Tiger Woods

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Tiger is not exactly a person who is hard to read.One thing I know is that this guy is way too self-centered to enjoy any team golf like Ryder Cup.I have had more experience than I wished with individuals like this.When they are mixing their talents with other people's talents (for a common result,) they feel like they are at the dentist."When can I go home?" It's usually an uncomfortable experience for them,because they are usually struggling with the fact that they have given up "control." See they hate to be wrong,or make mistakes.Now,factor in the fact that they can't control how well their fellow team members are playing.This is why Tiger doesn't look like he is having any fun during the Ryder Cup.All these players know he doesn't really want to be there sharing a result with them.So,you begin the Ryder Cup every 2 years with this little fake situation going on.What it results in is zero team chemistry.They would be better off if he was injured before the Ryder Cup,and couldn't play(the chemistry would be much better.)It's not like he plays that well at those matches anyways.

Oh I'm not saying for a minute that there isn't a ton of ego involved, but it ain't all Tiger. In fact, next years Captain is one of the biggest jerks out there. The difference is that because of logistics, the Euro's are a team for 2 years and the US team is a team for that week. The Euro's travel together on the tour, their wives are friends, their kids go to school together. So when they have to play together as a team, it's a walk in the park. Oh by the way European team, you have to play against 12 players from the U.S. that don't really know each other and are going to be thrust into perhaps the most pressure packed event in all of sports. I'll be waiting on Sunday with the champagne. It's that simple.