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You know what? I wouldn't that at all. He's done enough for the game, let someone carry the torch if they'd like.

Yes, the last injury plagued 6 months has degraded his legacy. Makes perfect sense if you apply no sense to the thought at all. At least, it's not like any other golfer/athlete has returned to competition from chronic back injury.

Very good point, however, age plays an important role in being able to display that "iron man" ability. Couple the aged body with the severity of a back injury, and the desire to still wanna have a golfing career, I think it's pretty clear how exercising caution by pulling out is more prudent than staying in the tourney This is a very popular point amongst some people, but just as he has shown no history of faking injuries, he also has no history of lacking respect and integrity for the game of golf. Does his personal shortcomings necessarily mean he can't be trusted again? No. I find it easy to overlook his personal shortcomings because...(I'll let personal things remain personal). The man I am now, and the man I was then are 2 different individuals. People who want to change, change. Sorry if any of this is off topic for the thread.

I can't seem to understand the angle from those who think he might be faking . He didn't withdraw when he stunk up the joint with an 82, but he just couldn't bare the shame of being +2? He had his best short game day of the year today, but he probably just withdrew because that lone double bogey must have seal his fate for making the cut, right? You would think the guy actually had a history of faking injuries, instead he has a history of playing in spite of them.

Show off, I have 14 inches of snow outside my work window.

It's pretty terrible. Too much commentary too

Haney is funny to say the least.

Truer words were never spoken

+100000

I watched the whole thing and he looked very jovial through the press conference. He seemed very optimistic on the state of his game as well, I'm definitely excited to watch him.

This tournament is at the bottom of lists tournaments to watch, but I'll be watching because of Tiger and Phil. I would really like a big year from those two.

I doubt that matters to him.

The FBI thing could have easily been a mix up as @Golfingdad alluded to. Steve Sands reported that same day that the PGA's head of security, a former FBI agent, will be heading the investigation from the PGA's standpoint. I won't be surprised if he mixed that up as an FBI investigation. I don't care for speculation, so I'll wait till I get more information rather than make silly, judgmental, asinine, premature comments. Folks love scandal, and they'll seek it wherever. I'm glad he made it out alive and somewhat safe.

This sucks. Glad he's working out though, good to get that body in good shape and improve his HOF career. Hope he wins multiple events this year.

Excellent post, David. I too use to be a loyal GN customer, and not until last month did I realize they took away my rewards. I have also noticed increasingly more courses are offering tee times on their sites at the same price GN does, I would imagine that drives down business for GN. I have started booking directly from courses that offer such pricing.

This may sound weird, but I actually prefer the coverage of this course to Kapalua.

Walker struggled to close the deal at ATT Pro-am at Pebble Beach last year as well. He definitely feels the nerve. It's interesting how these guys go on automatic mode all through the 14th-15th hole, and then the nerves just set in around the 16th hole. The nerves are one of the reasons I love this game. Pros feel it, amateurs feel it. They have a million reasons to be nervous, I have $20 on the line. Same thing.

Let's give Tim Clark a little pat on the back too, he did it under 3.5 hours as well.

Very well said, again.

To the people who care? Yes Tiger fans? Yes To those who don't care? No. Tiger haters? No, it doesn't matter because (Insert blah blah blah)

Agreed. He'll probably play 5 events (Waste management, Farmers, Honda, Doral, Bay Hill) to get his game into gear before Augusta. It'll be nice if he wins one though Ditto. The swings looked really nice. Let's not forget that he lost 5 strokes around that 13th green alone in 2 days, all after he had initially landed the ball on the green. If he gets that short game in order, he'll do very well

Nice, I was thinking he would debut at Humana because Phoenix and Farmers were back to back. Guess I'll have to wait one more week to see him.

No. His script was a counter to the age old argument of "All these new age soft players got intimidated by Tiger, and it would never have happened in the good ol days of Hogan, Snead, Arnie, Jack...etc" There are numerous posts that have addressed the possibility of lower ranked players winning/better players separating themselves angle. This isn't one of them, I'm not even sure how it can be legitimately made into one.

Very well said.

If my current form is any indicator, I'll hit a nice 3 wood into the fairway, Hit a nice 6 or 7i further down the fairway Miss the wedge left or long, struggle for par or easy bogey. Next...