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Tiger's not human

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by buckweaver, Mar 29, 2009.

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  1. budcrew08

    budcrew08 Active Member

    Sure they do. They just won't do it on here with their colleagues because some will start to rip on them with the whole fanboi! thing.
     
    budcrew08, Mar 30, 2009
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  2. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
     
    shotglass, Mar 30, 2009
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  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The loose impediment thing was a huge crock. Never gonna argue that.

    As for the cameras/microphones, I'm not completely of the opinion that he has to be aware of them and act accordingly. The course is still his office, and I can't take him to task over the profanity. Glass houses. That said, I think he tries to tone it down a little. After he hit his approach into the bank on 18 on Saturday he briefly moved his cap over his face, more than likely for unloading a string of something unpleasant. And he probably mutters his expletives more often now, though on TV you don't exactly need subtitles.
     
    playthrough, Mar 30, 2009
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  4. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    See, your salient point (all the favorable bounces/b.m.'s [boulder movements] he gets) is cloaked by this idiocy of a 73 in the fourth round being a choke job.
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Mar 30, 2009
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  5. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Not that much on a par-70. Certainly not a "choke."
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Mar 30, 2009
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  6. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    The O'Hair choke in the Players was in 2007, against Mickelson.

    Don't forget: O'Hair tied for the lead again on 17, with a good shot and a good two-putt, after Tiger bogeyed.
     
    hondo, Mar 30, 2009
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  7. I Digress

    I Digress Guest

    Someone touched on this, but I think this is the reason why Tiger is the best golfer of all time.... Golfers play the course, to get a low score. Tiger plays to beat the other guys. I think that's why guys struggle when he's chasing them, because he is. He's not trying to beat the course. He's trying to beat that other guy with the club. That's a hugely different mindset in golf. And I think that's why he's more volatile on the course. He's playing on a completely different set of emotions.
     
    I Digress, Mar 30, 2009
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  8. service_gamer

    service_gamer Well-Known Member

    Yes, Tiger's above and beyond amazing, but let's not prematurely give him the title of 'best ever' until he's at least surpassed Jack Nicklaus' majors record. Especially given this:

    Major Runner-Up Finishes
    Tiger: 5
    Jack: 19

    Major Third Place Finishes
    Tiger: 3
    Jack: 9

    A smattering of Tiger's biggest rivals: Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson
    For Jack: Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson
     
    service_gamer, Mar 30, 2009
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  9. Pancamo

    Pancamo Active Member

    Jack had bigger rivals but what percentage of the tour players back then had a chance of winning a major?
     
    Pancamo, Mar 30, 2009
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  10. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    Can anyone answer this for me: Why do we give a shit about runner-up finishes? This isn't NASCAR.
     
    PeteyPirate, Mar 30, 2009
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  11. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    I don't know about all that. Tiger will fell Jack's majors record and many others before it is over. Why wait on calling him the best?
    Runner up is just the first loser. Same with third and 53rd.
    And Tiger can't help his competition. He plays who he plays.
    He has 66 career wins. Tiger needs 7 more to tie Jack, whose second all time, and about 16 more to topple Sam Snead. It should be noted Tiger plays much less often than those two did.

    And I would argue Arnold was no more of a rival for Nicklaus than Duval was to Tiger. I said this before: Arnold was great until Jack showed up. After "Fat Jack" became the "Golden Bear," Arnie was kaput... He won 6 of his seven majors before 1963, most within a three year period (1960-1962)
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Mar 30, 2009
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  12. TwoGloves

    TwoGloves Well-Known Member

    How does one make a "forced error" in golf? Sorry, but that's a pet peeve. An error is an error.
     
    TwoGloves, Mar 30, 2009
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