You beat me to it...Tied for 6th is NOT “just short”...
After the tournament, I saw an interview with Woods...I did NOT see any interviews with Kisner, Rose, Schauffele, McIlroy, Pepperell or Chappell....
Tiger = Ratings.
That’s just the way it is.
Welcome to sports media. Look at auto racing and all the time wasted on Danica Patrick. It's what they do - promote their agenda.
Yeah, he ruins golf for me. So sick of the obsession with him
I remember attending tournaments in 97 et seq. He really attracted a lower quality of “fan” They acted mostly unprofessionally, with the screaming etc not considered standard of the gentlemanly/womanly fan.
I was glad when he was out of golf and will glad when it’s permanent.
When Eldrick briefly took the lead today the media were slobbering all over themselves.
So damn glad he didn’t win!
You beat me to it...Tied for 6th is NOT “just short”...
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Considering that he held the lead in the middle of his round, I’d say the title is appropriate.
When one has won 14 Majors and literally carries the sport in terms of ratings , crowds and dollars, they will get the bulk of the attention. I would guess Rory got a lot of coverage in Great Britain, for some of the same reasons.
There was a lengthy interview with Rose. I doubt the others were really wanting to talk.
I think it’s fair to say Tiger was “Just short”. He was LEADING The tournament standing on the 11th tee on the last day.. and, finished 1 stroke out of 2nd place... only 3 behind the leader. That’s certainly not “FAR off”.
A couple of very small mistakes, with severe penalty ruined Tiger’s chances. But, overall... he played VERY well.