he responds to Zach Johnson's 16th-hole birdie at the Chevron World Challenge with two consecutive birdies of his own--just the kind of finish that any golf fan can appreciate. Tiger wins, Zach doesn't lose. So we get letters congratulating the former No. 1 on a great return to glory, right. Not quite.
Most of the time during 2010 and 2011, watching golf on TV wasn't too bad, although the ads and promos still out numbered the number of golf shots we saw.
It was good seeing a variety of golfers as well.
Then, Woods makes an appearance, at number 51 or something in the world, and the
commentators are all ga-ga over him. They are just so biased with such an obsession
with him. He misses a putt and there is all the talk about it, but any other golfer misses a putt (Johnson had putts slide by on 17 and 18 on Sunday) and hardly a word.
I'm not looking forward (as are many others) to the golf in twenty twelve when Woods
may be playing.
The commentators turn us away.
After watching Tiger beat Zach today are there rules for player conduct on the greens? Specifically when one player is sizing up his putt; rules that govern the distracting movement of the other? Certainly the player who has made his shot would not be allowed to move around. If there are not such "written" rules time to write them up to control Tiger.
We don't get it. Whether you love the guy or not, his play this week, especially when it counted on Sunday, was the kind any golf fan can appreciate--and, heaven forbid, maybe even root for. To question whether Tiger's return is a legitimate story seems far-fetched.
The Editors' Blog is usually a bit more sympathetic. All we can say this time is, you'd better get used to it.
Ron Field
Morton,WA
Marlin Bricker
Juneau, AK
Bob Carney
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