Red, I love you brother, but you need to stop arguing the point of who the best golfer has been the last 5 years. It has been Tiger. The numbers don't lie when it comes to golf. You need to stick to the same argument I have. And that is if Tiger will ever win another major. It's still no small feat what Tiger did last year in winning 5 tournaments. ALL of these PGA tournaments are mutha fukas to win, I don't care how minor they are. Just ask world class golfer Matt Kuchar how hard it is to close out a golf tournament.
It's not only Kuch, it's everybody. Rory should have won two out of the last three tournaments he's played in. He had the lead but couldn't close out either of them. And what is he, something like #2 or #3 in the world? All of these tournaments nowadays are very tough to win. I don't care if they're WGC or regular events.
I agree Pats. I personally don't care for Tiger, but I have to give him credit where credit deserves. I think he has a very legit argument as the best athlete of our lifetime. Before everybody jumps all over me for that statement, just keep in mind that Tiger was the first athlete to reach a billion dollars in earnings while playing in a relatively unpopular sport with limited television coverage. That's quite a feat when you really think about it. What other athlete could have done that other than maybe Michael Jordan, who played in a much more popular television friendly sport.
The debate is not about who will win a major, it's about who the best player has been the last 5 years. Winning a major does not mean you are the best player, just the best that particular weekend. The fact there have been 18 different major winners over the last 20 majors is proof of that. It's obvious I am not the only who thinks Tiger has been the best the last 5 years so don't tell me to stop posting on the subject when my posts have had more weight than yours. As I said earlier, your hatred for Tiger is the only obvious thing here with you. You can't name a best player but you can emphatically say that it isn't Tiger despite the fact his stats prove he has been. Just keep on hating, it's what you do best.
VD is right. Mickelson was talking in a presser today about how much Tiger has changed the game. Phil said he won just $170,000 for first place in his first win 17 years ago. But after Tiger came in it changed the entire golfing landscape. We're talking about purses going from $170,000 to one million first place in just 10 short years. Arnie never changed the game like that. And he never produced the media frenzy and coverage that Tiger has. Along with endorsements and commercial contracts. Which has trickled down to the rest of the tour.
