simosfrostyone
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Way back. DFL right now.
Anyone else think he is rushing back way too soon from back surgery?
Anyone else think he is rushing back way too soon from back surgery?
Following Tiger sounds like hell. Were galleries around him not massive?
His problem isn't his driver or his back. His irons are very solid. His flat stick is what will keep Nicklaus's record intact. He has gone from one of the best putters ever to below average. That doesn't usually improve as you age.
"It's all in the police report."I bet all you'll hear is "back felt great, game is rusty" after he misses the cut.
When one talks about Jack Nicklaus & Tiger Wood's "record", I think there are a couple of other things to always keep in mind. There are different kinds of "records" that a person compiles in his life. A career golf record is one....and a career record as a person is another. There is no comparison between these two men regarding the latter. No matter how great Jack Nicklaus' accomplishments were on the golf course, he always placed his family first in his life. That is well documented. Unfortunately, Tiger Woods' record in this area is also well documented.
Regarding the golf accomplishments of these two men....both of which have been amazing....there is one other thing that I would like to offer: In addition to Jack Nicklaus' 18 wins in the four golf majors, he also had 18 2nds & 9 3rds.....that's 45 top three finishes in the four majors. By comparison, Tiger Woods has had 14 wins, 6 2nds & 4 3rds.....that's 24 top three finishes in the four majors.
Tiger Woods had a stretch of golf until he was 32 years old that will probably go down forever as the best in history. He won 14 majors during that time. He will be 39 years old this year....and he hasn't won a major since he was 32. Jack Nicklaus won 7 majors after he turned 33 years old. I have to think that "whole person advantage" that Nicklaus had with his life outside golf played a big part in that. And when comparing these two men, one has to look at the entire person....both on & off the golf course.
That's a clear win for Jack Nicklaus in both of these "life records" from my viewpoint.
Tiger Woods is a great golfer but, to paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen: "I knew Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods is no Jack Nicklaus." (either as a golfer, or, more importantly, as a family man."
Once again...as I have restated several times now, but which you evidently choose to ignore...my biggest complaint with what Mahan did was entering the tournament in the first place and depriving another golfer who needed the spot a chance to play. If he was planning to withdraw...as he evidently knew there was a reasonably good chance of happening...he should never have entered in the first place.
So, fuck you and your smarmy juvenile response.
I'm no Tiger defender but in his (and many contemporary golfers') defense, every single thing they do on the course is caught from 20 different angles and instantly disseminated and analyzed world wide. Well, not at The Masters, of course, but you get the idea. You know guys like Arnie, Gary, Jack, Byron, and even Bobby had their moments on the course. There just wasn't network cameras and smartphones every 10 feet to capture it all. Certainly not excusing bad behavior on the course but we have to realize that they're under a microscope out there.
If he was planning to withdraw...as he evidently knew there was a reasonably good chance of happening...he should never have entered in the first place.
But the baby wasn’t due until Aug. 17. Mahan’s wife had gone to the doctor earlier this week, and there was no reason to expect an early delivery, said Mahan’s longtime caddie, John Wood.
With the PGA Championship being held the week before Mahan’s due date, Team Mahan had discussed the possibility of just such a scenario.
“But nothing this early,” Wood said. “It came as a huge surprise.”
I'm no Tiger defender but in his (and many contemporary golfers') defense, every single thing they do on the course is caught from 20 different angles and instantly disseminated and analyzed world wide. Well, not at The Masters, of course, but you get the idea. You know guys like Arnie, Gary, Jack, Byron, and even Bobby had their moments on the course. There just wasn't network cameras and smartphones every 10 feet to capture it all. Certainly not excusing bad behavior on the course but we have to realize that they're under a microscope out there.