2018 British Open

[MichaelWinicki]

Nice seeing the first player from Italy win the thing.

Woods had the outright lead at #10.

The "old" Tiger would have then "strangled" the field after that and won by 3 strokes.

The "new" Tiger simply coughed up a couple hair-balls soon after and finished in 6th. A nice finish compared to where he was not long ago, but still searching for his 15th major.

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

Nice seeing the first player from Italy win the thing.

Woods had the outright lead at #10.

The "old" Tiger would have then "strangled" the field after that and won by 3 strokes.

The "new" Tiger simply coughed up a couple hair-balls soon after and finished in 6th. A nice finish compared to where he was not long ago, but still searching for his 15th major.

It's amazing how much Tiger fell off the grid. Having him be relevant again would be so much better for the sport.

 

[MarcusRock]

Nice seeing the first player from Italy win the thing.

Woods had the outright lead at #10.

The "old" Tiger would have then "strangled" the field after that and won by 3 strokes.

The "new" Tiger simply coughed up a couple hair-balls soon after and finished in 6th. A nice finish compared to where he was not long ago, but still searching for his 15th major.

Disagree. "Old" Tiger would have had the lead going into the final round and then beat back every challenge.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

It's amazing how much Tiger fell off the grid. Having him be relevant again would be so much better for the sport.

ESPN was ready to fawn all over him... As soon as he had the lead, up went an article on how this was going to be the greatest finish in golf history (or something to that affect).

Needless to say the air went out of that balloon.

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

ESPN was ready to fawn all over him... As soon as he had the lead, up went an article on how this was going to be the greatest finish in golf history (or something to that affect).

Needless to say the air went out of that balloon.

They all talk about him as if he's on the cusp of being back whenever he has a lead or wins some no-name tourny. ESPN, Sports radio. You name it. It gets old to me. Dude is done.

 

[Diehardblues]

The mere fact Tigers even in the hunt for a Major attempting a comeback after all of these years and surgeries when everyone counted him out is purely spectacular.

He obviously isn’t done yet at age 42 appearing to have the potential of becoming the oldest to win a major since Jack at age 46.

And anytime he is the hunt it’s going to be the top story because of the historic significance regardless if he’s someone your interested in or rooting against.

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

The mere fact Tigers even in the hunt for a Major attempting a comeback after all of these years and surgeries when everyone counted him out is purely spectacular.

He obviously isn’t done yet at age 42 appearing to have the potential of becoming the oldest to win a major since Jack at age 46.

And anytime he is the hunt it’s going to be the top story because of the historic significance regardless if he’s someone your interested in or rooting against.

Tiger needs to get his head on straight. He hasn't been the same since he got the snot beat out of him with a nine-iron by his wife. And that was before the surgeries. The "injuries" that followed just seemed like one big excuse to me. That's just me though.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Big missed opportunity...after the first 9 holes, I thought he had it wrapped up because everything was going right for him, including seeing all the other golfers struggle.

The clock ticks on him with each tournament, fathertime is undefeated and the older you get, the harder it is to win a major. Opportunities like this won't come up often and he knows it. Sure, he might win one in the next few years just like Phil won at age 43 but the PGA Tour is as competitive as it's ever been. You have the usual heavyweights like Spieth, Rory, DJ, Thomas, Koepka, Jason Day and then some hungry veterans like Molinari today

 

[Diehardblues]

Tiger needs to get his head on straight. He hasn't been the same since he got the snot beat out of him with a nine-iron by his wife. And that was before the surgeries. The "injuries" that followed just seemed like one big excuse to me. That's just me though.

Your certainly entitled to your opinions but the fact you brought up his personal issues would imply they have influenced your otherwise sound judgement of Tigers historic significance to the game.

 

[unionjack8]

Fantastic day of golf and a great finish.
Was rooting for Rose and/or Rory(who could have won by 5 if he could nail 3 foot putts).
Was awesome having Tiger in the mix.
But slow and steady won the race. Huge congrats to Francesco who is THE inform golfer in the world right now.

 

[Diehardblues]

Big missed opportunity...after the first 9 holes, I thought he had it wrapped up because everything was going right for him, including seeing all the other golfers struggle.

The clock ticks on him with each tournament, fathertime is undefeated and the older you get, the harder it is to win a major. Opportunities like this won't come up often and he knows it. Sure, he might win one in the next few years just like Phil won at age 43 but the PGA Tour is as competitive as it's ever been. You have the usual heavyweights like Spieth, Rory, DJ, Thomas, Koepka, Jason Day and then some hungry veterans like Molinari today

No doubt Father Time isn’t on Tigers side but the fact he continues to get more in contention in his first year back could also provide him more confidence to contend moving forward.

To be honest and I’m a study of the game and history I really didn’t expect him to seriously contend again as no golfer had ever totally recovered to play competitive golf again after the back surgeries he incurred. It’s a true testament to his raw abilities and drive despite whatever grievences you have toward Tiger.

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

Your certainly entitled to your opinions but the fact you brought up his personal issues would imply they have influenced your otherwise sound judgement of Tigers historic significance to the game.

