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Is he back? Momentarily had the lead in a final round at a majors today... Played 4 good rounds. Could he be back? Obviously he won't be the same dominating Tiger he use to be but maybe he could get another major?
 

I hope so. I was pulling for him. The game is more interesting when he's playing well and it would have been cool to see him win another major after it appeared that he was pretty much done. And yeah....halfway through the round with the lead? That double bogey killed him. And there were a good number of guys right there in contention.
 

It's too late to catch Jack, he's too old and their are a lot of really good young players, but I hope Tiger can win a couple more majors. Can't believe it's been ten years

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I think a lot of people were pulling for Tiger in this one.

Ratings for the weekend of The Open were the highest in 18 years I think I read; it wasn't because Molinari took home the jug. Tiger Woods doesn't move the needle for golf, he IS the needle. When he stopped winning, most people stopped watching.

I don't have a clue why this is, I've thought about it and I can't figure it out. It can't be just because he is at times polarizing, there has to be more to it than that. Another stat I heard is that overall, ratings are 40% higher when he plays than when he doesn't. That's just incomprehensible for ONE player to have that kind of impact. No other sport has ever experienced this in our lifetimes
 

I think a lot of people were pulling for Tiger in this one.

Ratings for the weekend of The Open were the highest in 18 years I think I read; it wasn't because Molinari took home the jug. Tiger Woods doesn't move the needle for golf, he IS the needle. When he stopped winning, most people stopped watching.

I don't have a clue why this is, I've thought about it and I can't figure it out. It can't be just because he is at times polarizing, there has to be more to it than that. Another stat I heard is that overall, ratings are 40% higher when he plays than when he doesn't. That's just incomprehensible for ONE player to have that kind of impact. No other sport has ever experienced this in our lifetimes
Some other players need to throw themselves into the media canon. And that doesn't mean any excessive debauchery....but that would help. People will pay attention to a drunken instagram golfer who has nothing else to do.....just to root against him....or love him for being "one of us".

Unfortunately for us golf viewers...most of these guys were brought up in families that were stupid wealthy and could coach them up. The poverty guy who fought his way up to this level doesn't exist. Or even if it does....it's a small percentage.

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Some other players need to throw themselves into the media canon. And that doesn't mean any excessive debauchery....but that would help. People will pay attention to a drunken instagram golfer who has nothing else to do.....just to root against him....or love him for being "one of us".

Unfortunately for us golf viewers...most of these guys were brought up in families that were stupid wealthy and could coach them up. The poverty guy who fought his way up to this level doesn't exist. Or even if it does....it's a small percentage.

No doubt. I’ve wondered what it would take for one of the new crop to really get people rallied behind them. There are a lot of players I like; Fowler, D. Johnson, Spieth, et al but none of them are really “must see”.

Brooks Koepka is a guy who could garner some attention perhaps if he was a little more outspoken. He clearly has some baggage in his past, makes me want to cheer for him, but he’s not much of a character.

Ironically, I was a “Phil guy”; cheered against Tiger more often than not. I don’t know if the lack of a good rivalry is what’s missing but there’s something missing. I find myself cheering more for Tiger than ever before. Odd.

Almost like men’s tennis being less interesting when McEnroe and even Agassi were done; Very few of the new wave of men’s tennis players interest me enough to watch tennis anymore.
 

No doubt. I’ve wondered what it would take for one of the new crop to really get people rallied behind them. There are a lot of players I like; Fowler, D. Johnson, Spieth, et al but none of them are really “must see”.

Brooks Koepka is a guy who could garner some attention perhaps if he was a little more outspoken. He clearly has some baggage in his past, makes me want to cheer for him, but he’s not much of a character.

Ironically, I was a “Phil guy”; cheered against Tiger more often than not. I don’t know if the lack of a good rivalry is what’s missing but there’s something missing. I find myself cheering more for Tiger than ever before. Odd.

