Despite the inherent desire to dislike him - riches beyond contemplation, one of the most recognisable faces on the planet, being his own 'brand', charitable foundations, talent, incredible athleticism, married to a Swedish underwear model!! - I like and admire Tiger Woods like no other sportsman. I will even forgive him from keeping me up last night as I watched him stroll to victory in his first tournament of 2008 - by a mere 8 shots. He was so confident with his game that he began to hit experimental shots on the back nine holes. He was simply superb.
He is still only 30. A professional for a mere 11 years he has now amassed 62 PGA tour victories - putting him level with the great Arnold Palmer. He now has only Ben Hogan (64), Jack Nicklaus (73) and Sam Snead (84) to beat.
He only plays between 14-16 tournaments a year. Last year he won 43% of all tournaments he entered; in 2006 it was 56%. He has simply dominated the sport in the last decade.
To put that achievement into context, for Roger Federer to win a tournament he has to beat 7 of the elite tennis players in the world. In winning the Buick Invitational (he has won it four years in a row), Woods had to beat a field of 155 competitors. That's the size of the field in every tournament he plays - and he wins every other time he plays.
I'm not a betting man - but what odds on him winning the Grand Slam this year?
He's not a machine - he's better than that!
He is still only 30. A professional for a mere 11 years he has now amassed 62 PGA tour victories - putting him level with the great Arnold Palmer. He now has only Ben Hogan (64), Jack Nicklaus (73) and Sam Snead (84) to beat.
He only plays between 14-16 tournaments a year. Last year he won 43% of all tournaments he entered; in 2006 it was 56%. He has simply dominated the sport in the last decade.
To put that achievement into context, for Roger Federer to win a tournament he has to beat 7 of the elite tennis players in the world. In winning the Buick Invitational (he has won it four years in a row), Woods had to beat a field of 155 competitors. That's the size of the field in every tournament he plays - and he wins every other time he plays.
I'm not a betting man - but what odds on him winning the Grand Slam this year?
He's not a machine - he's better than that!
3 comments:
Hi BaBlu,
Please tell me you haven't disappeared into the Ether and that you are just really, really busy!!
Okay - so he hits little white balls in holes? AND?
Let's keep some perspective here.
I'm not sure how it works in golf, but isn't it more like heats with a cutoff score and everyone with that score gets to go to the next round? sorry if I've got that wrong.
Is it not more exhilarating to watch a sport where you only have one chance to get to the next round? Like tennis?
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