James Daulton
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You guys are making a mockery of the single greatest prediction thread in the history of the innerwebs. Please take your beef elsewhere.
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John Bender
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You know Tiger is becoming obsolete when the past 2-3 pages of this thread hardly contain anything to do with Tiger.
That and the lack of Otis at all this year means the Tiger fans have conceded here, correct?
That and the lack of Otis at all this year means the Tiger fans have conceded here, correct?
John Bender
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I was just cracking wise with the Oats comment really. I didn't realize he did. The last 3 pages have been about Rory, Dustin Johnson, Montie, and an iFight.
Might as well just rename this to the Official PGA Tour thread at this rate.
Well, we could, except for this:
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He's done. He'll be competitive but he lost the fear factor. Looks like The Gold Bear might be out of the woods.
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Raider Nation
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Of course he's feeling better. He's not 14 shots back on the final day yet.So it appears that there's a chance this jobber is going to play the next major.
Still the greatest call the boards have ever seen.
Raider Nation
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Otis
Footballguy
True. Well if you take away his being the #1 golfer in the world last year before his surgery and all.
Baloney Sandwich
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TobiasFunke
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No. Primary point was that Tiger done, would be competitive but lost the fear factor. That was demonstrably wrong- nobody would ever describe the #1 golfer in the world, leading money winner and Player of the Year as being "done" or merely "competitive." Possibly being right about a secondary prediction that he wouldn't win a bunch more titles (not exactly going out on a limb given his age and injuries) wouldn't change the fact that the fundamental premise was incorrect.
Apple Jack
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Tiger/Phil/Paddy tee off on pga.com in five minutes.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
So he's fine now. Just fine. Wow quite the recovery there.
Dondante
Footballguy
My questions are these:
Did he quit because he felt the tiniest of twinges and knew he had a chance to miss a major if he continued? Was he ever hurt at all or was he just pulling the best of his most recent tricks - quitting before Sunday?
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Tiger is done - but I am not going to knock him over this. If you get a twinge in your back playing golf, it can be next to impossible to continue a round.
Tiger is getting so much stick these days, it is almost making him a sympathetic figure....
TobiasFunke
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Otis
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SaintsInDome2006
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Give credit where it's due. Finless was right. He said more than that. He called it on a number of levels. The OP and the debate that followed was about breaking the record. It was a great post, it's still a great thread to read through.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
He said four things. The first two were obviously wrong, the third is subjective, and the fourth looks like it may be right but still isn't 100% yet. Zero credit.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
I hear you. I get that I had a bit of sarcasm there, but looking at it straight up, it is a heck of a recovery in any event, no?
Taking him at his word he must be seriously hurting. In which case maybe he's doing himself no favors.
encaitar
Footballguy
Football players get hurt badly enough that they can't finish a game and come back to a much more violent and body-tolling sport a week later because of the advanced treatment methods we have now.
I'm sure he's not 100% if he was truly hurt on Sunday, but with enough pain meds and treatment after each round he should be fine. I doubt he'd be playing if it wasn't a major. Plus, if he hurts himself again I see him shutting down until next season anyway. Not a surprise that he's giving it a go this weekend.
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lod01
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Eldrick is going to need to string together 3 good rounds now to draw out his followers. 1 doesn't cut it with them anymore. He has betrayed them time and time again with his consistent failures over the weekend play. They have been conditioned to disregard his one good round per tourney. They are tired of being made fools of by this low end ham and egger.
Strong start so far. Tied for 63rd.
The only thing left now is to guess the fake injury that he comes up with to withdraw from the tournament....if he even makes the cut.
lod01
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Padding his stats on courses he knows like the back of his hand. Now he can't even do that.
lod01
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He quit because he was getting his ### kicked all over the course by just about everyone left in the field.
matuski
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3 strokes ahead of John Daly.
zoonation
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Tiger had a really good year in 2013. Still didn't contend in any major but winning 5 times is rarely done on the tour and he deserved player of the year. But that is one good year in six since the prediction was made. I have no doubt that his numerous injuries have contributed to his rapid decline, but facts are facts.
The guy went from being a God at the '08 US Open to AmbienGate to a complete mortal. Yeah, he had a great year last year. But if you look at his body of work since the prediction was made, "competitve" would be a generous label in my view. There were years where that is overstating his performance dramatically. He's played 20 Majors without really contending (having a chance to win on the back nine coming home). The fear factor is a distant memory.
All the apologists can really say is he had a very good year in 2013. Which he did. But the evidence, on the whole, suggests that the prediction made in 2009 was shockingly accurate.
The guy went from being a God at the '08 US Open to AmbienGate to a complete mortal. Yeah, he had a great year last year. But if you look at his body of work since the prediction was made, "competitve" would be a generous label in my view. There were years where that is overstating his performance dramatically. He's played 20 Majors without really contending (having a chance to win on the back nine coming home). The fear factor is a distant memory.
All the apologists can really say is he had a very good year in 2013. Which he did. But the evidence, on the whole, suggests that the prediction made in 2009 was shockingly accurate.
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TobiasFunke
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Dunno, not a mind-reader. Doesn't really matter. He was the best golfer in the world by far for at least one season post-prediction. So he wasn't close to done, and he was way more than simply competitive. Wrong and wrong. Terrible prediction.
zoonation
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zoonation
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Watching the Tiger group at work right now. I'm not puting anything into his performance right now. He is so obviously rusty and out of game shape that being critical of his golf right now is a waste of time. He looks just awful. Missing fairways by 60 yards. chips coming up 20 ft short. Putts never even starting on line. He is just lost out there. He won't make the cut.
Edit to add: snap hook with a 3 wood into the hazard on 10 tee. Yikes.
Edit to add: snap hook with a 3 wood into the hazard on 10 tee. Yikes.
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Phil Elliott
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Wouldn't it make sense for Tiger to dial it back a little bit and focus on mechanics and less stress on his back? Seems he only has two speeds - all out or injured.
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TheIronSheik
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I've said it before, but don't be surprised when Thursday is his best round at a Major.
ETA - Oops. Forget what day it was.
ETA - Oops. Forget what day it was.
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Phil Elliott
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Tiger's swing looks just awful today - especially after he makes contact. Looks like the back is really bothering him.
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Ghost Rider
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: if you've never had back problems, you just don't understand. Even if he is completely pain-free, there is always that thought in the back of your head that the wrong movement this way or that way could totally result in major pain again, and that kind of thinking takes time to get over. The more time that passes without pain, the less you worry about it, but given that he just had that serious pain last week, there is simply no way that thought isn't in his head every time he takes a swing.
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Jules Winnfield
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grateful zed
Footballguy
finless is done, his posting career is not over, but his fear factor is. he will never catch shiney's post count.