Almost like men’s tennis being less interesting when McEnroe and even Agassi were done; Very few of the new wave of men’s tennis players interest me enough to watch tennis anymore.
Great post. Largely agree right down the line. But please, enjoy Federer, Nadal and Djokovic while it lasts. They are incredibly good. Federer is absolutely amazing and gracious in victory and defeat.
 

Some other players need to throw themselves into the media canon. And that doesn't mean any excessive debauchery....but that would help. People will pay attention to a drunken instagram golfer who has nothing else to do.....just to root against him....or love him for being "one of us".

Unfortunately for us golf viewers...most of these guys were brought up in families that were stupid wealthy and could coach them up. The poverty guy who fought his way up to this level doesn't exist. Or even if it does....it's a small percentage.

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Well Dustin Johnson would fit that description. Or at least he used to.
 

No doubt. I’ve wondered what it would take for one of the new crop to really get people rallied behind them. There are a lot of players I like; Fowler, D. Johnson, Spieth, et al but none of them are really “must see”.

Brooks Koepka is a guy who could garner some attention perhaps if he was a little more outspoken. He clearly has some baggage in his past, makes me want to cheer for him, but he’s not much of a character.

Ironically, I was a “Phil guy”; cheered against Tiger more often than not. I don’t know if the lack of a good rivalry is what’s missing but there’s something missing. I find myself cheering more for Tiger than ever before. Odd.

Almost like men’s tennis being less interesting when McEnroe and even Agassi were done; Very few of the new wave of men’s tennis players interest me enough to watch tennis anymore.
Agree 100%

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No doubt. I’ve wondered what it would take for one of the new crop to really get people rallied behind them. There are a lot of players I like; Fowler, D. Johnson, Spieth, et al but none of them are really “must see”.
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Domination. People got behind Tiger because they thought they were watching the GOAT. None of these new crop are anywhere near dominant. Some are fun to watch here and there but people tuned into Tiger expecting him to win.
 

Man it was fun watching him Sunday. I hope he stays healthy and the Masters couldn't come soon enough!
 

Did he play the weekend?

I didn't see any coverage of him.

Still has never won a major from behind.
 




Did he play the weekend?

I didn't see any coverage of him.

Still has never won a major from behind.

I think they said that was his best final round ever at a major, has to be a little deflating for him that it wasn't enough to win. I bet he liked when his gf grabbed his butt though.
 

I think they said that was his best final round ever at a major, has to be a little deflating for him that it wasn't enough to win. I bet he liked when his gf grabbed his butt though.

Which pornstar was it?
 




Some other players need to throw themselves into the media canon. And that doesn't mean any excessive debauchery....but that would help. People will pay attention to a drunken instagram golfer who has nothing else to do.....just to root against him....or love him for being "one of us".

Unfortunately for us golf viewers...most of these guys were brought up in families that were stupid wealthy and could coach them up. The poverty guy who fought his way up to this level doesn't exist. Or even if it does....it's a small percentage.

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DJ is a HEAVY partier. It’s not that.

Tiger is the GOAT. America loves a fall from grace. And they love a comeback. I was done with tiger 5-7 years ago. I was absolutely on the edge of my seat this weekend.

I felt bad for Koepka. He’s a champion and nobody was cheering for him. Never seen anything like it in golf ever. 100% everyone wanted Tiger.


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DJ is a HEAVY partier. It’s not that.

Tiger is the GOAT. America loves a fall from grace. And they love a comeback. I was done with tiger 5-7 years ago. I was absolutely on the edge of my seat this weekend.

I felt bad for Koepka. He’s a champion and nobody was cheering for him. Never seen anything like it in golf ever. 100% everyone wanted Tiger.


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I also felt bad for him and he's won 3 majors in the last year or so which is approaching a very short list of golfers, yet no one was talking about that. i was also on the edge of my seat watching tiger!
 

Koepka will be just fine. He had his girlfriend, his caddy, and me cheering for him. He beat the second greatest golfer of all time coming down the stretch in a major golf tournament. With three majors by the age of 28 he is pretty much a cinch for the hall of fame. He is financially secure for the rest of his life. And finally, he seems like a guy who wouldn't like being recognized and bugged for autographs every time he leaves his house.
 