Not at all. He's one of the greatest of all time. No doubt. He Just hasn't been the same in the head since then. He needs to get back to having fun out there. Seems like he's always pressing now.

And his issues weren't very personal. They were made very public by Tiger as well.

 

[Diehardblues]

Not at all. He's one of the greatest of all time. No doubt. He Just hasn't been the same in the head since then. He needs to get back to having fun out there. Seems like he's always pressing now.

Of course he’s not the same. He doesn’t have to be to still be in the mix. But the more times he places himself in this position the greater his chance of breaking through will be. As long as his back holds up he could remain competitive well into his 50’s.

Tiger will never be the same again. But like we saw again this week could still be a factor which will always be newsworthy.

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

Of course he’s not the same. He doesn’t have to be to still be in the mix. But the more times he places himself in this position the greater his chance of breaking through will be. As long as his back holds up he could remain competitive well into his 50’s.

Tiger will never be the same again. But like we saw again this week could still be a factor which will always be newsworthy.

All I'm saying is when/if he ever breaks through, then I'll treat him like he is relevant again. Until then, He's just a washed up future all time great. I don't need to hear it every time that "Tiger made the cut!" on my TV or hear it on my car radio 24/7. They break away from the leaders just to watch Tiger miss another putt when he's 10 over par on every hole.

He's a has-been.

Sure it makes for an great story when he's "in the mix" in the British Open but those are very few and far between now for him.

He never seems to do anything now unless he plays in the "We all suck now Tournament!" Even then he rarely makes the cut. Yet they still keep fawning over him.

 

[Diehardblues]

All I'm saying is when/if he ever breaks through, then I'll treat him like he is relevant again. Until then, He's just a washed up future all time great. I don't need to hear it every time that "Tiger made the cut!" on my TV or hear it on my car radio 24/7. They break away from the leaders just to watch Tiger miss another putt when he's 10 over par on every hole.

He's a has-been.

Sure it makes for an great story when he's "in the mix" in the British Open but those are very few and far between now for him.

He never seems to do anything now unless he plays in the "We all suck now Tournament!" Even then he rarely makes the cut. Yet they still keep fawning over him.

What your not realizing is being in contention makes it relevant again without breaking thru with a win.

They’re going to continue fawning over him because of the historic significance .

If you haven’t noticed he still draws huge crowds and viewership and will continue being the top story much like Jack was every time he was in contention in his later years.

 

[Bullflop]

All I'm saying is when/if he ever breaks through, then I'll treat him like he is relevant again. Until then, He's just a washed up future all time great. I don't need to hear it every time that "Tiger made the cut!" on my TV or hear it on my car radio 24/7. They break away from the leaders just to watch Tiger miss another putt when he's 10 over par on every hole.

He's a has-been.

Sure it makes for an great story when he's "in the mix" in the British Open but those are very few and far between now for him.

He never seems to do anything now unless he plays in the "We all suck now Tournament!" Even then he rarely makes the cut. Yet they still keep fawning over him.

He hasn't been the same since his fall from grace with his better half. It's been one series of falls after the other. His ego took a big hit and it seems like his body followed suit. Funny how what's behind the ears can lead to so many problems both mental and physical. I've got to wonder if he'll ever recover enough to even approach his former self. The progress he makes is incremental in nature and his slides are sudden and pretty drastic. Hard times. I'm not sure he's a has been as yet but he sure appears to be flirting with that outcome.

 

[Diehardblues]

He hasn't been the same since his fall from grace with his better half. It's been one series of falls after the other. His ego took a big hit and it seems like his body followed suit. Funny how what's behind the ears can lead to so many problems both mental and physical. I've Gotta wonder if he'll ever recover enough to even approach his former self. The progress he makes is incremental in nature and his slides are sudden and pretty drastic.

He’ll never be his former self again. I’m not sure why people are expecting that.

It reminds me of Muhammad Ali’s comebacks. He obviously wasn’t the same but the historic significance still was newsworthy as his enourmous fan following wanted to watch a legend perform at the highest level.

I’m sure those who didn’t support him or root against enjoyed watching them struggle much like there are those who enjoy rooting against the Cowboys or greats like Brady. And why the greatest or most popular are often targets.

 

[Ghost12]

ESPN was ready to fawn all over him... As soon as he had the lead, up went an article on how this was going to be the greatest finish in golf history (or something to that affect).

I saw that too. I think what it said was the greatest story in golf history.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I saw that too. I think what it said was the greatest story in golf history.

That was it!

I rolled my eyes at that... And that was with him leading the thing.

They're just bust'in a nut to go absolutely bat-**** over a Tiger Woods win at a major.

 

[Diehardblues]

I’m not sure how many remember watching the most special Masters in my lifetime in 1986 when Jack made the historical run on the back nine for his 18th major?

Jack hadn’t been in serious contention in several years but the fact he was 46 years old and could become oldest to ever win a major was the kind of story legends are made of.

The fact Tigers injuries and off field conduct deterred his career which his pursuit of Jacks record was always his goal will always attract more attention from the media and most of the golfing community because it has the potential of being a story of historic significance.