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Will Tiger play at the Mercedes?


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  1. 1. Will Tiger play at the Mercedes? Does he owe it to the TOUR to play?

    • Yes, he'll play
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    • No, he'll stay home
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    • Yes, he owes it to the TOUR as its biggest star
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    • No, he doesn't owe them anything - the ol' independent contractor excuse
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I don't think he would have been there regardless, but I'm now cutting Tiger more slack. I just read on ESPN that he and his wife are expecting their first child this summer and he wants to spend time with their family.

I can see a new thread here... how will fatherhood impact Tiger?

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id looking forward more to seeing David Duval making a resurgance in form this year-Tiger Woods talk is frankly boring-we all know how good he is.

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I'm not sure why any of us actually thought Tiger playing in the Mercedes was a possibility. I didn't figure we would see him until the Buick in late January.

I put The Mercedes Championship pretty close to The Tour Championship. Any player eligible to play in the event should play because it's a special type of field. I didn't expect Tiger or Phil to play, but they should.

Oh well, someone other than the two can get off to a great start in 2007! I'm watching regardless.
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I'm not sure why any of us actually thought Tiger playing in the Mercedes was a possibility. I didn't figure we would see him until the Buick in late January.

With the new kid, ESPN said that we might not even see him at the Buick

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i can undertand TW not playing until the Buick, but Phil not making an appearance at the Mercedes next week is not good, from Phil's point of view.

i read that Phil has a few domestic problems-illegitimate children, alcoholism and a chronic gambling addiction-go to the Golf Blog for this-is just staying away from the tour to work out a smoke screen for something more serious happening in his life i wonder?

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