Kev-Tiger What the...

How can the guy sit around for a couple of months and saunter on to the course and blow everyone away? What about a little rust?
I dont get it at all...

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by pgardn

What about a little rust?

It's called practice.....and lot's of it.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by pgardn

How can the guy sit around for a couple of months and saunter on to the course and blow everyone away? What about a little rust?
I dont get it at all...

This is his favorite course in all the world.If this was at Riviera,he wouldn't be leading.He has never won the L.A. Open.I don't know if he will even play it anymore.Next week will be a decent test,too.If he is dominant in Dubai,then it's gunna be a huge year.Usually doesn't dominate there.He can win it,but it's not his favorite course,and he detests the 18th hole there.

[timmgirvan]

...literally toying with these guys!

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Now,how are they gunna change this track for the U.S. Open? Higher rough,but what else?

[timmgirvan]

Tiger will have to wear weighted gloves or play in heels to make it even

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Now,how are they gunna change this track for the U.S. Open? Higher rough,but what else?

Smaller greens.
Shave em to glass.

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

It's called practice.....and lot's of it.

He has not been in competition for a while though.
He has always said he hates practice range players who consistently hit great shots. He says you gotta play. Scuds must be right about the course.

[MinnSkinny]

Guys, we are fortunate to be watching what promises to be the greatest year of the greatest player the game has ever seen. He spent the better part of four months working on his game, his body, and his future. At 32, there will be great years ahead, but he is in the prime of his cycle (like a 5yo), and this may be the one................all four majors fit his game (coincedence??), and as a new father, husband, etc., etc., this may just be the year. Just sit back and enjoy the movie..................

[GPK]

Originally Posted by pgardn

How can the guy sit around for a couple of months and saunter on to the course and blow everyone away? What about a little rust?
I dont get it at all...

Yeah....he ain't been doing much sitting around.


It is just incredible how much better he is than everyone else....favorite course or not. The average Joe has NO IDEA how good your AVERAGE PGA Tour player is. The fact that he is heads and shoulders above the best players in the world....it is just hard for me to fathom. I have seen and played with alot of very very good players in my life....there are just no words to describe him.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

There are 2 tracks where this guy is waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy better than the rest.One is Torrey Pines,and the other is Firestone(American Express top 30,or whatever that boring thing is called.)The difference between him n' the rest of the world is incredible on those 2 courses.

Buick 2008...1st(-19)
Buick 2007...1st(-15)
Buick 2006...1st(-10)
Buick 2005...1st(-16)

There is a reason he avoids Hawaii,and Palm Springs(and waits to start in San Diego.)It's not just by chance.It doesn't tell ya as much as ya think.Dubai will tell ya where he is at(it's not his favorite,but he has won there.)He goes for the 5 or 10 mil from the sheiks(not because he likes the course.)That's why I say wait to see if he dominates there.If he does,then it could be a record breaking year.See ,that Stenson guy is warming up with a 65 in Qatar today(to come 2nd place.)I think he prefers Dubai,and he only had 2 bogeys in 72 holes this week.I think he already beat Tiger in Dubai.So,that's what I'm saying.It's a good test for Tiger.Last year in Dubai(after shooting -15 at San Diego)

1 STENSON Henrik SWE -19
2 ELS Ernie RSA -18
3 FASTH Niclas SWE -17
3 WOODS Tiger USA -17

The year before,Tiger got a gift from ELS,and he won the Dubai Desert classic in a playoff.It's not a gimmee for him.

[whodey17]

What gets me about golf, bowling, and tennis is that the crowd has to be quiet so that the player can concentrate. Well what is the difference between getting ready to hit a golf shot or a serve and getting ready to pitch a ball, hit a ball, shoot a free throw or call out a play in football. All require great concentration. So why can't a crowd get all loud and start heckling a golfer when he/she is standing over a putt?

[The Bid]

Performance enhancing drugs

Maybe hes blood doping?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by whodey17

What gets me about golf, bowling, and tennis is that the crowd has to be quiet so that the player can concentrate. Well what is the difference between getting ready to hit a golf shot or a serve and getting ready to pitch a ball, hit a ball, shoot a free throw or call out a play in football. All require great concentration. So why can't a crowd get all loud and start heckling a golfer when he/she is standing over a putt?

The three you mentioned are traditionally individual sports.We accept loudness against a team,but not as much against one person(except that a- hole BONDS.)

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

The three you mentioned are traditionally individual sports.We accept loudness against a team,but not as much against one person(except that a- hole BONDS.)

Gotcha. I have never played golf or tennis so I really do not understand the sports.

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Now,how are they gunna change this track for the U.S. Open? Higher rough,but what else?

They are changing one of the par 5's to a 4 as well as speeding up the greens from a 10 on the meter to a 13 for open.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by whodey17

What gets me about golf, bowling, and tennis is that the crowd has to be quiet so that the player can concentrate. Well what is the difference between getting ready to hit a golf shot or a serve and getting ready to pitch a ball, hit a ball, shoot a free throw or call out a play in football. All require great concentration. So why can't a crowd get all loud and start heckling a golfer when he/she is standing over a putt?

In the above, there can be noise, but you want a consistent sound though. Nothing like playing a hole along a heavy populated road and anticipating what may come

"FORE!!!!"
"Fore? Did anybody hear something?"
- Hudson Hawk.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

They are changing one of the par 5's to a 4 as well as speeding up the greens from a 10 on the meter to a 13 for open.

The 13th? Lengthen to 615 yds. Additional 75 yds I believe and a different angle from the tee box. Only predicting additional 100 yds total from this past weekend to the Open.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by whodey17

What gets me about golf, bowling, and tennis is that the crowd has to be quiet so that the player can concentrate. Well what is the difference between getting ready to hit a golf shot or a serve and getting ready to pitch a ball, hit a ball, shoot a free throw or call out a play in football. All require great concentration. So why can't a crowd get all loud and start heckling a golfer when he/she is standing over a putt?

Home team fans in basketball should be quiet when the opponent is shooting a free throw. Then make a startling noise as the shooter just about ready to shoot.

[Heels1989]

The Par 5 13th is also going to be stretched out to over 600 yards. The carry, over the canyon is 250 yards plus. Yesterday, they showed an ariel of the new tee box. Visually, very intimadating.

Torrey will be a totally different course this summer, but I like this Tiger guy's chances alot.