"Where other players such as Ben Crenshaw and Geoff Ogilvy enjoy deconstructing the playing field, Woods has channeled his energy into taking it apart."

Jaime Diaz does a nice job analyzing Tiger's press conference from last week. He's trying to put Tiger's design career in perspective, and like a lot of us, is not entirely sure what to make of it. Of course, he quotes me about the incredible number of oceanfront holes Tiger managed to grab from the development. But I thought this was a more interesting observation from Diaz because it could very well speak to the quality of designs Woods produces:

Still, even with his injury, his career as an architect holds more unknowns than his return as a golfer. As a player Woods never has appeared particularly passionate about design. His highest praise for courses tended to be sound bites such as "It fits my eye" or "It's all right there in front of you." Those he didn't like were dismissed with the all-purpose, "It is what it is." Where other players such as Ben Crenshaw and Geoff Ogilvy enjoy deconstructing the playing field, Woods has channeled his energy into taking it apart.

Comments

[thusgone]

i wonder if there is a different way of looking at and thinking about a layout for a player, as opposed to an architect. also, if there is, how does tiger go about switching from a player's eye to an architect's.

[Mr Monte Carlo]

Do we really think he is getting $25 million design fee. Piece of the action that could be $25 mm. Any thoughts?

[Tighthead]

Thusgone - by hiring a real architect to do the work.

Signed,

Fred Couples
Nick Faldo
Greg Norman

[Bob Brancato]

He's a brand. Pure and simple.

[Raider Fan]

Who is the architect that did the routing and drew that picture? As usual the TGW empire is only telling us what they want.