Tiger Woods Done for year

Or they read it on his website like I did

 

Well, that's a drag. He's gonna miss my favourite tourney: the (British) Open.

 

I still don't get your logic, Stallion.

 

The Golf Channel story provides no sources. I don't know when it was posted, but I heard about this 30 minutes ago on CNN.

 

I think you're overreacting a tad. He'll be fine by the time next year rolls around. Winning the Open the way he did only adds to his legend and no major will have the same meaning since they "didn't beat Tiger"

 

Let's just say I won't be scrambling to find a TV in my office to watch a playoff between Justin Leonard and Jim Furyk.

 

Everyone who gripes that Tiger gets too much attention must be thrilled. Now golf will get a fraction of its usually attention for the rest of the year.

 

He apparantly was told by doctors he needed this surgery two weeks ago -- and basically told them to patch him up well enough so he could play the US Open then he'd shut it down.

In the meantime, Retief Goosen was quoted as saying that he thought Woods was faking his injury........

Brilliant

 

I'd say that celebration after his final putt on Sunday might have done more damage than anything else to the knee.

 

I agree with spinning's take on the Ryder Cup ... Tiger historically has been mediocre (certainly by his standards) in the international competitions. I'd love a team filled with guys like Kenny Perry. I just don't think Tiger cares that much about the Ryder Cup.

 

It's the same logic applied to any athlete with an injury. And I think it's probably silly that we classify these guys who play hurt as some sort of macho stud. If I show up at work with a broken leg and declare that I'll get through the next week and then go to the doctor while I'm on vacation, I doubt anyone would applaud me for it. But we do that with athletes, and it's wrong. There are plenty of retired athletes limping around on one leg because they didn't want to let the fans down.

It's a judgment call. I'm saying I think he made the wrong decision. But you're free to disagree, and I expect lots of people to disagree. After all, I'm taking an unpopular position. I know that. But it's still how I feel. I can't change that.

 

Will Buick sponsor the broadcast of the surgery? Will Jim Nantz to pbp?