the tiger run: will it ever occur again?
Chris Lewis of SI tries to put Tiger's past dominance into perspective. Here's a snippet:
"But the rest of the show was a dead-serious demonstration of shots Tiger had added to his arsenal, specifically for major championship venues: the stinger two-iron he relied on to avoid each and every one of St. Andrews' bunkers, for example, and the sweeping draw and tight little cut he employed off the 15th and 18th tees at Augusta. By the end of his display, Tiger had hit about 75 shots, each aimed at a specific driving range yardage sign. Uncannily, he landed all but two of them within five or 10 feet of its mark. Never had I seen a man so utterly in control of his golf ball. ***
"[T]he kind of genius that Tiger brought us in 2000 and 2001? About as likely, I think, as the second coming of Bobby Fischer."
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You are aware , of course, that Bobby Fischer has made (in essence) a second coming? The story:
"A Japanese court has issued an injunction barring at least temporarily the deportation of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer from Japan. The court in Tokyo ruled Wednesday that Mr. Fischer will not be deported until it rules on his lawsuit seeking to overturn the deportation order. His lawyers declared the injunction a big win. Mr. Fischer was detained at Tokyo's airport in July after allegedly trying to board a plane to the Philippines with an invalid U.S. passport. The United States has accused the former chess champion of violating international sanctions by playing a chess match in the former Yugoslavia in 1992."
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