Count me in the group who doesn't but what Tiger is selling and the fact remains it doesn't matter. This whole call for change in his on course demeanor or how he deals with the media is just dumb. He is accountable to his wife first and foremost. His family second, then comes the sponsors and fans. It's obvious he could care less about the folks who pay to watch him play. His post tournament interview outside Butler cabin was very telling. Not a word about the gallery or his fellow golfers. Time to realize Woods is just an arrogant, selfish jerk. Certainly not a first in big time athletics. I don't care if he curses after a bad show, I know I do, but I hit a lot more bad shots than this guy. I would have liked to have seen more appreciation for the incredible welcome he received on Thursday and the roars of approval he got all tournament long. I grade out his play at an "A" because that 4 day total of 277 or 9 under is pretty terrific. It would have won the tournament 4 of the past 10 years and tied another. I'll give him a D for how he handled it.
If you didn't get goose bumps or well up a bit after Phil Mickelson embraced his wife Amy after the win, you have a cold water valve where your heart should be. She was in Augusta but pretty much bedridden dealing with cancer treatments but was able to make it out there for the Sunday coronation. For the record, congratulations to lot's of SportsTalk listeners and even the host. Leading up last week many of us felt Lefty was the guy to beat despite the fact the oddsmakers had Tiger as favorite. Keep an eye out for the runner up Lee Westwood. He IS the current best player not to win a major. Over the last 3 Slam Events, he's run 3rd at the British Open, 3rd at the PGA and obviously 2nd at the Masters.
Still haven't heard the name that gets me excited the Ducks fired Ernie Kent. For the record, today is a day shy of 4 weeks since the announcement was final. Lot of other schools have filled their vacancy or re-upped their current guy. No one is experiencing the difficulty Oregon is. It's getting ridiculous.
Let's give away a $50 gift certificate for The Learning Palace in Eugene that features great educational products, plus another $50 to Mio Sushi in Eugene at the Oakway Center. Send your correct answer to my e-mail address, stevetannen@live.com
Phil Mickelson's winning total of 16 under par, or 272 has only been bettered 3 times in the history of the tournament. Who were the 3 players who posted lower scores?
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Agree about Tiger. I've never liked the guy, but I haven't been able to figure out why. It's obvious now that he's always been a big phony. Portraying this clean cut image, happily married image when all along he's banging every Hooter's waitress in the continental United States. He's right at the top of my "something is not right with this dude" list of sports heroes, along with Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong.
While I think that Tiger should have acknowledged his fellow golfers and the 'forgiveness' that seemed to come from the gallery, his post game interview, while cold, was pretty normal. It was obvious that he was upset by the way he played and he is just not used to not winning. He did acknowledge in post round interviews on Thursday how thankful he was for the support, cheers and claps and how it made it easier for him to settle down and that he appreciated it.
I am NOT a defender of Tiger and his actions but part of me thinks that Tiger is not accountable to us, it is not up to us to forgive him as he has done nothing TO us. He is a professional golfer, most of us do not, nor ever will, know him so really he owes us nothing. WE built up what he is (was) by what we saw him do, completely oblivious to what we didn't see! He is a fake! He pretended to be wholesome and led us that way but really, along with most other things, if something sounds too good to be true, it likely is...
I was happy to see Tiger play well so that all the media hype will be over and golf will hopefully go back to normal but I was ELATED to see Phil win while Amy was there and like you LOVED the shots of them together following the big win!
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