Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jun 18, 2012 18:13:15 GMT -5
At least Tiger didn't say "that's a clown question, bro" in his interview. It looks as if he is maturing at least in his relationship with the press/TV. He looked at the positives of the weekend.
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miracles87
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Post by miracles87 on Jun 18, 2012 18:57:38 GMT -5
No kc, there are no Tiger-deniers here, but we must remain ever vigilant...
My beef with Faldo is that, yes, there will be bumps in the road for Tiger, sure. However, not every week is solid evidence of where his game, year, or career are going. A sigh of relief slump after his ice breaking first win at Bay Hill seems understandable, no? Faldo wants to be the guy who calls the market on Tiger...Sell! Sell! Bullpuckeys! Anyway, Tiger did seem to blanch in the face of possible Major success this week, it was almost like he stood up Olympic on their third date Saturday, commitment issues. Maybe he needs some more time to get to his happy place, or maybe Olympic kicked his butt. His didn't flat suck like at the Masters, but he wasn't competing on my TV for the win on Sunday, which is all I really want. On to the AT&T!!!
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guru
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Post by guru on Jun 18, 2012 20:09:38 GMT -5
Clarke doesn't deserve to be grouped with those others like Micheel, et al. And Bradley will turn out to have a very fine career. Just watch.
As for Tiger, his weekend was pretty atrocious. And his first 6 holes on Sunday were embarrassing for any pro. Hell they we're embarrassing for any high level amateur. But I dont think he's getting enough credit for how he played after that. He didn't fold or give up. He went 3 under over his final 12 holes - the only other guy who did that ended up winning the tournament. He's certainly not "back" to the point where he once was, and he never will be, but he had a horrible day and a third at the Open. It wasn't a complete disaster for him. And I think he can build off those last dozen holes.
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CAHoya07
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Post by CAHoya07 on Jun 18, 2012 22:14:25 GMT -5
As for Tiger, his weekend was pretty atrocious. And his first 6 holes on Sunday were embarrassing for any pro. Hell they we're embarrassing for any high level amateur. But I dont think he's getting enough credit for how he played after that. He didn't fold or give up. He went 3 under over his final 12 holes - the only other guy who did that ended up winning the tournament. He's certainly not "back" to the point where he once was, and he never will be, but he had a horrible day and a third at the Open. It wasn't a complete disaster for him. And I think he can build off those last dozen holes. Gotta agree - he was at +10 overall for the tournament after that stretch, but came back to finish at +7, six strokes back. Horrendous weekend, but really mostly a nine hole stretch that did him in: +2 in the final three holes on Saturday, and +6 in the first six on Sunday. He plays that stretch in say, a few over par instead of eight over, he's still right in the mix. We'll never see dominant old Tiger again, but I think we will see a very good Tiger that is capable of winning majors. I was questioning whether he'd ever get back to this level at this time last year - with the cheating scandal, divorce, and physical injuries since 2008. Now, he's already won twice on tour this year. He's 36, and probably has about ten more years of good golf in him. All he needs to do is win five more majors to break Jack's record. Jack won his final major at 46. If that's the case with Tiger, he has approximately forty more chances to win five majors. I think he just needs to: 1) get/stay mentally and physically healthy, so he doesn't miss any more time, and 2) get that monkey off his back and win his first major since the 2008 US Open. There have been 16 majors since then - he has missed four of them, due to injury, but he has also finished in the top 5 of four of them. He hasn't fared great lately in majors, but he's been playing more often, has won a couple tournaments, and his game seems on the cusp of being "back." I'm just mostly excited that he will (knock on wood) be playing a full season for the first time since 2009. I think that's really what he needs - and if he's actually healthy, mentally and physically, I think it's really only a matter of time before he starts seriously contending in and winning those major tournaments again. His game has gotten more consistent and he seems very close to breaking through. So we will see - hopefully, it will be fun to watch.
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