The Competition Thins as the Plot Thickens
So, enough has already been said about Tiger’s truly amazing U.S. Open extra-innings victory over Rocco Mediate. But here’s the thing: it was amazing, but it wasn’t that hard to believe…yet.
A broken freaking leg? Are you kidding me?
So I guess the PGA Tour is going to be pretty boring for the rest of the year. Even with Tiger in the field, it would be pretty hard to match the emotion of the Open, but now that Tiger’s season is over, I can’t even imagine caring much about what happens in the other events for the rest of the season. I love golf. But the thing for me is, I don’t much care to watch it, unless Tiger’s on the course. I am a Furyk fan, and an Ernie fan. It would be nice to see either of those guys get back up on top. But without the drama that accompanies history’s greatest golfer (maybe history’s toughest athlete) from tee to green, without that sense of anticipation in wondering what astounding feat of will and skill will be on display this weekend, golf on TV loses much of its savor.
It’s a great day for the other players who want a shot at a Tour win; but for me, I’ll likely be getting my golf news from the headlines and clubhouse conversations for the rest of the year.
June 19th, 2008 at 7:30 am
I was just saying the same thing yesterday about how I won’t be very interested in watching golf much for the rest of the year. The FedEx cup has just lost a lot of its interest, as have the Ryder cup and the last two majors. I’ll still tune in on Saturday and Sunday afternoons just to see who’s doing well, but I won’t sit and watch a whole tourney, likely. Not without Tiger in there.
Let’s also take a moment to cringe on Tiger’s behalf about just how painful his US Open victory really must have been. Not only playing with the recent surgery, not even only with the dual stress fractures in his left tibia, but also with a torn ACL, which I hear is ridiculously painful. Tiger’s swing puts so much torque on his left leg to generate power, it’s amazing he could even walk after one hole, much less 91 holes. The guy is a marvel.