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Tiger Woods (5 Viewers)

zoonation said:
dparker713 said:
Guy has been in contention on the weekend the last 3 majors. He's playing pretty impressive golf at this point.
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Describing Tiger as "in contention" on the weekend at the US Open is quite generous of you.
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He opened up the 3rd round with a birdie to put him 2 over and 3 back of Phil. He faded quickly on the day, but he was certainly in contention at that point.

 
flapgreen said:
Time for Tiger to fall apart.
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He's not falling apart. He's put it back together. He's not wowing yet with his shots onto the green, but his general form is back.

I'm not saying he'll win, but I'm saying he'll be in the general vicinity of winning all day tomorrow. Which is really all he needs. It's like if you hang out at a bar surrounded by supermodels long enough, eventually you'll score one.

 
With a victory well within reach, Woods not only has a great chance to win his first major if half a decade, but he has a chance to get that "He has never won a major when not leading going into Sunday" monkey off his back.

 
The trouble with all this is that the Tiger haters win no matter what.

If he loses tomorrow, he's still finished because he can't close out a major. Even if he's still #1 in the world after tomorrow (and I bet he will be). But if he wins? Well, that's just one major, and he didn't win by ten strokes, so he's still nothing like his old self, and so Finless was right.

 
Otis said:
The trouble with all this is that the Tiger haters win no matter what.

If he loses tomorrow, he's still finished because he can't close out a major. Even if he's still #1 in the world after tomorrow (and I bet he will be). But if he wins? Well, that's just one major, and he didn't win by ten strokes, so he's still nothing like his old self, and so Finless was right.
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That's quite a strawman you just built up there. :lmao:

 
Ghost Rider said:
Otis said:
The trouble with all this is that the Tiger haters win no matter what.

If he loses tomorrow, he's still finished because he can't close out a major. Even if he's still #1 in the world after tomorrow (and I bet he will be). But if he wins? Well, that's just one major, and he didn't win by ten strokes, so he's still nothing like his old self, and so Finless was right.
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That's quite a strawman you just built up there. :lmao:
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Covered all the bases, IMO.

 
What I find most interesting about this version of Tiger is that he's good, really good at times, but makes horrible shots about as frequently as the other guys at the top of the leaderboard. It's a much more level playing field now that he's merely great and not superhuman. That cuts both ways -- it's great if you like suspense and having no idea who will win until late on Sunday. But those days where you're sitting there slack-jawed as he annihilates the field are over, and it's unlikely we'll see dominance like that again in our lifetimes.

 
McGarnicle said:
What I find most interesting about this version of Tiger is that he's good, really good at times, but makes horrible shots about as frequently as the other guys at the top of the leaderboard. It's a much more level playing field now that he's merely great and not superhuman. That cuts both ways -- it's great if you like suspense and having no idea who will win until late on Sunday. But those days where you're sitting there slack-jawed as he annihilates the field are over, and it's unlikely we'll see dominance like that again in our lifetimes.
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The bolded is arguably what makes him most impressive. He has been shanking drives into the thick rough all year, and frequently making awful shots that would bury a round for anyone else. And yet come the weekend he's still usually in the thick of things, and he's still the best player in the world.

I think this week we've seen the most consistent version of the new Tiger yet. The awful shots have been few and far between (18 was a good example, but it's hard to think of too many others today), and he's putting well. He's dangerous tomorrow.

 
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.

 
Raider Nation said:
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.
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I bet neither of the two guys in that final pairing ends up finishing in the top three. The tourney will be over before they reach the 18th green.

 
I find myself rooting for tiger the first three rounds and then rooting against him on the final day. Makes it more interesting to at least have him in contention.

Interesting:

@Deadspin: Reminder: Tiger Woods has never, ever, ever won a major coming from behind after 54 holes. http://t.co/1svKzxbigJ

 
Otis said:
McGarnicle said:
Otis said:
Raider Nation said:
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.
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I bet neither of the two guys in that final pairing ends up finishing in the top three. The tourney will be over before they reach the 18th green.
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I got $50 says you're wrong about that. Pow!!!!And I don't even gamble!!!
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Done.
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how does one collect from bets with alaii?

 
grateful zed said:
Otis said:
McGarnicle said:
Otis said:
Raider Nation said:
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.
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I bet neither of the two guys in that final pairing ends up finishing in the top three. The tourney will be over before they reach the 18th green.
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I got $50 says you're wrong about that. Pow!!!!And I don't even gamble!!!
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Done.
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how does one collect from bets with alaii?
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I'm not an expert on such things, but it seems on the face of it that I've got odds up the wazoo (mathematical term) to win this thing. Time will tell. As for me being an alias, wrong chief, and Otis, should I lose, please pm your Paypal address or preferred method of payment promptly upon the conclusion of tomorrow's round, so that I can send your winnings immediately. I'll expect the same if I win. TIA. :virtualhandshake:

