Posted on 06/18/2015 11:42:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Maybe there was a time you figured the artist formerly known as Tiger Woods had earned his own demise, that he had this coming to him all along. Maybe you thought he deserved to suffer on the golf course after the scandal, and after he spent his dynastic years wearing that invisible Do Not Disturb sign while keeping you, the sports fan, as far away as possible on the less fortunate side of the ropes.
Maybe you were a blind believer in karma, entrenched enough in the what-goes-around, comes-around crowd to enjoy watching Woods devolve into the worst kind of a muni-course hacker.
But even the most passionate haters can't find satisfaction in this anymore. Like him or not, Tiger Woods stands among the greatest athletes this country has ever produced. Who really wants to see him keep getting humiliated like he was Thursday at Chambers Bay, where the tattered remains of his indomitable aura were pancaked by the freight trains rumbling across the banks of Puget Sound?
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Tiger Woods is my favourite golfer, I am a huge fan, this is all blown out of proportion.
Tiger will win more Majors will win more PGA events and I believe he will win 1 of the last 2 Majors of 2015, The British Open or the PGA.
And if he does not, no problem, he has lots of years left I believe (baring Jesus return that could be anyday, or health issues)
Phil finished + 10 lots of good golfers struggled, Tiger will figure it out.
On the political front, Tiger has never endorsed a candidate for office, he has never endorsed Obama, NO HE HAS NOT!
Tiger has had hit pieces done on him over the years, by black journalists/black media, saying he is not black enough for them etc
In 2008 he was asked at a golf presser if he liked Obama, he said yes I do, and added I like McCain also, went on to say he respects anybody that throws their hat oyr rheir, I would not want to do it.
He was pressured to endorse Obama and refused, he finally agreed under pressure to say a few words at Obama`s big party after he won, he spoke for about 5 minutes and only mentioned his love for the military that he got from his father, he never mentioned the name Obama in his 5 minutes.
The next day there was several hit pieces on him for not even mentioning Obama`s name, I know because I have done many searches, he would not have my support if he had done otherwise.
Yes he went golfing with Obama I think twice, I overlook that, Phil Mickelson gave Obama a golf lesson.
If Tiger started speaking like Al Sharpton or commenting on Ferguson or things of that nature from the wrong side, I would drop him like a rock, but Tiger is A political and I root big time for him.
I became a fan of Tiger only after the way he was continually beaten up by the golf press and this was years before the fire hydrant.
When Tiger plays I live and doe with him around the course just like the fans you see on tv following him, he got wonderful support as always again even this week, I watched Tiger on Directv featured group Thursday and Friday and they went on and on about the support he continues to get.
The guy walking the course with Tiger for Fox/DTV was Buster/Buddy someone, he said they liked Ricky they respected Lou but no mistaking this was Tiger`s crowd., so reports of some people laughing at Tiger, those are just the people that have always hated him for various reasons. The golf press has never really been that big on Tiger.
For those that are trying to say that Tiger is like Al Sharpton or like Obama, totally untrue, yes he golfed with him I believe on 2 occasions, thats it.
I don't see not supporting Obama as a major accomplishment. I know many people that don't support him.
Assuming you are a sports fan of a pro team in your city? When you root for them you do realize probably that most of them are not serving God/Christ (I wish they were)
Tiger was not on steroids, you have nothing to base that on whatsoever
you got something against rich people?
Ditto.
These obnoxious oafs detract from the prestige of the game. They do not consider that there are other players on adjacent holes who may be disturbed by their stupid misbehavior.
PED use by a golfer helps stamina and power.
And if found by PGA to be using the, the golfer and anyone such as a coach or caddie who knew a player was using them would all face sanctions.
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