Tiger has to have more surgery for a torn ACL and a strees fracture and is out for the season:
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug...ov=ap&type=lgns
That males his US Open victory even more incredible.

 

Crazy!

 

lame. it's fixed. tiger is only good because of exclusive technology and special attention. rocco lost on purpose. we all know this now

 

Whatever, I rollerbladed yesterday and got 2 huge blisters on my feet but you don't see articles being written about that. What a puss.

 

Indeed, he maled a history!

 

Golf just like any other sport (I know, I know Golf a sport??) gets better with time. The courses get harder the and the competition gets stiffer. But, to say he is not great b/c he can't be compared to anyone is just stupid.

As if the other golfers are not pros or something... that type of logic really makes me cringe....

 

Just to set the record straight...here is one quote of mine. If you took the time to read you would also read others where I said the same thing "Tiger is great' lo

Frick I love how some people read but only retain or remember what they choose to...give me a fricking break.

 

Perhaps it's because you say it once, then go on and on about how not-so-great or -amazing he is.

Saying it, but contradicting it with 99% of your comments, doesn't really jive.

 

You can read into it whatever you want...

If you botthered to take the time to read through and understand my posts you would see quite clearly where I stated many times that I am sick of the over hyped media coverage and constant Tiger coverage being crammed down our throats.

But I do understand some people read what they want to read and that is ok...I knew when I posted in this thread that some people believe him to be a God.

 

Here are a few of your comments that don't exactly line up with the idea that Tiger is, plain and simple, simply a fantastic golfer.

Never mind that Tiger was playing injured and still won. They sure set that course up amazingly well to favor an injured player that is now out for the rest of the season.

You know you're good when everyone else looks like they're amateurs.

No, he won it because he was better, period. He was playing injured (ie, unable to play at full capacity) and he still won it all. You're saying that length off the tee is not somehow part of being a great player? Imagine being able to hit long and accurately? Wow - what a novel idea! Not a measure of greatness, though... Part of Tiger's greatness is his ability to absolutely smash the ball when he wants to. 300 yards with a 3 iron, anyone?

So is skill a measure of taste now? Not liking him has nothing to do with his skills and capabilities. And that's the rub of the matter - you can't fault him for his gameplay, only his sportsmanship, and so you focus on anything but his gameplay. If a guy wins a lot, he is obviously very skilled, possibly even great.

So you're fairly certain of what YOUR heroes would do, huh? You know them personally? If Tiger started to influence the PGA rules, you'd jump all over him if he did something that didn't meet your approval. The PGA does what the PGA does - why blame it on Tiger? They've been doing it for a while and I don't see any of the Senior Tour guys complaining. They're your heroes - why haven't we heard from them?

Poor? Some of those competitors have broken course records that have stood for decades on some courses. Tiger has broken a ton of records as well. I don't think you really have much of a foot to stand on there. There are some absolutely fantastic golfers out there.

You kind of remind me of grandparents that say "When I was a kid, we walked 42 miles to school in blinding snowstorms every day! We were tough!" Nothing looks as tough or as bad (or, in this case, as good) as what you loved or did when you were younger. Your last statement is telling and if you realized that you're putting your heroes on as big a pedestal now as people are doing with Tiger, you'd probably see the irony of the statements you're making. Like it or not, you're doing the same thing to your heroes that the media is doing to Tiger now.

Not as dominant, or even human, I think you mean. He's won on a wide number of courses (or placed very well). The guy is very well rounded, period, and can win on any given day on any given course. That's more than can be said for a lot of others.

He isn't perfect but he's always competitive and most often the favoured player to win.

You just did! How is that not an insinuation (at the least) that they favoured Tiger, period, on the greens? Also, the first thing I posted from you stated that they set up the course to favour Tiger.

If you're sick of the hype, fine, but you don't seem to have a leg to stand in saying that the hype isn't justified. He's played on a lot of different courses in a lot of different conditions and won in just about every combination. He can flat out play golf like no one else right now.