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WGC-Bridgestone Championship, three weeks from now.

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3 weeks to get his putting together, and a course that he's very at home at.His first win of the year is very likely there.
A great shot is when you go for it and pull it off. A smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it. ~ Phil Mickelson.

 
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3 weeks to get his putting together, and

Ditto the Memorial, Pebble Beach, St Andrews...but you'd hope he'd win at Bridgestone get some momentum going.

But yeah, his putting really let him down this week...
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I dont really care anymore..wake me up when he isnt playing like an average tour pro...
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I love people doubting Tiger's career - he is going to feed off that. I think people forget that he went 2+ years from his first major to his second and then didn't win after the 2002 US Open until the 2005 British Open. He may or may not win at Whistling Straits, but I don't think anybody here would take a bet that he won't win another one before the end of next year and his history shows that he wins them in chunks.

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I love people doubting Tiger's career - he is going to feed off that. I think people forget that he went 2+ years from his first major to his second and then didn't win after the 2002 US Open until the 2005 British Open. He may or may not win at Whistling Straits, but I don't think anybody here would take a bet that he won't win another one before the end of next year and his history shows that he wins them in chunks.

Yes, this has been the pattern. Tiger has been in funks like his in now in the past and then goes batshit. But for me, im just not interested in just watching him unless he is playing well.

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If your personal life is a mess it is hard to play golf well. I expect him to win Majors again next year once the divorce is final and he settles down to his new life. Tiger got me interested in watching golf and playing golf and I am more interested in watching golf on TV when he is contending.
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I love people doubting Tiger's career - he is going to feed off that. I think people forget that he went 2+ years from his first major to his second and then didn't win after the 2002 US Open until the 2005 British Open. He may or may not win at Whistling Straits, but I don't think anybody here would take a bet that he won't win another one before the end of next year and his history shows that he wins them in chunks.

But that's 10 and 5 years ago respectively you're talking about - he's past his prime now and the talent in the field is getting deeper each year.

Too many people expect him to play like he did in 2000-2001...
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But that's 10 and 5 years ago respectively you're talking about - he's past his prime now and the talent in the field is getting deeper each year.

I understand that, but Tiger is just not an ordinary good golfer. He is one of the best 2 or 3 golfers ever to play the game. Now matter how enticing the young talent coming up is, on their best days they are still not better than Tiger is right now. I dont care to watch him when he isnt playing well, but to expect him not to dominate again at some point is a little premature. He might not go on the ass kicking tirades we have seen from him in the past, but i think we can count on tiger winning 3-5 times a year for the next several years.

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Its not that Tiger isn't winning major's, he is not winning anything...and I know I will get some arguement here, but he is not the most gifted talent wise on the tour, and never has been. However, Tiger is probably one of the top 5 athletes (in all sports) in the modern era when it comes to the mental aspects of the game. Where others fault under pressure, he relished it and fed off of it. He did not make the most birdies, but he never made the stupid play or missed the nervy 6 footer for par. He does not have that part of the game , and without it he is in affect human. It would be like taking Phil's short game away, without it he is just a better than average tour pro.

I don't thing Tiger gets that mental armor back until all of the craziness is settled with the wife and children, and hopefully that does not take too long because these are the prime years for him that are getting away.
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3 weeks to get his putting together, and a course that he's very at home at.His first win of the year is very likely there.

I dunno. He had 2 weeks to get his putting together after the AT&T; event. He was striking the ball well there and really only needed to get his putting together, and was unable to.

Still, he played well at the British Open and if he continues to improve like he has been a win isn't unlikely at all. Brandon

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...and I know I will get some arguement here, but he is not the most gifted talent wise on the tour, and never has been.

What do you base this on?

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What do you base this on?

Agreed.

