until Tiger came along and changed the sport (like Serena and Venus did). Good for him to overcome all that self-inflicted issues and get the green jacket again. I hope he really does catch Jack so we can settle the GOAT for all time.
Yeah and the user who said it only received a warning?!
Again, how does playing one round of golf with him make them "friends"? He shouldn't have done it but that's his business and he has to know how that will reflect upon him (look at this thread FFS).
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And he has Bethpage and Pebble tracks coming up for the PGA and US Open.... Tiger could miss every cut for the rest of the year and I wouldn't care because everything else is gravy.
... but don't be surprised if he picks up a 2nd major this year the way he's playing. Just truly remarkable.
... but don't be surprised if he picks up a 2nd major this year the way he's playing. Just truly remarkable.
It is interesting that some of you seem to think that we are so one track minded that people cant possibly hold multiple viewpoints on a single issue at once. Like me being excited about this event by itself cant also be coupled with some negative opinions of tiger and feel the need to complain that everyone isnt 100% praising tiger on an actual discussion board.
Yup, Tiger could easily get another major this year
He's peaking at the right times and they're good courses for him. He could definitely won again if he stays healthy.
I mean, unless he was forced to, people generally don't play golf with people that aren't friends. Maybe it was a business meeting or something idk.
I do hope he's aware of those optics. And again, I had no problem giving props for his accomplishment today. That doesn't mean I'll also ignore other things about him.
The perfect shot of the Nike swoosh right before it drops in the cup is the strongest proof that we're all in a simulation.
So where were these opinions when Tiger wasn't winning a tournament last year? Are you going to consistently shit on him when he isn't winning? Or is it just when he's in the spotlight so you can co-opt the moment?
I don't think anyone thought Tiger would win again. That's what makes the story so great.
Uh..what exactly are you saying here. People should voice their opinions in threads that dont exist? People shat all over him in the thread of him palling around with trump when it first happened
I'm also laughing at the idea that some message board user can "co-opt" the moment of a superstar winning. Literally every news story is praising him and every story on ESPN is about his inspirational story. So you are upset you arent reading perfect harmony on a message board?
I'm saying the criticisms on his personal life immediately following a major tournament win are lame to me. These are character flaws that can be levied at any time, so when you do it's hard not to frame these things as raining on someone's parade.
If EA still made Tiger Woods PGA, you know this would be his pose against a seeringly white background
I think this is ultimately what irritates me about the whole reaction to Tiger winning - the idea that simply being good at golf again is redemption.
Tiger, by all accounts, is basically a huge jerk. Obviously this is most exemplified by the way he treated his wife and children, but that is basically the pattern for the way he treats everyone around him. His father did a real number on him.
The closest comparison in so many ways is Michael Jordan, the only difference is that Jordan was able to hide it better until his career was finished. Both are singularly great talents at their sport, but both got there by treating everyone around them like crap.
You don't have to cheer for that.
Irrespective of that though, I think it's disgusting that people are calling Tiger a "coon" because he played golf with Trump, utterly disgraceful that that sort of racist language is being thrown around.
If it was a black cop calling a young black kid the N word in a hateful fashion that would be racist, it's no different calling Tiger a coon just because a person thinks it's justified or because they hate Trump.
It's about building each other up, not knocking each other down, that sort of language should not be used, context is irrelevant imo.
Sorry I hit the post button early and expanded on it. Tiger is not impacted at all by some random internet using talking about him though. I would agree if newscasters were aggressively questioning him after the win but that is not happening at all.
I mean ultimately it seems like you want it both ways. You want this thread to be nothing but praise for tiger but then also say that this board is terrible for nuance. Which is it?
I always believed he would get back to the top of the sport again, talent always shines in the end.
I am hoping we get another Tiger Woods golf game now as well lol.
I just feel it's that way because it's probably been done to death already over the past decade. He already (in my mind) answered for that shit. His recent comeback had more to do with overcoming his physical issues than what happened with his marriage.