comments from Anonymous
One of our readers posted this comment, defending Tiger from naysayers who post on our blog. It was a very thoughtful post that I thought deserved everyone's read because there are nothing like empirical facts to shed light on arguments:
"Anti-Tiger comments by media and fans are growing old. You people will find something to complain about when he's winning too. This year, Tiger is:
#1 in putting average
#2 par breaker
#3 top ten finishes
#4 in scoring average
#4 in money
#6 in driving distance
Also, his career marks valididate "hype" for the next 200 years:
#1 career money leader
40 PGA Tour victories
7 International victories
8 other victories
8 major victories
130 consecutive cuts
Oh, and he's 28 years old! Get over it. Tiger Woods deserves every bit of positive attention he gets, and only a fraction of the negative attention he gets. "
Very well said.
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I remember Golf before there was a Tiger Woods.
Do you?
I do. But none of my non-golfer friends do because none of them ever watched. Now they do.
Tiger is not bigger than the sport itself, but he's brought thousands and thousands of nongolfers to this incredible game.
"I remember Golf before there was a Tiger Woods.
Do you?"
Yes. What's your point?
More a comment pointed at the media, who openly admit they are ratings driven. The fact that non-golfers and Tiger fans direct the media direction means it rarely goes in the direction most appreciated by golf fans. Why should the game I love be driven by a drunken mob of ``U da Man```s while people like me sit silent? Are they the true golf public of today`s generation? I hope not.
I do think there should be more time spent in coverage for ``golf fans``, rather then the Tiger Prowl that opens and closes every event on TV, whether it is about his potential to win that event, make the cut, or retain number one. True, more watch golf because of Tiger, but when he fails to win, and the talk of why he is losing gets old, what, or who, is left? We need to show that there is an abundance of golf talent, and since 2000, has been most apparent to many, but still ignored.
Most of the world sees PGA Golf (the number one Tour) thru American media coverage, which gets rather tiring after awhile. Maybe someday, other countries will be able to offer a perspective other than that presented by Americans, which have been reputed to be bias and ratings driven...and rightly so.
I remember golf about golf too - not about what x-celebrity-dude is doing right now :/ golf travel bags
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Yep i agree. Tiger bashing is so boring now. The fact is that he is probably one of the greatest sportsmen of all time, and he isnt even in his prime yet. Lets just enjoy it while he's around. Incedentally, if any of you are looking to come over to the home of golf for a game, look no further than Golf Breaks in Ayr - there is a fantastic range of courses around that area - including Royal Troon , Prestick and the courses in Ayr itself - wonderful!
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