The other weekend marked the tenth time, the infamous Tiger Woods, missed a PGA Tour cut for a tournament. Whatever happened to this golden boy of golf? How did Tiger fall so hard. Well, a person could make a case for his downfall being the pressure of being on top, in a professional sport. They would not be too far off .Remember there is always someone who is on top. That is a sad fact of everything in this world, there is always a top rung on any ladder. Tiger, was the worlds #1 ranked golfer for over ten years, I believe.
Others, could make a case about his infidelity issues. Tiger, had the "Dream girl" for a wife. This woman, was the nanny to the King of Sweden's children. She was a trophy wife, without being the trophy wife. She is extremely beautiful, very well educated, and until he started having sex with women, who a friend of mine says, "Looks like Mrs. Piggy." The beauty he called wife, was no more.
So, as you see, those two things are undoubtedly great cases for his issues, but if you want my opinion, and I hope you do because I will give it anyways, but what I think his fall from grace has been; is the loss of his father those few years ago. Now, speaking form a son's perspective, and one whose father is now sixty years old; when the time comes for me to deal with that loss, there will be a hole so big; the wind will whistle.
Will Tiger ever regain his edge; I don't know. I hope so, because he is one hell of a shot maker. The sheer talent of that guy; blows my mind. Nike sure got their money's worth, when they bought him for a hundred million.
I recall, a shot he made at the Master's tournament maybe, eight years ago. Now, this was in his hey, day. The time when all he had to do to win was-- show up. I mean, he would show up to play; even if he were ten strokes in the lead. Come Sunday, he had his trademark bright red, Sunday Tiger Woods; I am here to win by a hundred strokes shirt.
What happened was this, Tiger was in the rough right next to the green; possibly in the bunker, I am unsure. Like I said, this was the Master's, and this course, is a course that eats people up; without thought. He was looking at a downhill, with a touch of left to right slope. It was very late in the afternoon, so the hole was in the shade of a monster tree. Tiger had said in an interview, that he was aiming for a spot right next to a specific shadow, so he could just gently run the ball up tight to the hole. What he actually did was, he hit the ball perfect. It was as if the ball found the only groove that went straight into the cup
I really hope Tiger gets his act together, because if he does; then people will get to see something that has only been done one other time. And that is win eighteen major tournaments, and then finally, his nineteenth, to break the tie. If those things come to fruition, then he will sit atop the best there ever was, or will be.
Whatever he is going to do, he had better do it quick. Tiger has roughly, fifteen, maybe twenty years of play left in him, and with only four majors a year; not to mention, the field of competitors are no longer scared of him. He definitely has lofty goal ahead of him, but I think if he buckles down; he will be just fine. So, keep an eye on him. I think he will rise from the ashes to become the champion we all know he can be.
