Comments on: Woods back at Sawgrass, site of much frustration

By: hop

hop — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:35:04 +0000

another great article furman and you make an interesting point concerning tiger,but it happens with other great champions both individual/team sports.

there are some venues that cause players not to perform as well as other sites.

saying that, i would not bet against tiger in this event,but it will be interesting to see how it all plays out!

By: wxwax

wxwax — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:21:08 +0000

Thanks, Furman. Interesting point you make. Sound like list of The Players Championship winners is like the list of PGA Championship winners: a lot of less-than-distinguished names.

You know, since Tiger’s come back from almost a year off, he’s been in contention almost every tournament. I think I’m right in saying that no other player has been as consistently dangerous.

And yet, because he hasn’t won, writers and commentators are saying his absence has given others courage and that they’ve caught up to him. Goodness, talk about have set the bar high!

Time was, a player won a couple of tournaments a year and he was doing pretty well. Now, Tiger doesn’t win in his first five tournaments and he’s slid back into the field. Funny old world.

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:09:33 +0000

Jeff – take a break, you are entirely too serious about this blogging. you must learn to control your anger, grasshopper.

By: Jeff Kaldahl

Jeff Kaldahl — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:49:59 +0000

Are you crazy? Do you watch golf? What gives with comments like,

“…he has finished out of the top ten, quite uncharacteristic of the man generally considered to be the best player in the world. He sat it out last year for knee surgery. This year he’s back, but his game is in recovery.”

Who doesn’t consider Tiger to be the best player in the world? As for a game in recovery…I bet most of the players on tour would like to have a “game in recovery” as successful as Tiger has been this year. 1 win and 2 or 3 other top tens (including the Masters)? I think the shear absurdity of that remark and how high we hold the bar for Tiger illustrates he is UNDOUBTEDLY the best player in the world.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:22:55 +0000

Been to 10 or 11 TPC’s. Much easier to view than is the Master’s though it can’t touch the ambience. It is one of the best risk/reward courses there is on tour. For every opportunity, there is a penalty. You must put together allaspects of your game to do well. I have seen 18 (toughest hole) played easily and 2 played horribly. Great place to watch golf. Great tourney.