Is Tiger done?

[big dog cowboy]

Tiger just turned 39 in December. Given his medical history, yep he's done.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

I don't know anything about him personally. I've never read that but haven't exactly looked for it either. I knew about the divorce because that was plastered everywhere.

He has a home on Jupiter Island. I work with some interior designers and am on the island periodically. He does not have a good reputation in how he treats people. I'll leave it at that.

I dont care much about golf but have friends that do and go to tournaments and they say Tiger treats the fans like crap. I dont have any reason to doubt what they say.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

He has a home on Jupiter Island. I work with some interior designers and am on the island periodically. He does not have a good reputation in how he treats people. I'll leave it at that.

I dont care much about golf but have friends that do and go to tournaments and they say Tiger treats the fans like crap. I dont have any reason to doubt what they say.

Too bad. I think famous athletes/people should always be kind to fans. Even brushing people off you do not have to be rude.

I will watch golf occasionally but sure cannot play & the one time I played was a major fail. Well tried to play.

That game is hard!

 

[MichaelWinicki]

He has a home on Jupiter Island. I work with some interior designers and am on the island periodically. He does not have a good reputation in how he treats people. I'll leave it at that.

I dont care much about golf but have friends that do and go to tournaments and they say Tiger treats the fans like crap. I dont have any reason to doubt what they say.

That really doesn't surprise me. Everything about him says "Arrogant condescending twit".

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Too bad. I think famous athletes/people should always be kind to fans. Even brushing people off you do not have to be rude.

I will watch golf occasionally but sure cannot play & the one time I played was a major fail. Well tried to play.

That game is hard!

Im sure as an athlete or celebrity the fan thing can get to be a pain at times, but the fans are why they make the big $$$$$. At the very least, a little decency should be the norm.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

That really doesn't surprise me. Everything about him says "Arrogant condescending twit".

Agree.

And for the same reason its why I cant stand Belicheat. The list could go on . . . . . . . . .

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Here's what he said as he pulled out of the tournament...

“It’s just my glutes are shutting off. Then they don’t activate and then, hence, it goes into my lower back.”

 

[Phoenix]

Here's what he said as he pulled out of the tournament...

“It’s just my glutes are shutting off. Then they don’t activate and then, hence, it goes into my lower back.”

It was fun to see all the comments about this lol

 

[MichaelWinicki]

It was fun to see all the comments about this lol

I wonder if he believes half the stuff that comes out of his mouth.

 

[jimmy40]

I've suffered from lower back spasms since an injury in '82 and there's no rhyme or reason for what triggers them. I can physically work my butt off all day, play golf, whatever and have no problems but then reach for a glass off the counter and catch a spasm that drives me to my knees. sucks

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

I've suffered from lower back spasms since an injury in '82 and there's no rhyme or reason for what triggers them. I can physically work my butt off all day, play golf, whatever and have no problems but then reach for a glass off the counter and catch a spasm that drives me to my knees. sucks

Thats exactly it. Those of us who have injured our backs know that all to well. Its crazy.

 

[Doc50]

The thing that made Woods the player that he was was his unyielding, blinding focus. He had the ability to shut everything out, and just focus on golf. Since the car accident and his dirty laundry with his wife became public, he has lost that focus, and to a degree, his invincibility on the golf course. Players no longer feared playing with him on Sundays.

Now, since he is dealing with a back issue, he can't figure out how to swing the club. He now has a lack of confidence to go with his lack of laser like focus on the course. If he is going to play, and stay on the course, he needs to slow his swing down and lessen the torque on his back. Sacrifice distance for precision.

Truthfully, I think he will never be the dominant force that he was again. Can he get to Nicklaus' record? It will be very hard. No major titles since 2008 - and it won't be easier with rising players such as McIlroy and Fowler to compete with.

You're correct, and the other crippling aspect of his situation is narcissism.

