When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Tim Rosaforte suggested on Golf Channel's excellent post game coverage last week from Atlanta (amazing what they can do when not ensconced in Orlando or the basement of Augusta Country Club) that Tiger needs to get in those "reps" at Pawtucket. Or in golf's case, Las Vegas.
And now he puts it in writing for Golf World Monday: Tiger needs to play, and both for his game and image, needs to turn up in some unfamiliar places better known as the Fall Finish.
Tigerista's will also not want to miss Jaime Diaz and Bill Fields talking to Sam Weinman about the state of Tiger's game.
Tim Finchem and the networks now have a good idea where they stand with Tiger, so let the big ne-gosh begin.
Meanwhile, it was an ugly PGA for Tiger Woods and for one last time (until November), the scribes write up his saga.
I have a feeling Golf's Biggest Break-ups has met its match as GolfDigest.com brings you their favorite Tigerisms. Considering his lousy start in the PGA (+5 through 13), you may hear some of these if he stops for a post round scrum. My even-odds favorites for today:
Featured on Golf Channel's excellent PGA Pre-game show: Stevie (You like, you really, really like me) Williams yammering away to Phil Mickelson, who was merely trying to get in a little pre-PGA practice and to ponder the suggestions of his new mental coach (Tim Rosaforte reports), only to have the mad Kiwi bagman blabbering on about Lord knows what.That would be the super-looper with his back to us, and the super-agent facing WSB Atlanta Zach Klein's camera. Klein Tweeted the image from Atlanta Athletic Club Tuesday.
I wonder what they are saying?
**Naturally, I host a caption contest and the comment thread decides not to work!
I've submitted a ticket to Squarespace, thanks for your patience.
After sleeping on his post round WGC Bridgestone comments, former Tiger looper Steve Williams tells Robert Lusetich that he was a "bit over the top" and that he had "a lot of anger" and "it all came out."
There was also this pledge which ought to last about two days:
“I said what I said but I’m not going to say any more about Tiger,” he said.
Well, until the book, right?
Cameron Morfit thinks Stevie has already said enough. And while I think he gives Williams a little too much credit, the point is sound: the Williams rage over his firing for "disloyalty" speaks to a sadder story: Tiger hasn't changed a bit.
He's saying Woods is unchanged, and after all the swing changes, portfolio damage, apologies and promises to become a better man, that's the biggest disappointment of all.
This seems like a good place to admit I don't know Woods, I never have, and I probably never will. Behind closed doors he might have changed. But it doesn't look like it from here, and not from where Williams sits, either.
It seems the watchmaker, which had already scaled back Tiger's endorsement presence, has severed all ties, reports Business Insider's Leah Goldman. Thanks to reader Rick for catching this.Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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