truth on hold Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) not that this deserves it's own thread, but just another reason to dislike Brady Tom Brady to Join Fellow 4-Time Champ Rory McIlroy at Augusta National http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2015/03/four_score_4x_champs_tom_brady_rory_mcilroy_to_pla.html Edited March 7, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Amazing how quickly the body falls apart at 40 when you take PEDs in your 20s and 30s. Bingo. Tiger, Armstrong, Rodriguez. Funny how one stops winning after one gets caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/13023699/tiger-woods-shoots-85-memorial-worst-round-pga-tour Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Getting it together? @PGATOUR Tiger Woods birdied his last three to post an opening-round 66. He's 3 back. His round: http://bit.ly/1Nzu3pP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I hope so. I am a big fan of his, and I know a lot of his downfall is of his own doing....allegedly, but I want to see him reach the milestones that he could/should have had by now. Getting it together? @PGATOUR Tiger Woods birdied his last three to post an opening-round 66. He's 3 back. His round: http://bit.ly/1Nzu3pP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 When I saw this thread has a recent post, I thought for sure that it was going to be about this. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/07/tiger-woods-agent-denies-he-had-an-affair-with-jason-dufners-ex-wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 they say rumors aren't true until they are officially denied....looks like his agent vehemently denied it twice.... When I saw this thread has a recent post, I thought for sure that it was going to be about this.http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/07/tiger-woods-agent-denies-he-had-an-affair-with-jason-dufners-ex-wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Can't stand him. Hope, in the end, it's Spieth who breaks Nicklaus' records...not that scumbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Golf needs Tiger. He singlehandedly made it popular. lol not quite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Amanda Dufner -- nice work Tiger! That'll get him back on his game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Golf needs Tiger. He singlehandedly made it popular.I personally think he's done. I've said this before but probably not really meant it. Now I think he's just another guy in the field, deep in the field. He no longer has any kind of length advantage, and his marvelous short game has lost its touch. Sure I watched intensely when he was at the height of his powers.... Probably the most impressive performances and dominance over a long period I've ever witness in sports. But I'm finding the sport doesn't need him right now either. A fair weather viewer like me is being drawn back into it by Jordan's spieth performance. Can't wait to see how he does in the British, 3rd leg of grand slam. Hes an interesting and refreshing character in that he's not one of these stupidly long hitters like mcilroy. Johnson, and watson. Yet he's got an intensity and precision that makes him very watchable. Add those other guys into the mix and a few others and it makes for great theatre again. Edited July 2, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I personally think he's done. I've said this before but probably not really meant it. Now I think he's just another guy in the field, deep in the field. He no longer has any kind of length advantage, and his marvelous short game has lost its touch. Sure I watched intensely when he was at the height of his powers.... Probably the most impressive performances and dominance over a long period I've ever witness in sports. But I'm finding the sport doesn't need him right now either. A fair weather viewer like me is being drawn back into it by Jordan's spieth performance. Can't wait to see how he does in the British, 3rd leg of grand slam. Hes an interesting and refreshing character in that he's not one of these stupidly long hitters like mcilroy. Johnson, and watson. Yet he's got an intensity and precision that makes him very watchable. Add those other guys into the mix and a few others and it makes for great theatre again. Spieth is a great young golfer who has a complete game, but he's BORING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Spieth is a great young golfer who has a complete game, but he's BORING! Tiger isn't and wasn't exciting. Boorish, obnoxious, arrogant and a complete jackass? Yes. But exciting? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Golf is in serious decline. tiger was the guy that saved it for a while. Without him, no lay People really care about it. Jordan Spieth? These guys don't have the mystique that Tiger had when he went pro. Check out this article: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101860445 Ding! Golf is a dying sport with courses closing everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Ding! Golf is a dying sport with courses closing everyday. i think that was more real estate related, too many home condo communities built around them im seeing at least among people i know a resurgence in interest due to spieth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 And of course, he chokes in the final round, and then he brings up his "ailing hip": http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/13496119/tiger-woods-says-hip-hurt-final-round-wyndham-championship Ailing hip? I lost the fake injury pool - I had the achilles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 At next year's Masters Tiger will be 40. It's unlikely he suddenly finds himself and returns to form with all of these 20-somethings out there playing lights out. This tournament was his chance -- none of the big names played. Davis Love III won it for crying out loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 At next year's Masters Tiger will be 40. It's unlikely he suddenly finds himself and returns to form with all of these 20-somethings out there playing lights out. This tournament was his chance -- none of the big names played. Davis Love III won it for crying out loud! If you look, there were some pretty good players in the field. Baby steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 If you look, there were some pretty good players in the field. Baby steps. Meh -- very lukewarm field. No Day, Spieth, McIlroy, Rose, Kuchar, DJ, Bubba, Fowler. Brooks Koepka (#12) was the highest ranked