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You sound off: Tiger's hair, his caddy, his place on the team

Friday, October 14, 2011 Comments

Say what you want about the game's former No. 1. He generates controversy, ratings, and your very passionate mail. Letters to both Golf Digest and Golf World deal with our treatment of Tiger's facial hair, his selection for the Presidents Cup team and the tour caddy world's version of musical chairs. You didn't throw any hot dogs, but close.

The depth that Dan Jenkins has sunk to in his November 2011 Golf Digest article is totally childish and appears to be an attempt to ridicule another human being over facial hair. The problem is that there are many golfers out on tour right now who sport beards, mustaches and long hair. All basically frowned upon in the past. Dan waits for Tiger before he says something? Singleing out Tiger for this he shows us his hate for the man and a desire to keep Tiger down rather than try to come back after his self-made problems. Everyone deserves the chance to try to return to normal. There is a picture of Jason Day on page 19 with a ridiculous-looking goatee, yet Jenkins is silent there and vocal concerning Tiger. Dan jenkins is out of line.

Brian McLaughlin, Homer, MI

It was very evident from Tiger Woods' performance at the Fry's.com tournament that he is not ready to justify his selection to the President's Cup and accordingly should notify Fred Couples that he is declining the invitation to be on the team in order to allow Couples the opportunity to pick a more deserving participant.

Gene Martineau, Roseville, CA

I think it would make for great television if Freddie paired Tiger and Dustin Johnson together on Day 1 of the President's Cup only to face Norman's team of Adam Scott and his partner. That way, we'd get to see The Presidents Cup Pentagon of players and caddies in the same group. Here it is: Dustin Johnson, whose former caddie was Joe LaCava, who caddies for Tiger Woods, whose former caddie was Stevie Williams, who caddies for Adam Scott.

Dan Fargo, Medina, OH

Regardless of who he hires to caddy for him or how he wears his facial hair, Tiger is Tiger. Why are Golf Channel ratings for the Fall Series up 235 per cent? Why do we even care about the Frys.com Open? Tiger. Which is why millions of viewers will watch the President's Cup, and why Tiger will be determined to prove you, Mr. Martineau, wrong. Let's wait and see how he does before declaring the pick a poor one. I guarantee you, he won't be dogging it.

Bob Carney