 
McGarnicle said:
grateful zed said:
Otis said:
McGarnicle said:
Otis said:
Raider Nation said:
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.
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I bet neither of the two guys in that final pairing ends up finishing in the top three. The tourney will be over before they reach the 18th green.
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I got $50 says you're wrong about that. Pow!!!!And I don't even gamble!!!
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Done.
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how does one collect from bets with alaii?
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I'm not an expert on such things, but it seems on the face of it that I've got odds up the wazoo (mathematical term) to win this thing. Time will tell. As for me being an alias, wrong chief, and Otis, should I lose, please pm your Paypal address or preferred method of payment promptly upon the conclusion of tomorrow's round, so that I can send your winnings immediately. I'll expect the same if I win. TIA.:virtualhandshake:
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he prefers to be paid in bitcoins

 
Fennis said:
McGarnicle said:
grateful zed said:
Otis said:
McGarnicle said:
Otis said:
Raider Nation said:
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.
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I bet neither of the two guys in that final pairing ends up finishing in the top three. The tourney will be over before they reach the 18th green.
Click to expand...
I got $50 says you're wrong about that. Pow!!!!And I don't even gamble!!!
Click to expand...
Done.
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how does one collect from bets with alaii?
Click to expand...
I'm not an expert on such things, but it seems on the face of it that I've got odds up the wazoo (mathematical term) to win this thing. Time will tell. As for me being an alias, wrong chief, and Otis, should I lose, please pm your Paypal address or preferred method of payment promptly upon the conclusion of tomorrow's round, so that I can send your winnings immediately. I'll expect the same if I win. TIA.:virtualhandshake:
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he prefers to be paid in bitcoins
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that's still better than Monopoly money and Otis likes people to pay in coins,
 
Otis said:
Raider Nation said:
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.
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I bet neither of the two guys in that final pairing ends up finishing in the top three. The tourney will be over before they reach the 18th green.
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:goodposting:

Though it looks like Westwood is about to finish T3 with a couple others, so I guess technically I lose the bet that he wouldn't finish "in the top 3."

 
Otis said:
Otis said:
Raider Nation said:
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.
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I bet neither of the two guys in that final pairing ends up finishing in the top three. The tourney will be over before they reach the 18th green.
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:goodposting:

Though it looks like Westwood is about to finish T3 with a couple others, so I guess technically I lose the bet that he wouldn't finish "in the top 3."
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That is how I understood it as well.Man, that was close. Definitely held my breath on those last two holes.

 
McGarnicle said:
Otis said:
Otis said:
Raider Nation said:
Tiger has never won a major when he wasn't in the final pairing on Sunday. He'll tee off two shots and one group behind Lee Westwood Sunday.
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I bet neither of the two guys in that final pairing ends up finishing in the top three. The tourney will be over before they reach the 18th green.
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:goodposting:

Though it looks like Westwood is about to finish T3 with a couple others, so I guess technically I lose the bet that he wouldn't finish "in the top 3."
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That is how I understood it as well.Man, that was close. Definitely held my breath on those last two holes.
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Yeah. A dumb bet in retrospect because I should have realized that "top 3," especially in a tournament like this one, can mean 5 or 6 or more golfers.

GG.

 
With a T6 finish, does Tiger remain the #1 golfer in the world?

Immediately behind him

#2 Rory (lol)

#3 Rose (way back)

#4 Scott (finished T3, can't be enough to catch Tiger)

#5 Phil

Tiger has a good point lead on all these guys. Gotta think he remains world #1.

 
Otis said:
With a T6 finish, does Tiger remain the #1 golfer in the world?

Immediately behind him

#2 Rory (lol)

#3 Rose (way back)

#4 Scott (finished T3, can't be enough to catch Tiger)

#5 Phil

Tiger has a good point lead on all these guys. Gotta think he remains world #1.
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Meh, who cares. It's all about winning majors, not the ham and egger tourneys.

 
All comes down to the PGA Championship :popcorn:

Other than a flat day today, Tiger is playing good golf. Should be interesting.

 
lod01 said:
Otis said:
With a T6 finish, does Tiger remain the #1 golfer in the world?

Immediately behind him

#2 Rory (lol)

#3 Rose (way back)

#4 Scott (finished T3, can't be enough to catch Tiger)

#5 Phil

Tiger has a good point lead on all these guys. Gotta think he remains world #1.
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Meh, who cares. It's all about winning majors, not the ham and egger tourneys.
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#1 in the world does not equal "finished," "done," or anything in that category. So it matters for purposes of this silly thread.

 
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