FedExCup player in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Meh -- very lukewarm field. No Day, Spieth, McIlroy, Rose, Kuchar, DJ, Bubba, Fowler. Brooks Koepka (#12) was the highest ranked FedExCup player in the field. Snedeker, Schwartzel, Haas, Webb Simpson, and Kaymer are all darn good players who were in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Snedeker (13), Schwartzel (96), Haas (23), Webb Simpson (40), and Kaymer (139) are all darn good players who were in the field. FedEx rankings above...not exactly a murderer's row. Anyway, as the commercials used to say, "these guys are good." Just not as many of them played last weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Tiger complaints about ailments like a 80 year old grandmother. His body is old. he needs one of these Edited August 24, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clippers of Nfl Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Golf is only fun to drink with your buddies. Not to watch as a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Golf is only fun to drink with your buddies. Not to watch as a sport. Everyone can appreciate playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Everyone can appreciate playoffs. Not in golf. I have no idea whose won any Fedex Cup. But, I know whose won majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Not in golf. I have no idea whose won any Fedex Cup. But, I know whose won majors. I meant playoff holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clippers of Nfl Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Everyone can appreciate playoffs. Nope. Golf is meant to drink and joke around with your buddies. And wear stupid clothing. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Golf is only fun to drink with your buddies. Not to watch as a sport. The last two rounds of the British Open were great sports viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clippers of Nfl Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 The last two rounds of the British Open were great sports viewing. If you were drunk, then yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I meant playoff holes. Oh, got it. Yeah, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e96345e99a534b469892ade89db8ea1d/tiger-woods-has-no-timetable-healing-or-playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e96345e99a534b469892ade89db8ea1d/tiger-woods-has-no-timetable-healing-or-playing Geez, I almost feel sorry for him. He still had the greatest run by an individual male athlete we have probably ever seen. And he won a lot of golf matches, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Geez, I almost feel sorry for him. He still had the greatest run by an individual male athlete we have probably ever seen. And he won a lot of golf matches, too. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) It's just sad. When he was in the thick of his run, who would have thought his marriage and golf career would end like this. Edited December 1, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Amazing how quickly the body falls apart at age 40 when you take PEDs in your 20s and 30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Amazing how quickly the body falls apart at age 40 when you take PEDs in your 20s and 30s.I don't think it was PEDs. He was at the fore front of wanting golfers tested. I think he just over trained. I read on tournament days when be had late afternoon tee times he would lift weights and jog in the morning. Way too much on the body, especially with how hard he used to swing at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) I don't think it was PEDs. He was at the fore front of wanting golfers tested. I think he just over trained. I read on tournament days when be had late afternoon tee times he would lift weights and jog in the morning. Way too much on the body, especially with how hard he used to swing at it. i think it was at least in part PED's. but what a thing of sports beauty in his prime. watched him hit driver- 5 or 6 iron to the par 5, 570 yd , 18th hole at torrey pines http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080122/news_1s22buick.html while in his prime. routine tap in birdie. didn't even win the tourney (i think he was top 5) but even on a bad week for him he was amazing. it was almost as if the other players were shocked that they actually beat him and he was just as shocked that he didn't win. he was as dominant in his sport as anyone has ever been. but he's well and truly done. Edited December 1, 2015 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 he was as dominant in his sport as anyone has ever been. but he's well and truly done. I agree with the above but with a caveat. He'll still be capable of 'moments' going forward. He will never dominate consistently, however. You know, as well as I, that every 'bad back' feels ok once in a while. If the stars align within the next five years, I think he'd still be capable of winning another major. Jack went six years before winning his last major. Heck, Tom Watson almost won the British at 59 years of age. Right course, a 'reprieve' in terms of his physical issues, a faltering field etc. I realize it would take a lot but I could see it happening. As far as returning to a consistent top 5 player at any point....I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I agree with the above but with a caveat. He'll still be capable of 'moments' going forward. He will never dominate consistently, however. You know, as well as I, that every 'bad back' feels ok once in a while. If the stars align within the next five years, I think he'd still be capable of winning another major. Jack went six years before winning his last major. Heck, Tom Watson almost won the British at 59 years of age. Right course, a 'reprieve' in terms of his physical issues, a faltering field etc. I realize it would take a lot but I could see it happening. As far as returning to a consistent top 5 player at any point....I don't think so. Man, I doubt it. His words were actually shocking. Three back procedures now, and he's only 40 -- not to mention the knee issues. I think he knows it's over and is doing everything he can to come to grips with it -- which means saying things like, "I've had a pretty good run" and "I just want to be able to play with my kids." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 That's what happens when you take steroids... Sharp decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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