Tiger not gooone?
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@mariner4life and pulling off 'miracle' shots.
I've always been a fan, and would love to see him back to his best, but the thing is, even if he gets back to his best, will that be good enough against the likes of DJ, Scott, McIlroy, Day, Speith et al when they are at their best?
Some seriously good golfers about at the moment.
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I voted wins a major, as I'm ever the optimist and it'd be fucking cool if he did grab one more, but most likely outcome is ends in injury. His body has been through hell.
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I think he is mentally done and this makes it easier to quit due to injury. He is chasing answers hence the turn over in swing coaches. There is a lot of thinking but not much to back it up. Remember Tiger from day one never had anyone his equal mentally and golf, more than most sports, is mental. His winning consistently feed his mental fortitude and now that he is not winning where does he draw his confidence. The new breed hit it as far and accurate and mentally are tougher. Tiger does not have the putting game he used to and can't drive the ball consistently. Not rooting for his demise but I would be very surprised to see him win again.
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Seems a longshot Tiger wins another tournament at the moment, I guess he will keep fighting though.
Since 2010, he has pulled out of seven tournaments, four of them because of back issues. In his first 322 starts as a professional, Woods had four withdrawals. Over the past 19? Five. His consistent pursuit of success when speaking in public is not at all consistent with a player in such visible decline.
The explanation that the 41-year-old had suffered back spasms from Thursday evening should probably be taken at face value. Nonetheless, a glance at Woods during his first round of 77 hinted at wider troubles. He cut a forlorn, dejected figure. His movement was not smooth. Technically, the 14-times major winner was woefully inconsistent.
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oddly, when I was playing and practicing golf regularly, I found I had less back stiffness and pain, I had a stronger core, more flexible.
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Tiger is one shot off the lead going into the final round of the PGA tournament this week.
Would be nice to see him win it.
He is favourite to win on Betfair.
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So apparently Tiger is now 'favourite' for the Master.
I expect his 'favourite' tag is such as he is back playing and not chopping it, they expect an influx of $$$ on him more so than expect him to actually win...surely?
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@taniwharugby said in Tiger not gooone?:
So apparently Tiger is now 'favourite' for the Master.
I expect his 'favourite' tag is such as he is back playing and not chopping it, they expect an influx of $$$ on him more so than expect him to actually win...surely?
It is amazing that he is even in the conversation. He has a chance but his gradual improvement and health will be more important