The Golf Channel, and much of the golf journalism world, has been going ga ga over Vijay Singh’s season. He had a great year – we grant you this – but headlines like “Sorenstam Having a Vijay-Like Year” are despicable. The headline should read “Singh having a Sorenstam-Like Year.”
“Sorenstam has won nine times around the world this year, same as Vijay Singh.” Annika Sorenstam has won at least five events each of the past five years. Neither Tiger Woods nor Vijay Singh can say that, nor could they ever.
Blatant sexism? Whatever you call it, I don’t understand what’s so difficult about understanding that some players are better in their respective arenas than others, and Annika stands above all men in that regard.
I think the key to this is the fact that you included “in their respective arenas.” Annika doesn’t have the same competition as Vijay and Tiger, but that’s not her fault. All she can be asked to do is beat the women playing against her, and she has done that masterfully.