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maroonmania

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and I find myself normally in that camp, this blog reporter agrees:

"When I think about fan favorite Tiger Woods, I think of a guy who plays 18 holes with a perpetual look of disgust. I think of a golfer whose incessant contempt for the fans that love him goes seemingly unnoticed. I think of a robotic golf machine that gives bland post-round interviews and is boring."

That is sort of the part I don't like about Tiger's game. I get a little tired of the slamming of the golf club into the ground, looking back at the gallery, like maybe somebody said something, or letting an expletive fly every time he hits a less than perfect shot. Maybe a guy HAS to be that intense to be THAT good, but it still gets a little old.
 
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Dawgfan61

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how many times did he get pissed today even when he made a bogey? I'll go out on a limb and say ZERO. Lots of the young "INTENSE" competitors like Tiger who never seem happy on the golf course could use a public relations makeover from a gentleman such as Tom Watson.
 
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maroonmania said:
and I find myself normally in that camp, this blog reporter agrees:

"When I think about fan favorite Tiger Woods, I think of a guy who plays 18 holes with a perpetual look of disgust. I think of a golfer whose incessant contempt for the fans that love him goes seemingly unnoticed. I think of a robotic golf machine that gives bland post-round interviews and is boring."

That is sort of the part I don't like about Tiger's game. I get a little tired of the slamming of the golf club into the ground, looking back at the gallery, like maybe somebody said something, or letting an expletive fly every time he hits a less than perfect shot. Maybe a guy HAS to be that intense to be THAT good, but it still gets a little old.
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Walk a mile in those shoes and tell me just how magnanimous and you would be.

I love how people like to throw stones at other people when they have absolutely no idea what it would be like to live their life and have a camera click going off every time they even wiped their nose. No matter how "great" he is (and that has been debated on here to the ad nauseam much like Stansbury) he is in the super celebrity category and probably can't even go down the street to buy a loaf of bread without being accosted by the ordinary man and paparazzi.

Watson never endured that sort of celebrity status simply because the media wasn't such a hell hound as it is now, not because he wasn't and isn't still a master of the game.

Why don't you all just enjoy the fact that Watson is showing ALL the young crowd what it means to be a classy (sorry) master of the golf game and let the rest go.

Really.....
 
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Being from Kansas City, Watson (who lives in KC) is similar to George Brett in that he cannot do anything in KC without getting accosted by fans. And he talks to each and every one of them like he has known them for years and has a general interest in them personally. I know that its on a much smaller scale, but he is very gracious. I used to be a Tiger fan, but after the last couple years of watching him ***** and moan about some pretty inconsequential stuff in the grand scheme of things, I've lost alot for him. It might suck to be harassed by fans, but it comes with the territory. He has one in a billion talent, and I think he owes maybe just a tad of graciousness to fans. I wouldn't want my kid to watch Tiger because I would rip him a new ******* if he acted like him.
 
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1. tiger is actually known for being pretty nice to fans off the course. and to be honest he's really only mean to the people we all hate when we watch it. i remember tiger took a swing on thursday of the masters and from 400 yd away gets the "get in the hole!" as a golf fan that disgusts me. imagine hearing it hole after hole after hole. everytime you screw up some a-hole follows you all the way for 18 holes reminding you. i'd imagine it'd be a lot easier being tom watson right now than tiger woods. don't get me wrong, i have nothing but respect for tom watson and i am really excited for him, but i think even he knows he wants none of that. 2. i always find it hilarious that crotchety people who have very little to do with golf like to make tiger out to be this awful person when all the players like him, and love what he's done for the game. they'd rather ignore how many golf courses have been built since he came on the scene, how many more kids are involved in the beautiful game just so they can accuse him of being improper. 3. its just not in his personality to be chatty and mega gracious all the time, its better than being holier than thou. you'll notice he kinda holes up in florida and he's happy that way. and you know, if you think about it, he doesn't owe his fans anything (did they win any majors for him?) but he is nice to them when the arena is right. 4. no one says anything about football, basketball or baseball players being ungracious in the same breath they do tiger. but for the most part they are really pretty insufferable once they get to the professional level. in my experience at least.
 
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mstatefanatic

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In Kansas City, George Brett probably would have a tougher time doing stuff in KC than Tiger would. And he's still more gracious.
 
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sjk46

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Watson's comment was badly worded and needlessly caustic.
Wouldn't it have had a better tone if he had said something like "I never play Tiger Woods so I really don't think about him."
The comment as he made it, it seems to me, opens up a little window into the real Tom Watson - and my opinion of him has plummeted.
Seems the Golf Gods came back to bite him, didn't they.
 
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They were doing a tribute to Watson basically saying he is in a gentleman and always conducts his self well on the golf course, unlike many on the tour today.(something like that) Then they showed Tiger slamming a club to the ground. I almost fell out of my chair laughing.
 
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I have to hand it to Tiger. He is focused and wants to win even if it is the Chin-Chang Cup or some stupid little prep tune-up tornamnet. I have walked and followed him on several rounds at PGA events, and the static air around him is insane and everyone can feel it, hence the large galleries. But let's give props to this man for something different. I think he stays away from the media outside of golf for one reason. He don't want to be asked questions about diversity, leader of black golfers, etc... all the time. If you stay a somewhat recluse away from the course, you can keep all the media attention on the rounds you are currently playing and not on black issues which he has been villified for not standing up stronger. Why should he? He is 50% Asian, 25% African, 12.5% Native American, and 12.5% Dutch. Yet everyone wants to talk about how he is the first black golfer and needs to stand more on black rights. Uhhh..no he does not. He can pick and choose what he wants to stand for and give a careless about what others think. I for one am tired of everyone wanting racial opinions from everybody. Thank God Tiger keeps his mouth shut and does what he does: play golf. If I want to hear racial comments all the time and how everything is screwed against blacks, I will listen to Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson!
 
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[b said:
Wethydrant[/b]]He don't want to be asked questions about diversity, leader of black golfers, etc... all the time. If you stay a somewhat recluse away from the course, you can keep all the media attention on the rounds you are currently playing and not on black issues which he has been villified for not standing up stronger. Why should he? He is 50% Asian, 25% African, 12.5% Native American, and 12.5% Dutch. Yet everyone wants to talk about how he is the first black golfer and needs to stand more on black rights.
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He is half Caucasian and half Kenyan...
 
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