Tiger's a Dad

You really think it affected his focus? C'mon man... if it did I bet he wouldn't have been able to grind away par save after par save.

I have to agree with Iacas. I don't think he's saying that the birth of his daughter didn't play a role on his mental state, but we shouldn't look at it as an excuse as to why he lost. So what would the reactions be if he would've won? That he played harder FOR his daughter? We could have easily used his father's death as an excuse to poor playing. Instead we say it gave him more of a reason why he won the British less than two months after. The point is, everyone has situations going on within their life. Why is the birth of Tiger's daughter be the reason he lost? Why don't we find out what significant event played the role to push Cabrera to win his first Open?

I meant that no one in the forum knows for sure. How can you be so confident this didn't affect his play? From your past postings, I know you rely heavily on facts and statistics. Your statement hear seems to assume you know the inner workings of Tiger's brain.

If I remember correctly, Tiger didn't make the cut in the U.S. Open last year, the first tournament he competed in since his fathers death. I'm not here to say that Tiger didn't win because of his daughters impending birth, hell he hit 17/18 greens the day before it. What I am saying is that Sunday, when found out the Elin was about to pop, his focus probably swayed. He bladed that pitch shot on number #3 then left his next chip 15' short. I can't remember the last time I saw Tiger blade a shot around the green. He was obviously focused on his last 3 holes, nailing the big par saves and hitting a beautiful shot from a tough lie on 18 to leave himself a chance, but there were moments in his day that the classic "Tiger" focus was not evident.

Come on iacas, how can you say for sure that Tiger didn't know his wife was about to deliver? Did you speak with him about this topic or see a report from someone who did? Birth doesn't always happen quickly. Elin could have been feeling contractions up to 36 hours before the actual delivery. There could have been a problem with the pregnancy that required the doctors to induce or schedule a C-Section. Both of these procedures are scheduled days or weeks in advance except in the case of an emergency.

Yes, I know he didn't make the cut his first tourny back...but are you telling me that 2 months is enough to mourn the loss of his father? And they never had an exact time when Sam would be born, so what was the reason for his exceptional play on Saturday? If he would've dropped many of those close putts, he would've easily shot a low 60. Did he hit 17 fairways and GIR's because he decided "NOW, is not the time to worry about Elin and Sam?" My point is, why not congratulate Cabrera for a great win instead of conjuring up reasons why Tiger lost?

Actually, to me his demeanor looked an awful lot like it was on Sunday at Augusta. Was he expecting a child then? He was in total focus, in grind mode. Perhaps his demeanor wasn't the fist pumping style like some past majors because things weren't going his way.