The Angry Golfer, i.e., the Infatuated Golfer

Let me start this by saying, as I have in the past, I have the utmost respect for Tiger. But, here we are again with another writer lamenting about Tiger's performance in this year's U.S. Open Championship.

HERE is the article. The article seems to be about the comments made by Vijay and Retief, but is that what he is really "angry" about? Vijay said that British golfers don't win majors because they are complacent, which may be closer to the truth than the author would be willing to admit. What other adjective would you use to describe their performance in majors over the last 20 some odd years? The only other description I can think of to describe their play in majors is that they just haven't been able to do it. I don't personally know any of the British golfers to draw any conclusions, but I'd bet Vijay does...doesn't he have a residence in London?

Retief just said what we all were thinking when we saw Tiger grimace in pain on the bad shots. Anyone that knows anything about golf and its players certainly knows that Retief is not an outspoken person and wouldn't be the type of person to make outlandish comments. I believe that he just verbalized his exception to the glorification of his injuries by the media. There is no doubt he was in pain and Retief knew that. Tiger made the choice to continue and it was evidentally the right thing to do if his goal was to win the tournament. It's that simple.

The author's closing paragraph shed light on the true reason of the article. Golf, for him and as it is for a marjority of "fans," is over until Tiger returns. This is not good. One man does not constitute an entire sport, but all the marketing, media, and editorals will not lead you to that conclusion. This is going to be a season of lamenting. I really feel for the golfers on tour this year. Their victories will be mentally asteriked by Tiger's absence. It's a sad state of affairs when passion for a game is a derivative of marketing and media attention.