The Golf Blog: Graeme McDowell says Tiger Woods has lost his “force field of invincibility”
The Golf Blog says: Graeme McDowell has caused a little bit of a stir by stating the obvious: “[Tiger’s] lost that sort of force field of invincibility around him. The aura is not as strong. He’s still Tiger Woods, still the greatest player ever in my opinion. I don’t remember the first time I played with him but there was a real ‘wow’ factor. He was playing a different sport than me. But guys get older, stuff happens.”
Apparently, these statements have been taken out of context. Now GMac is trying to explain them on Twitter:
…Many of my quotes have been taken out of context and spun quite negatively. It's hard for me to comment on Tiger in the early 2000s….
— Graeme McDowell (@Graeme_McDowell) March 27, 2014
…I can only say that he has raised the bar so much in the sport globally and players are so much better equipped to win these days…
— Graeme McDowell (@Graeme_McDowell) March 27, 2014
…He seems more beatable nowadays simply because the players around him are better and have more belief thanks to Tiger moving the needle.
— Graeme McDowell (@Graeme_McDowell) March 27, 2014
…I really shouldn't get caught up in speculation and opinion especially when talking about TW. You set yourself up for failure. #nocomment
— Graeme McDowell (@Graeme_McDowell) March 27, 2014
Our view is that GMac’s original comments were a non-issue. It is true that Tiger’s lost that invincible aura, at least a good deal of it. He hasn’t won a major since 2008, after all.
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