Tiger Woods - living legend

[Napster]

Definition of a legend (and this is written before his Matchplay win):

From Hugh Mcillvanney

After Tiger Woods surged to his seventh tournament victory in eight starts by completing the final nine holes in 31 strokes at the Dubai Desert Classic last weekend, most reports contrasted his dazzling performance with the familiar torture suffered by Ernie Els as yet another challenge imploded into ignominy.

But the most interesting line in the stories concerned the awe-inspiring fact that the gap between Woods at the top of the world rankings and Phil Mickelson at No 2 was wider than that between Mickelson and the golfer in 1,000th place. Surely it is no longer legitimate to wonder who is the greatest player in the history of golf.

 

[canveyshrimper]

No doubt Woods is a legend, if he ever surpasses the record of I think 18 majors by Jack Nicklaus then he should be considered the best ever.

IMO Woods is one of the most mentally strong sports people I have ever seen, and I think many players are beaten before they reach the tee with him.

While I recognise that golf is essentially a "one man" sport it is strange that Woods is crap when it comes to Ryder Cup time, long may that continue.:)

 

[Benfleet A1]

Woods is a typical american golfer in as much that he cannot play Link courses. Take him away from the inch thick grass that yanks call rough and stick him on a Western Scotland course with real rough and he falls apart.

Remember him at the British Open a few years ago? Moaned about photo's being taken because he was having a bad day in the rough.

Having a bad day Tiger? asked one paying member of the public

Yes I ****ing am was the reply.

Yeah, these real golf courses are a b**tard aren't they, was fired back.