Tiger Woods still is the best golfer in the world. Forget the numbers in 2000. That is a year that almost no one can match. However, how many touneys do you have to win before people stop pestering you. He has won two of the three majors this year (The third, he was within spitting distance of the win). There is only one golfer in history who has more major wins than Tiger and Tiger is on pace to surpass him. Every pro athelete has a slump. Tiger has worked through his and is back on top where he belongs.
He wins this weekend, every single player should bow to him after the final hole. If he wins this weekend, I suspect they will, happily, without exception. His greatness transcends the concept of competition, and Ernie, Vijay, Phil, Monty, Sergio, Furyk, Weir, Retief and the rest aree respectful enough of Tiger and each other to know when they are watching it all go down. They may not be happy about it, and they'll do their level best to take him out, but when he's won in the past, they've given him the respect he's deserved.
Tiger made the current golfers as good as they are today. We need to respect the standard Tiger has set for all golfers. It is rediculus to think he can be the same golfer as he was in 2000. I have changed in five years you?
Tiger is just as good as he was in 2000 and so is the competition. After the 2000 run. the competition with as much money as they are making, suppose to increase there game a notch or two toward trying to halt such an repeat performance by tiger.
He's one streaky Kiwi away from going for the actual Grand Slam this week. I still reckon Tiger bottled that, you know. All he had to do was ask the question - Cambo has previous in terms of not having an answer. But he didn't, so it doesn't matter. As for Tiger not being the same as he was in 2000 - I reckon he's not far off it and everyone else has just gotten over a certain amount of the Tiger-awe they had then. In fact, the US Open is an example of sorts - Campbell might have crumpled more had he been pursued by Tiger 2000, but not because of anything Tiger was doing differently. It is a pretty chirlish thing to run with though - "Well, he's kicking all our asses, but he's not doing it as well as he did five years ago." Either way, the rest are still getting their collective ass kicked. All that said, I fancy Vijay for this one. Would love to see the two of them paired together in the final group on Sunday, a mile ahead of the field. Be like taking it back to the old-fashioned PGA format of matchplay. Reckon Vijay would destroy him to be honest.
It is a pretty chirlish thing to run with though - "Well, he's kicking all our asses, but he's not doing it as well as he did five years ago." Either way, the rest are still getting their collective ass kicked. That's well said and says it all. Just because he's not winning by 15 strokes, they're all "Losing closer." That's not a good mind-set for a professional to be happy that they're losing, "But not by as much!"
Tiger: +5 after Thursday's round.
Which is his worst opening round at a major.
It is rediculus to think he can be the same golfer as he was in 2000. I have changed in five years you? You're not the world's best golfer who hasn't had his 30th birthday yet. Why assume he peaked at 25? Watching Baltusrol today, which has to be my favorite course for a major outside of St. Andrews, I was surprised that Tiger had so much trouble. There are around a half-dozen at three-under, a full eight shots ahead of him. I do think he comes back tomorrow and easily makes the cut.
