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Tiger Woods is reportedly okay after another crash. But another DUI arrest only reinforces what iPINIONS has argued for years: since his 2019 Masters miracle, he has made more news for injuries, surgeries, and crashes than for golf. That is not a late-career fight for glory. That is a legend playing on until pity starts… Read more.
Tiger Woods made the cut at The Masters last weekend. But a leg injury – this time – forced him to withdraw. Woods still got more media attention and praise than any other golfer who played. Jon Rahm won the tournament. And Phil Mickelson became the oldest runner-up in PGA history. But you’d never know… Read more.
The Masters, “a tradition unlike any other,” tees off today. And there’s nothing new about it being all about Tiger Woods – even when nobody expects him to win. I have marveled over the years that The Masters is all about Tiger even when he’s losing. But The Masters without Tiger is like the Heat… Read more.
There were nine holes left in the Masters on Sunday afternoon and it was over. Spieth had a five-stroke lead in a tournament he had owned for two years… This wasn’t a competition, it was a coronation. (Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2016) In fact, Spieth entered the homestretch (aka the back nine) on a… Read more.
Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he has undergone a successful microdiscectomy for a pinched nerve that has been hurting him for several months… The procedure was successful, but Woods will be unable to play in the Masters Tournament, instead requiring rest and rehabilitation for the next several weeks… The goal is for Tiger to resume… Read more.
Tiger knows better than anyone that he will not be able to fully redeem his professional reputation until he wins another five Majors (i.e., from among the Masters in April, U.S. Open in June, British Open in July, and PGA Championship in August). (“Tiger Won…Finally,” The iPINIONS Journal, December 5, 2011) It’s an indication of… Read more.