It's almost impossible for a narcissist to see his faults, let alone admit them openly. He will truly believe that he is still superior, and assign blame for unexpected complications in life to someone else or unforeseen circumstances. Unable to possess the insight needed to address his own problems, a narcissist will only continue to see himself as perfect and will be perceived as arrogant. Explanation of shortcomings will often be distorted, twisted, or use magical thinking (glutes wouldn't activate). He will likely succomb to his own devices as the exploitation of others with complete lack of sensitivity to their feelings will worsen and lead to his demise as he is unable to understand boundaries. If publicly shamed, these patients are prone to major depression, even suicide.

He can afford therapy and golf lessons, but his game will never be the same.

 

[Tabascocat]

Well, he quit indefinitely............

 

[Phoenix]

Apparently, Tiger is taking time off to work his butt off to get back in tournament shape

 

[Joe Realist]

PEDs did him in.

 

[WV Cowboy]

. Since the car accident and his dirty laundry with his wife became public, he has lost that focus, and to a degree, his invincibility on the golf course.

You can fix your swing, .. but you can't fix your shame.

 

[Doc50]

PEDs did him in.

You may be right, Joe.

He might have wanted to be the most athletic golfer in history, only to lose his natural swing and rhythm by remaking his body.

Right now, he's not really good at anything -- that's pretty bad for a pro.

 

[WV Cowboy]

There was a time that I thought there was no way that he would not pass Jack on the list of total majors.

 

[Doc50]

There was a time that I thought there was no way that he would not pass Jack on the list of total majors.

Exactly. He was way ahead of the needed pace, and a natural.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

A PGA Tour golfer said he has sources who tell him that Tiger Woods is currently serving a one-month suspension for PED use.
Tiger Woods has had a tough career as of late, plagued with injuries and surgeries that have complicated his strong golf swing, and now that he’s taken “a leave of absence” until his golf game is “tournament ready,” he’s facing criticism.

This criticism blew up Monday morning when professional, but not well-known PGA Tour golfer Dan Olsen went on a radio interview with David “Mad Dog” DeMarco on 730 WVFN’s The Game in Lansing, MI and claimed that Tiger Woods is serving a suspension for using PEDs.

“I heard he’s on a month suspension,” Olsen said. “And it’s kind of a strong witness, a credible person that’s telling me this… It’s not testosterone, but it’s something else. I think when it is all said and done, he is going to surpass Lance Armstrong with…a…infamy.”

WOW. Dan Olsen, who are you?

Olsen’s dislike for Tiger Woods must be really strong if he’s going to go on radio and make wild claims that haven’t been evidenced by anything or anyone else.

As if this wild claim wasn’t enough, Olsen went on to basically say that Tiger is just one big cheater and dragged Rory McIlroy into it.

“Tiger, he’s got some problems now,” Olsen said. “One of the big problems, Nike’s been giving Tiger a ball that I would almost bet hasn’t been tested…Rory played it too. Remember when Rory signed the Nike deal and he played like an amateur for a year? He was going to fail out of the contract unless he got the high-spin ball too… So if you go to Tour events, Nike pays them, pays the Tour staff and the range staff, they pay them to get all those balls back. That’s why Tiger would never sign a golf ball and give it away… He played a ball that nobody else could play.”

Again, wow. Dan Olsen is going all in on Tiger Woods, staking his reputation (which obviously isn’t much because most people have never heard of him) to call out Tiger as a cheater.

It’s a tough claim to believe, and one you don’t want to believe, either. Tiger Woods is one of the best golfers to play the game and when he’s done he’ll be remembered as the best.

Tiger has played two PGA Tour events this year and he missed the cut in Phoenix in January and withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open in early February after suffering back pain. Because of his back surgery last summer, I guess it wouldn’t be shocking that Tiger would take PEDs, but IF he even has, they certainly haven’t helped him at all. And Tiger is a veteran, he knows about drug testing and he’s gone through it his whole career.

The claims by Olsen, who has played in 35 PGA Tour events in his career with no top ten finishes, seem farfetched and forced, but you can’t discount them completely. We’ll see if this prompts Tiger Woods or the PGA of America to make a statement denying these facts or coming clean on something that may or may not be true.


http://fansided.com/2015/03/02/tiger-woods-ped-suspended/