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Shiloh [Visitor] in response to: Has Tiger Woods lost his mind? Sunday fly home from PGA Championship makes one wonder

Shiloh [Visitor] — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:41:30 +0000

Dear Jack,
I have only a few words for you. Google in "The Tiger Woods Foundation".

Greg Pinelli [Visitor] in response to: Has Tiger Woods lost his mind? Sunday fly home from PGA Championship makes one wonder

Greg Pinelli [Visitor] — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 04:35:23 +0000

Riddick...We are not talking about the rules of the game...We're discussing common sense and respect for a Major Tournament and all that implies. Of course, Tiger doesn't HAVE to stay. In fact, even if a player is tied with another coming down the 18th fairway...nothing prevents him from leaving except a true golf ethic. The real problem with fans of any golfer is that they stop being credible observors or commentators on the game.
This has nothing to do with liking or not liking Woods...that premise misses the point from the beginning. Golf is NOT Notre Dame-Michigan...where Coaches and players stretch the rules at every opportunity and only feel regret when caught. Golf is nothing if not self regulating....it simply is better than other sports.
Tiger was wrong and disrespectful..period. Ivory can ride the racial pony around the block all day...and you can ride the "it's not an official rules violation" excuse until it drops....and neither will be closwer to the spirit of the game that when they started. It was low class and it would not have been done by any of the previous mentioned.

Shanks [Visitor] in response to: Has Tiger Woods lost his mind? Sunday fly home from PGA Championship makes one wonder

Shanks [Visitor] — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:51:38 +0000

Just because a few of the other golfers behave boorishly doesn't mean Tiger shouldn't work on improving his behavior. A little-known fact (reported by the great golf writer John Feinstein) is that Tiger is the most-fined player on Tour by a wide margin. Perhaps if the Tour fully accepted it's responsibility to curb this behavior, it would improve. Inconsequential fines with no publicity aren't much of a deterrent.

Jack Dandrufflake [Visitor] in response to: Has Tiger Woods lost his mind? Sunday fly home from PGA Championship makes one wonder

Jack Dandrufflake [Visitor] — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:00:42 +0000

Hey, Riddick
Thanks for your suggestion, but if I stopped watching Tiger on TV, it would deprive me of that rare pleasure of seeing his gut-wrenching losses. I will admit that I love it when he is in contention, but ultimately can't close the deal! The one positive thing about Tiger is that he has brought much-needed excitement to the game.
I have watched Jack, Arnie, Gary, Tom, Johnny, Ben and most of the other top pros for many years and I can honestly say that I have never seen any of them throw a club, spit or curse on the golf course. If they had behaved that way on national TV , it would have not have gone unnoticed and would have disappointed me immensely. The distinction is this...they all have class..Tiger does not and never will. We have come to expect this childish behavior from him and it appears that it has become acceptable to the masses. While you are certainly entitled to admire and defend him, I have chosen not to. I see him as a poor role model for today's youth. He puts wealth, winning, and success above human decency and that does not impress me. I can only hope that he soon matures a bit, and with that he will become more aware of all the young lives that his poor behavior influences. Unfortunately, it appears that his ego is so great that an exemplary manner is not likely to ever develop. I seriously hope that he will prove me wrong. But until I see a dramatic change in him, I will continue to call 'em as I see 'em.

Riddick [Visitor] in response to: Has Tiger Woods lost his mind? Sunday fly home from PGA Championship makes one wonder

Riddick [Visitor] — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:31:00 +0000

Jack; Do you honestly think all of the 149 out of 150 players are not spitting on the course? Do you think they are not cursing when they miss a putt or hit one in the trees or hazard? Perhaps the reason you see his fans or any other players fans disregarding curses, spit, club tossing, or anything else you deem against the laws of human decency is because its happening all over the course at any given time by any given player. The fact is the television is on Tiger all the time (I know how this troubles you), it troubles me when they show him eating or going to the bathroom when I could be watching someone else make a great golf shot. My suggestion to you is to stop watching the golf tournaments that Tiger plays. As a matter of fact you should seperate yourself from Tiger in all ways before you make yourself sick. Of course that would mean giving up golf all together.

