Tiger Woods Master Catch-All Discussion

[colin007]

4 hours ago, nevets88 said:

He's got hands on a club. Small steps... 

 

 

 

Playin' with my heart...

[nevets88]

Woods is HOF eligible if you count his wins in only one of these four states:

 

 

[Gunther]

1 hour ago, nevets88 said:

Woods is HOF eligible if you count his wins in only one of these four states:

 

 

Illinois?  Don't recall him winning many Chicago Opens.  Ohio I could see between Firestone and the Memorial.  

[nevets88]

1 hour ago, Gunther said:

Illinois?  Don't recall him winning many Chicago Opens.  Ohio I could see between Firestone and the Memorial.  

Medinah - 2 majors, PGA

Cog Hill - regular event, 3 wins

Those are the ones I can recall, not sure if there are more.

[saevel25]

A few good stories from David Feherty on Tiger from a Golf.com Interview, 

http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/david-feherty-reflects-his-life-golf-he-heads-nbc?simple=1

 

[jbishop15]

5 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

A few good stories from David Faherty on Tiger from a Golf.com Interview, 

http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/david-feherty-reflects-his-life-golf-he-heads-nbc?simple=1

 

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Bob watches him hit a couple of shots, then whispers something in his ear. The guy reacts with this confused look, and Bob walks away. I asked Bob what tip he gave. "I told him to never tie his shoes in a revolving door." Ah, great moments in sport.

Not Tiger related, but holy shit, that is really funny

[Bill926]

I read a recent interview with Tiger's caddie, who says he had offers from other players.  You would think if Tiger has no timetable to return, he would let him work with someone else.  Maybe that's a good sign.

If he returns this year or next or ever, I was thinking the only majors he'll be eligible for is the Masters and Open Championship because of the lifetime exemption.  Would be interesting to see if would go thru he US Open qualifying if he had to.

[newtogolf]

I'd be shocked if Tiger wasn't compensating Joe well while he healed or offered him the opportunity to carry the bag for other golfers.  If I remember correctly, Tiger okayed Stevie to do some caddying while he was out of golf for a while. 

[nevets88]

Here's 

32 minutes ago, Bill926 said:

I read a recent interview with Tiger's caddie, who says he had offers from other players.  You would think if Tiger has no timetable to return, he would let him work with someone else.  Maybe that's a good sign.

If he returns this year or next or ever, I was thinking the only majors he'll be eligible for is the Masters and Open Championship because of the lifetime exemption.  Would be interesting to see if would go thru he US Open qualifying if he had to.

Here's a recent ESPN interview

[tmac20]

1 hour ago, Bill926 said:

I read a recent interview with Tiger's caddie, who says he had offers from other players.  You would think if Tiger has no timetable to return, he would let him work with someone else.  Maybe that's a good sign.

If he returns this year or next or ever, I was thinking the only majors he'll be eligible for is the Masters and Open Championship because of the lifetime exemption.  Would be interesting to see if would go thru he US Open qualifying if he had to.

He'll be eligible for the US Open until 2019 since he won in 2008, and the PGA Championship, the Masters, and the British Open until he retires. 

[nevets88]

Reminiscing...

[iacas]

4 hours ago, Bill926 said:

I read a recent interview with Tiger's caddie, who says he had offers from other players.  You would think if Tiger has no timetable to return, he would let him work with someone else.  Maybe that's a good sign.

If he returns this year or next or ever, I was thinking the only majors he'll be eligible for is the Masters and Open Championship because of the lifetime exemption.  Would be interesting to see if would go thru he US Open qualifying if he had to.

Tiger is not even hitting chip shots right now.

[turtleback]

17 minutes ago, iacas said:

Tiger is not even hitting chip shots right now.

Yeah, I hope I am wrong, but I think he is done.

[Bill926]

On 2/12/2016 at 9:15 AM, tmac20 said:

He'll be eligible for the US Open until 2019 since he won in 2008, and the PGA Championship, the Masters, and the British Open until he retires. 

cool.  I was thinking the US Open and the PGA were 5 years.

[ppine]

Tiger is a driven man. He has always been a well-conditioned athlete, but his swing style has always been very aggressive and hard on his body. He rushes to get back on the course and hits more shots than most people.  He needs some Moe Norman in his swing if he is going to continue to compete at a high level, and less high C in his swing.

Not enough people realize that he has plenty of mental problems to contend with. After being a brilliant amateur and collegiate champion, he stepped right into the spot light and was a great pro, with a wonderful family.  Then the life on the road took over and he gave in to his demons. I don't think his addiction to prostitutes, etc is something he will ever really be able to live down.  His private life is very public and he really messes up his ability to play golf. There is some doubt where before there was nothing but confidence.

[colin007]

1 hour ago, ppine said:

Tiger is a driven man. He has always been a well-conditioned athlete, but his swing style has always been very aggressive and hard on his body. He rushes to get back on the course and hits more shots than most people.  He needs some Moe Norman in his swing if he is going to continue to compete at a high level, and less high C in his swing.

Not enough people realize that he has plenty of mental problems to contend with. After being a brilliant amateur and collegiate champion, he stepped right into the spot light and was a great pro, with a wonderful family.  Then the life on the road took over and he gave in to his demons. I don't think his addiction to prostitutes, etc is something he will ever really be able to live down.  His private life is very public and he really messes up his ability to play golf. There is some doubt where before there was nothing but confidence.

 

To your first point, he really just needs to swing like he does on the range. He absolutely stripes the ball on the range, and doesn't really gain much distance swinging all out like he seems to want to do when the tournament rounds start.

Second point, I think the real turning point in his career was when YE Yang beat him head to head at that PGA championship in 2009.

[k-troop]

On 2/12/2016 at 0:49 PM, iacas said:

Tiger is not even hitting chip shots right now.

Masters is six weeks away and not even chipping?  Pretty safe to say he's not returning for the Masters, then.  (This may have been discussed already...I've been AWOL from the forum quite a bit and don't have TV anymore!)

[iacas]

1 minute ago, k-troop said:

Masters is six weeks away and not even chipping?  Pretty safe to say he's not returning for the Masters, then.  (This may have been discussed already...I've been AWOL from the forum quite a bit and don't have TV anymore!)

I don't think he's returning this year. Not during the majors.