Koepka will be just fine. He had his girlfriend, his caddy, and me cheering for him. He beat the second greatest golfer of all time coming down the stretch in a major golf tournament. With three majors by the age of 28 he is pretty much a cinch for the hall of fame. He is financially secure for the rest of his life. And finally, he seems like a guy who wouldn't like being recognized and bugged for autographs every time he leaves his house.

The golf hall of fame is not really a thing as far as I’m concerned. Pretty much baseball and football only.


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Did I mention his girl friend is Jena Sims? I didn't know who she is but Reusse just mentioned her on his show. I still don't know who she is but I don't think it matters very much.

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I also felt bad for him and he's won 3 majors in the last year or so which is approaching a very short list of golfers, yet no one was talking about that. i was also on the edge of my seat watching tiger!

The interesting thing is he only has 1 non-major PGA tour win.
 

DJ is a HEAVY partier. It’s not that.

Tiger is the GOAT. America loves a fall from grace. And they love a comeback. I was done with tiger 5-7 years ago. I was absolutely on the edge of my seat this weekend.

I felt bad for Koepka. He’s a champion and nobody was cheering for him. Never seen anything like it in golf ever. 100% everyone wanted Tiger.


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Probably not. Not even everyone on this thread. But I'm glad you don't limit it to political threads.
 

Probably not. Not even everyone on this thread. But I'm glad you don't limit it to political threads.

If you watched on TV, the crowd was following tiger and cheering for tiger. Super loud every time he did something. When Koepka sank a put or hit a close shot... crickets. I think that is what S2 was referring to. Even when they announced them on the 18th green tigers cheer was easily 10x louder than Koepkas and everyone knew Koepka was winning at that point.
 

Did I mention his girl friend is Jena Sims? I didn't know who she is but Reusse just mentioned it on his show. I still don't know who she is but I don't think it doesn't matter very much.

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I'm glad you picked a photo that is Beckett certified authentic signature.
 

If you watched on TV, the crowd was following tiger and cheering for tiger. Super loud every time he did something. When Koepka sank a put or hit a close shot... crickets. I think that is what S2 was referring to. Even when they announced them on the 18th green tigers cheer was easily 10x louder than Koepkas and everyone knew Koepka was winning at that point.

Howie is just so starved for any kind of “win”, this is really all he has. So just let him enjoy it.


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Head to head challenge matches like this have a long history in golf. The TV ratings for Tiger and Phil are going to be huge.


Bobby Jones vs. Walter Hagen: The Match That Changed the Course of History

The year was 1925, and a 23-year-old Bobby Jones had already won the US Open and US Amateur, both of which were considered to be major championships at the time. Bobby Jones had met golf’s first true professional, Walter Hagen, several years earlier while attending the British Open at St. Andrews. Hagen, along with another early professional golfer named Tommy Armour, had been lobbying Jones for some time to turn professional and reap the financial benefits that were sure to follow.

For a man who was obsessed with winning as much as Hagen, his lobbying of Jones to turn professional probably had more to do with the opportunity he saw to tour the country with Jones making an extravagant amount of money in exhibition fees, rather than a desire to compete against Jones in events like the PGA Championship.

The first 36 holes would be played at Jones’ home course, with the second 36 holes being played the following weekend at Hagen’s home course. Hagan managed to hand Jones one of the worst match-play defeats he would endure throughout his entire career. The match ended with Jones suffering an embarrassing 12-and-11 defeat at the hands of golf’s first true professional, Walter Hagen.

Jones always had a tendency to question his ability, despite any amount of successes he experienced on the course. Jones saw this embarrassing loss to Hagen as a clear sign that he was not ready, nor did he really want to turn professional and have to rely on golf to pay his bills. Jones had been so seriously contemplating turning professional in 1925 that it is reasonable to believe that had Hagen not handed him this embarrassing defeat, it is very possible Jones might have turned pro, thus altering the history of the game as we know it today.

Read more at: https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-the-match-that-changed-the-course-of-history
 
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