Riddick [Visitor] in response to: Has Tiger Woods lost his mind? Sunday fly home from PGA Championship makes one wonder

Riddick [Visitor] — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:14:37 +0000

Greg; Actually the rules (which there are many) dictate what a player should do. Respect for self and the game is why the game is "self regulated" so often. Neither of which have anything to do with Tiger making a personal choice to leave. If he violated any rules by leaving we could all stand in line to slap his wrist, but he didn't. I don't think he should have left either, so Tiger and I just agree to disagree (just kidding). You talk about right and wrong and defense of Tiger because of his skin color, and how Ernie would have been ridiculed in similar fashion, but I don't see that as completely accurate. I don't see Ernie or any other golfer leaving a Major tournement under similar circumstances generating this much media talk or debate. I don't necessarily think its because of his skin color as much as it is because of his dominating (annoying to some) position at the top. If Tiger admittedly played drunk during a tournament or slapped golf balls while they were still moving or did any of the things John Daly does from time to time we could definitely spend all this time talking about it, but we don't with Daly. By the way I am a big John Daly fan. I am sure there is a huge list of things other golfers currently do that you don't care about or aren't aware of because Tiger hasn't done it yet. There is special treatment for all of the golf millionaires, and Tiger being the richest will probably recieve a little more. But with that treatment also comes a lot of resentment and riddicules expectations to not do what he thinks is best for him, but for him to do what you think is best for you or golf. The truth is it doesn't matter what decisions he makes about anything, you or any other person who is not a fan will find reason to knock him down, since it can't be done on the course. I felt the same way about Notre Dame when the beat up on Michigan for a few years in a row, but at least I recognized it for what it was.

Greg Pinelli [Visitor] in response to: Has Tiger Woods lost his mind? Sunday fly home from PGA Championship makes one wonder

Greg Pinelli [Visitor] — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 05:11:23 +0000

Ivory..Grow up. Respect for the game dictates what a player should do. This may come as a surprise to you but golf is the most self regulated game of personal integrity extant. It is disrespectful to the organizers, the volunteers, fans and fellow competitiors to hit the road before appropriate.
If you had even a rudimentary knowledge of golf history you'd know how many times fields have come back to players who've posted scores early in Majors. The notion that he had to prepare for the next event is lame excuse making.
You're defending Tiger not because he did the right thing...but because of his skin color. It's interesting...if this had been Ernie Els leaving I would bet that every respondent who has criticized Woods would be criticizing him. Race would have nothing to do with the issue. It only seems to be a sore point with you.
It isn't a question of violating a particular rule. It is a matter of common sense. Talk is talk....what Woods does is far more important than what he says.

Jack Dandrufflake [Visitor] in response to: Has Tiger Woods lost his mind? Sunday fly home from PGA Championship makes one wonder

Jack Dandrufflake [Visitor] — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 03:35:03 +0000

Ivory,
Just about every time that I see Tiger on TV, he does something that I consider distasteful, immature and unbecoming of a professional of any kind. He and his goon of a caddy regularly disrespect his fans and fellow pros by displays of vulgarity, rudeness and sheer disregard of anyone elses feelings. Tiger does not seem to care that he is on camera when he spits on the greens, occasionally damages them, tosses and bangs clubs on the ground, and curses consistently. (Believe it or not, the PGA does fine him occasionally for his outbursts but monetary fines are ridiculously inconsequential to him and offer no deterrence whatsoever). This type of behavior goes against the 'laws' of human decency. His fans seem to be blessed with blinders that don't allow them to see him for the phony, egotistical brat that he truly is. He needs some serious mentoring but I don't see such a colossal ego as his ever entertaining any constructive advice. I believe that he is doomed to perpetual adolescence. And that's such a shame considering his immense talent and worldwide influence. And he's probably really not even to blame...you can guess the rest.