Tiger...what's up?

Every time I think I am back to posting regularly I end up falling behind again and not coming around. So while I say I am back....I do mean it but sometimes stuff happens.


Tiger Woods....

What were you thinking?

When I first saw the report on Friday that he had been in an accident I was surprised and concerned about his well being. But later we found out that the idiot reporters had made a mole hill into a mountain. The accident wasn't that bad and he was fine.

Since then the story has taken a few different swings and personally I couldn't care about them at all. If he was unfaithful...oh well for his wife. If he lied and she smacked him around...oh well for him.

I don't care and neither should anyone else. What Tiger and his family are dealing with is their business and no one elses. This country (and world I am sure) is so screwed up. People are so concerned with other people and gossip about other people's lives more than live their own. I try really hard not to get caught up in it too much. I don't care who married who in Hollywood or what athlete is cheating on his wife or dating someone new this week. But some people do.

To those people...get a freaking life. If Tiger is having doubts in his marriage (or if Elin is now having the doubts) it isn't your business. Let them get through it without having to explain it to you. The amazing thing about all this crap is that there are actually news stories coming out saying that they know nothing new. Great...thanks for the info.

Tiger....get your life in order and get back to golf if you want.

Tiger is Back!

I know, we are down to the final four in the Men's college basketball championship and I will get to that later this week but for right now, this Monday, the day after the Arnold Palmer tournament, I am going to focus on golf.

Tiger Woods was amazing yesterday! He started the day 5 back of Sean O'Hair for the lead and I don't that catching him was the amazing part because O'Hair shot a 73 and left the door wide open but did you see the way Tiger did it? It was vintage Tiger. He knew when it was go time and he went.

The putt on 16 from 25 feet to tie and then the 20 footer on 18 to win with everyone watching including O'Hair himself. Arnie was there and the pressure was on and Tiger hit it exactly where he had to and with the exact pace that he needed to and it fell right in the center of the cup.

I mean, don't forget fans, that was ALL the pressure at one time on one guy. He could have easily gotten incredibly nervous and missed it short by a foot. No, that putt was perfect. I have always struggled to say Tiger was the best ever because I wasn't alive to watch the guys from back in the day but yesterday, that was something that the best ever could and would do. I know beating Sean O'Hair in a non-major event doesn't count for a whole lot but think about the entirety of the situation and then maybe just maybe you will entertain the idea.

Don't forget that was only his second or third stroke play event after major knee surgery. I am obviously a huge Tiger fan but I don't think you had to be a fan to be impressed yesterday. Tiger's main goal of coming back when he did was to ready himself for the major's, well yesterday he definitely proved he was ready and I would be willing to bet that Augusta will be Tiger's domain again this year!

Tiger's Back!

I am not a huge golf fan. I watch a few of the majors when they are coming to an end on Sunday afternoon. But I don't think I have ever watched a tournament on Thursday or Friday before the cut.

Because for the most part those days don't matter. Sure a guy could win wire to wire and I am sure it happens but in golf you can come from a few strokes down on Sunday and win. So why watch all the other rounds?

This weekends event, the Accenture Match Play Championship, is different. Match play pits player vs player with the guy winning the most holes moving on. Which makes the entire tournament a little more appealing to television crowds.

This particular championship is set up like the NCAA Tourney coming up in March. You get 64 players split into 4 groups with the 1 seed playing the 16 seed and so on. The scoring structure is easy to understand and the suspense carries from the first match through the last match. Unlike the traditional structure where a guy who owns a 5 stroke lead on Thursday could lose by 10 strokes on Sunday. So I am looking forward to it.


Oh and Tiger Woods is returning this week to play and he is the #1 seed going into the tournament. And because of this, because of Tiger returning, I will watch at least a little bit every day.

NBC is excited to have Tiger back as well. They have been running ads all weekend for this weeks tournament (from Awful Announcing). I guess they are counting on big ratings.

The tournament starts on Wednesday and the final is set for Sunday afternoon. I hope Tiger is on every day. It is the only way most people are going to care.

Can he return after 8 months off and dominate?

Will he be even more dominant after fixing his knee problems? - Jay Mariotti thinks so

Is his game ready for a grueling structure like this one?

These questions will begin to be answered on Wednesday when Tiger faces off against the #64 seed Brandon Jones of Australia.