10 Comments

1. 

   Arm Chair Doctor

   Sep 20, 2015 at 11:33 am

   Direct result of juicing all those years

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   Slimeone

   Sep 20, 2015 at 9:02 am

   Tiger is a microdiscectomy addict.

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   Steve

   Sep 19, 2015 at 9:13 am

   Who cares he is 283 in the world and sinking fast. Has a broken body and mind, he will never be the legend he was. To bad would have loved to see it. But it is over people, time to move on. There is alot of young talent, that draws no interest. But for the avid fan atleast it is golf. Golf is a niche sport and without Tiger and Phil not in contention it will shrink.

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     The dude

     Sep 19, 2015 at 7:35 pm

     Go back to the tennis court bub….Phil has been done for some time and so has Tiger…ratings are fine….and So is the sport

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       Steve

       Sep 19, 2015 at 9:14 pm

       Bub?

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         Steve

         Sep 19, 2015 at 9:43 pm

         I quess in your book 23 in the OWGR is done. Anyone outside the top twenty is done, right bub? The ratings for golf are abysmal , not my words Tim Fichems.

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       Logical

       Sep 20, 2015 at 5:40 pm

       Don’t really understand the point you’re making. “Get over it” and allow the sport to shrink? Ok….

       Obviously you’re forgetting, Jack won that 86 masters at 46. Tiger is 7 years younger.

       Tiger is the primary reason golf was as popular as it was for the last 20 years. He’s the primary reason we had so many developers built and invested in courses. He’s the primary reason the sport has seen so much corporate investment, innovation and R&D. The sport you know and love today has been so influenced by his presence within, that you should realize you owe at least some thanks to his involvement, like him as a person or not.

       As I watch courses close and read over and over how interest in the sport is dropping like a stone, I can’t help but project forward. Maybe you’re too young to realize, but this decline means in 5 years there may be fewer courses, they may be maintained poorly. There may be fewer manufacturers and less innovation and choice. As a golfer, the potentials suck.

       You don’t have to like him, but you should be smart enough to realize as a fan of playing the sport, a comeback (or even a glimmer of success) only helps the rest of us who love to play and want the sport as healthy as it was 10 years ago. Because right now, there’s no one to “move on” to. No one seems to have that same killer instinct that was so captivating to the sport.

       The current super-tour top 5 all seem like great guys to hang out with. But that doesn’t mean the world wants to watch them walk around on Sunday’s. Tiger’s intensity and dominance (and the lack of apologies for it) at the time, did make people want to watch. It was similar to watching Jordan play basketball, You didn’t have to be a basketball fan to get sucked in.

       I sure hope someone shows up with that same attitude and captivating persona soon or we’ll keep watching them pave over back 9s for more condos and tennis courts.

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4. 

   Bert

   Sep 19, 2015 at 8:48 am

   Hopefully the pain is stopped. Those with pinched nerve problems know the pain at times can be so bad you can’t walk, or even get out of bed easily, much less play golf. The bad news is I’ve never heard of the problems being totally cured with surgery. Surgery can treat one area, then problems progress to other areas. For anyone undergoing back surgery I wish them the best; normally leg pain from nerve damage will follow. Of course I’m not a doctor but so many of my friends have been down this road more than once. For me I’m still in the pain management arena.

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5. 

   Charles

   Sep 19, 2015 at 7:57 am

   Back pain is easier to cure than the double cross and chipping yips. Please Tiger, stop visiting the doctors and go back to Butch Harmon to return to number 1, a place you deserve and never should be taken from. Good luck and good rehab.

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6. 

   Lar

   Sep 18, 2015 at 10:11 pm

   Good for him. Fix it.

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