In an age when sports stars seem to have lost much of their larger-than-life luster, golf great Tiger Woods just seems to keep burning brighter. Woods over the weekend won the U.S. PGA Championship — his 12th major win — putting him just six short of Jack Nicklaus’ benchmark of 18 career majors.
After 10 years as a pro, Woods has an astounding 30 percent win rate in the majors — and he might not even be in his prime yet, say some golf commentators.
Amazing. Woods is the rare sports figure who lives up to the hype, setting a level of excellence that has even many of his fellow pros shaking their heads in awe and admiration. Just as important, Woods has done it with a lot of discipline, poise and class.
That’s greatness.
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It’s a shame, nowhere in Kansas Tiger and his competition will play in his career. Won’t happen in 5 years when Tiger might accomplish all his goals in Majors.
Doubtful he’ll get all time wins on tour. Maybe if plays again in his 40’s. After eclipsing Nicklaus, he’ll take some years off.
Depends on his health and abilities, nothing is quaranteed. Except he won’t be playing in Kansas is guaranteed.
If we had one PGA capable tournament golf course in Sedgwick County, might be worth it to this community. Very long term project.Costly too. Tiger thinks the tour is too long anyway.
Only a few counties could consider that PGA tournament course. Near airport is key.
I was fortunate to see Tiger win one of his first amatuer tournaments on TV. In his funky looking geek gear at age 17.
I only watch golf to see him. If he’s not playing I don’t care. I didn’t care growing up. I played a little golf with friends as a teenager, rented clubs. Was a baseball player those summers, whiffed a lot, plenty of foul balls off the courses. My rented clubs were no match for friends, their “Ben Hogan” sticks, shaming me that way. I stopped completely trying to play golf since.
I had no idea who Ben Hogan was or cared. Now I can talk golf and shots, clubs to use for distance and control. “Shaping” the shot as a arm chair golfer.
Someone on a CBS tourney drew a white line to show how “easy” a put should be. The golfer missed. That’s cruel. Few putts are on a straight line. No telestrators in golf except to show Tiger at the Master’s trick shot again and again. That was amazing!
I don’t play golf at all. I would love to walk courses where Tiger won Majors. But I respect his play too much to even try what he does. I will play golf when he’s finished to honor his efforts.
I know Ben Hogan now and the history Tiger is trying to make. He swings so hard trying to get PGA ghost’s away at the tee. Sometimes they make him shank it. Its his talent to do that magic 2nd or 3rd shot recovering, incredible birdie chances he creates from bad places on the course.
His problems are mystical and he does magic winning tournaments. It takes all of his incredible work and concentration. I doubt he was a prodigy at golf like his father believed. Mickelson is a prodigy. Out of shape, doesn’t really have to practice but can win enough tournaments to live an incredible lifestyle. Now he’s smart enough to win Majors, but that last Open reverted him back a lot to his old ways taking chances.
Tiger’s father taught him how to practice correctly and he loved to do that. Can’t fault his father at all. Tiger in golf has turned out well. The PGA has to thank him a lot because of the money that is now made. Viewers on TV, people showing up, many more millionaire golfers. Golf courses love the importance now, trying to Tiger proof the layout. Technology has made players a little more equal. Talent and imagination has to win tournaments. Not so much difference in tech between the players.
There no way most players can use the same tools and play like Tiger or Mickelson. Duffer’s, no way! His recent British Open win is amazing everybody. Tiger can hit with weak clubs very, very far.
I would agree that it is sad that Kansas will not see Tiger on a tour. We have courses that could handle it but it seems to be just too much work to pull it off here. They said it will be a long time before we see another PGA tour anywhere near Hutchinson. It was difficult to get volunteers and the winds were just too much.
Tiger’s father even played baseball for a Kansas College. But heaven forbid we should be able to bring the tour to Kansas.
Revere the guy? Okay, he may be the best that ever pulled a club out of the bag. Time will tell. I think the things Tiger has done outside the lines proves his leadership ability even more than his golf game does.
The Tiger Woods foundation is an amazing part of his life now. Not only does it teach sports skills to children, its main purpose is to teach responsibility, something parents are lagging in now a days.
There are courses in Kansas that could gualify for either the U S Open or the PGA tournament, but it will take excellent press and a lot of money to get them here.
He had a slump for a couple of years, sometimes not even qualifying into some tournments.
But thats cool that he’s back. I don’t watch or follow or even play golf. It’s extremely boring and uninteresting to me.
But I love success stories and Tiger defines it.
A black-Asian guy is kick whitey’s ass.
This can’t mean that on an even playing field, minorities can compete and even thrive, can it?
Giant fissures are forming dangerously in Ian’s skull as he tries to reconcile this reality with his world view . . .
Tiger is a good golfer. But let’s give it a rest. Until he passes and ultimately beats Jack he will be just like the Boston Red Sox minus 2004.