Tiger Has the Yips!

[Phil McGleno]

I'm convinced, and if you aren't too, then you're insane!

Tiger didn't make a single putt over 15'! He had a disastrous finish at the Barclays, and he was closer to the cut line than the leaders after two days!

His putting has never looked worse! He should go back to, uhhh, me as his teacher. Clearly Hank Haney has completely botched Tiger's putting stroke. Not to mention every other part of his game. He's barely won five times this year, missed a cut in a major and didn't win any of the others, and is only clinging to a tiny lead in the FedExCup playoffs and the OWGR!

Oh, and having a family has screwed him up too. And that Tigerade he drinks, it's garbage, it makes his hands shake and gives him the yips!

[/sarcasm]

[TN94z]

I don't think so. This was the first time they have played this course. Everyone had problems with their putting. I think he was just misreading the greens. I mean the putts were breaking like crazy! 2 or 3 breaks in most of the putts!

[Leftygolfer]

He's barely won five times.....Come on. He is a streaky putter. Always has been.

See what we think after next year.

[topspin4hand]

uh oh ... you should've put the "[sarcasm]" in the thread title. People are going to race to this thread!

**since we're on the Barclays, it's still amazing to me how consistently Tiger places in the top 10. That's almost as impressive as his wins imo.

[Elsfan]

I agree he was having trouble reading the greens on a course he was unfamiliar with. He is the most studied player in the game and he doesn't miss that put on almost all the other courses he plays. As for him returning to you butch, I look no farther than the terrible job you did with my boy Ernie. Ernie yesterday credited his recent success with his return to his old swing. All you did was mess him up for a couple of years.

[DavidFehertysBike]

That birdie putt that tiger had on 18 was misread several times, if i remember. Stricker had almost the same putt and missed it the same way that tiger did.

[mellojoe]

I'd still trade games with him...

[iWALK18]

  Phil McGlenno said:

he was closer to the cut line than the leaders after two days!

HAHAHA, Best "Stat" ever!

[microcrayfish]

  Elsfan said:

I agree he was having trouble reading the greens on a course he was unfamiliar with. He is the most studied player in the game and he doesn't miss that put on almost all the other courses he plays. As for him returning to you butch, I look no farther than the terrible job you did with my boy Ernie. Ernie yesterday credited his recent success with his return to his old swing. All you did was mess him up for a couple of years.

Ernie seemed pretty happy with the OP's work yesterday when he was interviewed after his round. If I recall correctly he credited Butch for getting him back on track.

[x-forged]

Tiger is a flash in the pan.

[Bluenoser67]

  Phil McGlenno said:

Tiger didn't make a single putt over 15'! He had a disastrous finish at the Barclays, and he was closer to the cut line than the leaders after two days!

The yips in putting usually impact the 3 to 5 foot range not the 15' range. His stroke also looked good nothing jerky or broken in it. Not like a Billy Mayfair or even a Steve Marino looking putt.

[TheLauncher]

I think Tiger's putter may be bent. Either 10º upright, or to about 10º loft.

This is all I can figure.



EDIT: /sarcasm

[Fat Slice]

When I saw his putt on 18, I thought....hmm...not as much follow-through as usual for Tiger. But then IIRC looked like he missed high (left), so. We all get to miss some of the time. Tiger's stat was that he makes 90% of putts from that distance. 90% isn't 99.99% - he misses 1 out of 10. That was the 1. Poor timing, but he would have come in 2nd anyway...

[MSDOGS1976]

Tiger is pretty much done. Doomed to have the same putting woes as Arnold Palmer as he aged. Look for him to try out a belly putter next week.

[erikpmort]

I still love u tiger you'll be ok :)

[mcfc_nick]

  Fat Slice said:

When I saw his putt on 18, I thought....hmm...not as much follow-through as usual for Tiger. But then IIRC looked like he missed high (left), so. We all get to miss some of the time. Tiger's stat was that he makes 90% of putts from that distance. 90% isn't 99.99% - he misses 1 out of 10. That was the 1. Poor timing, but he would have come in 2nd anyway...

why would he have come 2nd anyway?

[pherg]

Must be that dodgy putter of his. Time to come back to the original and best. Ping-me-up baby.

[iacas]

At least the later posters seem to have read the sarcasm that was there (and stated outright). Thanks for restoring a little of my faith in mankind.