PGA Tour Golf Drives Forward As Tiger Woods Fades from Spotlight

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Published: July 21, 2010

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Just days after Louis Oosthiuzen routed the entire British Open field, headlines continued to focus on Tiger Woods' inability to make a putt, the substantial decrease in TV ratings, and the boredom that defined this year's Open Championship.

Is this an alternate reality?

I thought sports were about honoring athletes who display their exceptional abilities under the most intense and difficult of conditions.

Whether skiing down a mountain at 80mph or hitting a 95mph fastball, the pure grit and pursuit of becoming a champion is all the same.

But when looking at this major championship, it seemed like the overwhelming majority couldn't help but pick apart everything that was not happening—such as Tiger Woods, or some other well-known golfer, gaining momentum—instead of paying homage to the spectacular show this surprise South African was putting on for us.

This is not about putting down Tiger Woods.

While the world's No.1 ranked player continues to struggle through personal issues, as well as those visible on the golf course, let him recuperate how he will.

What I can't seem to figure out is whether we are hopeful for Tiger's recovery or addicted to his agony?

At last week's Open Championship, while Tiger Woods was three-putting, missing greens, and shouting profanity like a child who just dropped his ice cream, players across the spectrum were persevering in the face of the adverse obstacles at St. Andrews.

But the fact that Woods has previously displayed his potential to hit a 350-yard drive or stick it to within inches of a tightly placed pin or even go on a streak of birdies generates an absorbing level of suspense that doesn't exist for any other golfer.

It's that intrigue and mystery that makes the camera addicted to Woods.

But simultaneously, when Tiger is not in the running to win, like at the British Open, a me...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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