Tiger: "Is it concerning? No."
Yes it's been five years and Steve DiMeglio shares some disconcerting numbers about Tiger's weekends in the majors, but I still think the overanalysis will be a tad excessive in the coming weeks. Most will disagree. 
But for now, here's Tiger's assessment of his 2013 in majors. From DiMeglio's USA Today story:
"Is it concerning?" a dejected Woods said when asked about not winning a major in more than five years. "No. I've been there in half of them. So that's about right. If you are going to be in there three-quarters or half of them with a chance to win on the back nine, you have just got to get it done.
"I was right there and certainly had a chance to win the Masters and the British this year. The other two, I just didn't hit it good enough. Just the way it goes."
For the year, he broke 70 once in 16 rounds of majors and hasn't broken 70 in 16 consecutive weekend rounds in majors. Putting woes have been his major nemesis in the last two rounds of majors for some time. This week, however, he fought his swing, saying his takeaway was a fraction off.
The firm of Lerner, Chamblee, Nobilo and Montgomerie broke down Tiger's week on Live From.
Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 09:52 PM
Reader Comments (35)
We're talking the Bush Administration!
That's not concerning?
He isn't one the biggest BS'ers in the history of sports for no reason.
Montgomery pointed out that he had actually played terribly, yet he never admits to it. It's like that would be like the Pope admitting papal fallacy.
The cocktail waitresses and hatcheck girls miss The Toothless House Cat, too.
ADG: of course it's concerning, but I'm not surprised he wouldn't admit it. Hard for him to state the real truth: I'm feeling the pressure and I want these too much so I play like I am constipated. Csn you imagine what the media would do then? No win situation.
Well, there will always be types like Sari. Blind acolytes, they worship the Puddy Tat and believe he's just this close to running off a string of major victories and eclipsing the Golden Bear.
One gets what one gives.
FYI I am neither an Eldrick fan nor an Eldrick hater.
And btw these weaknesses exist in regular PGA Tour events, it's not a major vs not a major thing.
I don't know if he'll win 19 or not.
I do know this: there is a reason more and more people say they don't like Tiger around places like this, and at the course or just out in casual conversations we have - and it's not because everyone is a "hater."
Something that Tiger has working against him now that he didn't have a number of years ago, is so many people actively hoping and cheering for him to not break Jack's record.
And Before you start catagorizing me and my view of TW, I'd suggest you do a little research, if you know how to.
Your little attempt at a comebacker just capitalizes why you should stop while you are so far behind.
phew was formerly known as sir real.
That said...Tiger's whole approach is not producing the results he wants (catching up and passing Jack). As noted above, his wins come on his own cherry picked courses. Wake me when he enters a fall series event on the deadline and wins on a course he saw for the first time on Monday...now THAT would be news to me.
In other words...get your butt out there on TOUR some more Tiger. Try to embrace change. And maybe go with a face balanced mallet type putter...or blade...or whatever. A new look for an oldish problem never hurt anyone.
What does that mean?
I'd love to see that for the entertainment value alone.
True, but I'm not one of those people you're referring to.
For once he admitted making poor shots. That's a long way from the denial years when he kept saying he played well when he patently didn't, and only the most courageous writers timidly suggested that his analysis might be faulty. Yes, he grows up more slowly than most, but he's an athlete, and they are about their values, which are win or lose, not -- in this climate -- how you play the game. Some get to that at the end of theri careers -- whether he will or won't remains to be seen, and I would open a book on that right now and retire on the projections. But he has also won more than anyone, including a week ago, so he is not ready to hang it up yet.
He is what he is. Nobody asks him tough questions, so don't expect really good answers. Under the circs, given that -- and this is all on his own cultivation of his legend -- he has a mythic structure to his career, but has to play it out like everyone else, day by day, all he can say is his usual script.
He will not give you introspection. The worrying thing is whether he gives it to himself. Right now, he seems to be playing on fumes, and sometimes -- as in a doddle like Firestone -- it seems to be enough. He is beginning to look really unmoored.
Playing different courses week to week would do wonders for his putting woes on Major Championship weekends...he'll have an easier time to "adapt better" as the weather and turf conditions change (his words after this year OPEN Championship).
Basically, all I'm saying is that he needs to get out of the "bubble" and get out there.
Also...I agree 100% with your post above about him blasting away at driver for 5 weeks. Butch's first lesson to Norman was rumored to be as follows "I've allready see you swing plenty Greg...now...grab your one-iron, stand a hair closer to the ball, and swing as hard as you can!" Norman went to play some of his finest golf after that lesson at TPC Woodlands. There's alot of truth to the theory that the best swing thought is to just "kill it".
Tiger has won on 37 different courses in his career. This does not include any wins outside the US other than Open Championship wins (those are included) so the list would be a lot longer if those were included. Nicklaus won on 41, a very comparable number.
It would be interesting to know the number for Snead....Tom Ierubino?
No he wasn't, but it'd be useless trying to prove anything to you.
As for Sari, one gets what one gives.
how about you give it a shot anyway?