As
I sit here and write this blog I am currently watching what appears to be a
rejuvenated Tiger Woods on
the verge of winning at Bay Hill. He is currently at -14, four strokes ahead of
Graeme McDowell. I for one am a huge Tiger Woods fan, he is the reason I watch golf.
Personally I like the emotional aspect he brings to the game that other golfers
do not, anyone who has played golf knows it is a game of pure frustration at
times. I like how Tiger allows his emotions to come to the surface when
playing. Tiger has been battling many issues lately; these problems
have been made very public. From the cheating scandal, to the firing of his
good friend and caddy Steve Williams, to his numerous injuries he has fought
recently. I think in the case of Tiger Woods we love to build celebrities and
athletes up into this also god like personas, that when they fall we take
almost as much enjoyment in the collapse as the rise. When Tiger was going
through his struggles he garnered more attention and hatred then he did glory
and accolades when he was winning majors like they were coffees during Tim
Horton’s roll up the rim competition.
I feel like we as a society love to watch these meteoric rises but are
always waiting for that other shoe to drop. Almost like we feel these peoples
lives are to good to be true and that people should not be so lucky in life.
Tiger was one of the most famous athletes in the world was married to a Swedish
super model and was
achieving feats on the golf course some believed to be impossible. To me it
seemed that people thought his life was almost to good and relished at the
thought it might not be picture perfect. For all of his miscues off the golf
course, the memories he has provided me and countless other golf fans will live
on. The guy is truly one of the greatest closers in sports history when he has
a lead on Sunday it is game over. I also have to say that no one individual has
done more for his sport then Tiger Woods has done for golf. Do I agree with his
off course antics absolutely not, but what he does on the golf course leaves me
in awe on most days. The sport needs to pray that Tiger stays healthy and
continues to play well after this tournament and heading into the masters. My prediction is Tiger
will continue his hot putting and bombing it onto the fairway consistently and
at the end of the masters he will be wearing the green jacket.
Your comments are interesting and notable. He won his first tournament since 2009 then went into the masters and performed the worst he has ever performed in the masters before. I think the fact that you mentioned the emotional game is substantial because the last time he won in 2009 was before he got torn down from his god like persona as you said. He is one of the greatest closers but I think that his time may be coming to an end.
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