Here is some info about Tiger Shot 48 for nine holes at Navy Golf Club in Cypress, Calif. (age 3) First hole-in-one, May 12, 1982 (age 6) Handicaps of 2 at age 11, scratch at age 13 AGE 14 (1990) • Won - Optimist International Junior World (fifth time) • Won - Insurance Youth Golf Classic (Big "I") National (youngest ever to win) • Second place - PGA National Junior Championship • Competed in Southern California/French Junior Cup, Paris, France • Semi-finalist at U.S. Junior Amateur Championship • Southern California Player of the Year AGE 15 (1991) • Won - U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (youngest ever to win) • Won - Optimist International Junior World (sixth time) • Won - CIF-SCGA High School Invitational Championship (individual) • Won - Southern California Junior Championship • Won - PING/Phoenix Junior (AJGA) • Won - Edgewood Tahoe Junior Classic (AJGA) • Won - Los Angeles City Junior Championship • Won - Orange Bowl Junior International • AJGA Player of the Year • Golf Digest Player of the Year • Southern California Player of the Year • Titleist-Golfweek National Amateur of the Year • First Team - Rolex Junior All-American • Participated in U.S. Amateur Championship AGE 16 (1992) • Won - U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (only golfer to win twice) • Won - PING/Phoenix Junior (AJGA) • Won - Nabisco Mission Hills Desert Junior (AJGA) • Won - Pro Gear San Antonio Shootout (AJGA) • Won - Insurance Youth Golf Classic (Big "I") National • Second place - Optimist Junior International World • Fifth place - Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament of Champions • Played in Nissan Los Angeles Open on PGA TOUR and U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying • Top 32, U.S. Amateur Championship • First Team - Rolex Junior All-American • Golf Digest Player of the Year • Southern California Player of the Year • Titleist-Golfweek National Amateur of the Year • Golf World Player of the Year AGE 17 (1993) • Won - U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (third time) • Won - Southern California Junior Best Ball Championship • Second place - AJGA Taylor Made Woodlands • Top 32, U.S. Amateur Championship • First Team - Rolex Junior All-American • Played in the following PGA TOUR events: Nissan Los Angeles Open, Honda Classic, GTE Byron Nelson Classic • Played in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying • Southern California Player of the Year • Golf World Player of the Year • Winner, Dial Award - emblematic of top national high school male athlete for 1993 • Accepted scholarship at Stanford University in November 1993 (to enter Stanford in 1994) AGE 18 (1994) • Won - U.S. Amateur Championship, Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (youngest ever to win; largest comeback ever) • Won - Western Amateur Championship • Won - Southern California Golf Association Amateur Championship • Won - Pacific Northwest Amateur Championship • Won - William Tucker Invitational (first collegiate event) • Won - Jerry Pate Invitational • Semi-finalist - California State Amateur Championship • Tied sixth place - Porter Cup • Played in the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic (Thailand) • Played in the following PGA TOUR events: Nestle Invitational, Buick Classic, Motorola Western Open • Los Angeles Times Player of the Year • Orange County Player of the Year • Orange County League Most Valuable Player (fourth time) • Member, United States team at the World Amateur Team Championships in Versailles, France (led team to an 11-stroke victory by shooting rounds of 71-75-67-72-285) • Golf World Man of the Year AGE 19 (1995) • Won - U.S. Amateur Championship, Newport Country Club, Newport, R.I. • Won - Stanford Invitational • Finalist for the Sullivan Award • Tied 41st - Masters Tournament (first professional major championship) with scores of 72-72-77-72-293 (only amateur to make the cut) • Withdrew from U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills because of wrist injury after five holes of the second round (shot 74 in first round) • Tied 67th - British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland, with scores of 74-71-72-78-295 • Played in Motorola Western Open on PGA TOUR and Scottish Open on PGA European Tour • Member, United States team in Walker Cup Match in Porthcawl, Wales • Tied fifth - NCAA Championship, Columbus, Ohio, with scores of 73-72-70-71-286 • Pac-10 Player of the Year • First-team All-American • Stanford's Male Freshman of the Year (all sports) Um....I would say he is one of the most gifted talent wise SPORTS PERSONS ever.

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I dont really care anymore..wake me up when he isnt playing like an average tour pro...

He's still playing well better than the "average tour pro." He's playing like a top 10 or so tour pro. It's just a shock when you expect him to be playing five ranking slots better than #2 and you find that he's sort of in the middle of a pack. But it's a pretty small pack of pros who are consistently finishing where he has been finishing lately.

From what I've seen, he is getting back, just slowly. I have little doubt that he'll regain his dominance at least once more before the inevitable decline of his career. He will probably never dominate to the degree that he once did, but that was an otherworldly situation.

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He's still playing well better than the "average tour pro." He's playing like a top 10 or so tour pro. It's just a shock when you expect him to be playing five ranking slots better than #2 and you find that he's sort of in the middle of a pack. But it's a pretty small pack of pros who are consistently finishing where he has been finishing lately.

Yeah, but i dont watch tiger woods to watch average (or even above average) tour golf. Ill watch the greater hartford open for that. I watch tiger to see him contend for wins.

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