Difference between TIGER and RORY

CMAC said:
he's still here, this guys just less tolerant these days with conjecture, hearsay and gossip. Not saying any of what you have posted is.
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Darth vega on steroids, I like it:D

Without conjecture, supposition, rumour and gossip there is no forum. Without the forum where would you flex your new found, anabolically enhanced metaphorical forum muscles?:thup:
 
HomerJSimpson said:
TW was almost single handedly responsible for getting a lot of youngsters across the world into the game and that is a legacy. Whether he will be remembered with fondness is a different matter. Definitely enhanced the image though
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I hear that...I'm tiger woods etc etc, but I'm confused, with all these new tiger converts to the religion of golf why is participation in the uk declining ??

Back on topic , maybe a successful Rory would reverse the decline??
 
therod said:
Darth vega on steroids, I like it:D

Without conjecture, supposition, rumour and gossip there is no forum. Without the forum where would you flex your new found, anabolically enhanced metaphorical forum muscles?:thup:
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they're not new and certainly not enhanced:smirk:

agreed about the concept behind a forum, sometimes though its useful to have a smattering of facts or we'd all be hitting 300+yd drives, have Greek adonis bods and believe anything anyone has ever thought.


on that note, a friend who's well in in the golf industry heard it on good authority that Rory will miss 2 cuts this year, you can take that to the bank (or bookies):rolleyes:
 
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hovis said:
Im pretty sure golf was a world wide sport before tiger was on the scene and i remember golf being very popular before he appeared too. however i dont think you would see anywhere near the number of black people playing golf if it wasn't for tiger.
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How much golf did you watch on tv back then? The open and Augusta maybe? He's exposure has undoubtably made the game more popular. Hence him being paid simply to appear.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Seve, Jonny Miller, Peter Thomson, De Vicenco, Jacklin, Weiscopf, Lema and Sir Bob. were just a bunch of hackers then!
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Don't forget Nick Faldo as well and Greg Norman and a couple other yanks that had 3 or more , Jack beat the very best to win his , Great major winners all of them , Woods only Had Els , Mickleson, Vijay Singh and Harrington during his time that won 2 majors or more , there you have it , Rory will win 5 or more , if he don't then he would have wasted his talent , he is also not as good a putter as woods or jack .........................:thup:
 
Papas1982 said:
How much golf did you watch on tv back then? The open and Augusta maybe? He's exposure has undoubtably made the game more popular. Hence him being paid simply to appear.
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Well if, in the interests of a fair comparison, we only include tv channels that actually existed back then it's fair to say they showed a lot more golf then than they do now!

:D
 
FairwayDodger said:
Well if, in the interests of a fair comparison, we only include tv channels that actually existed back then it's fair to say they showed a lot more golf then than they do now!



:D
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Back then we only had 4 channels. And i had to get up to change the bloody telly over too
 
FairwayDodger said:
Well if, in the interests of a fair comparison, we only include tv channels that actually existed back then it's fair to say they showed a lot more golf then than they do now!

:D
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That's a fair point. My point is that in the mid 90's when sky was gaming popularity it was all about football. Now there is equally as much golf on tv. At that is, if not entirely, still considerably down to tw. As the game needed an icon.
 
JCW said:
Don't forget Nick Faldo as well and Greg Norman and a couple other yanks that had 3 or more , Jack beat the very best to win his , Great major winners all of them , Woods only Had Els , Mickleson, Vijay Singh and Harrington during his time that won 2 majors or more , there you have it , Rory will win 5 or more , if he don't then he would have wasted his talent , he is also not as good a putter as woods or jack .........................:thup:
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That's a very valid point, he's opponents may have been better. And as things stand Jack is considered the greatest. But if woods gets the numbers then I still think he deserves credit. You can only beat what's in front of you. Consider this Tw in his pomp, would he not have been as successful as Jack. I mean, they're very similar. We talk about tiger proofing courses when tiger was first successful. But wasn't jacks power a major asset too? We will never know, but i still think woods would have done equally well. Remember there was less pressure then, less exposure. Plus jack was setting records not chasing them down. Tw has has this hanging over him over a decade.
 
therod said:
I hear that...I'm tiger woods etc etc, but I'm confused, with all these new tiger converts to the religion of golf why is participation in the uk declining ??

Back on topic , maybe a successful Rory would reverse the decline??
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I don't think participation is declining, actually the opposite. I would wager more on club membership declining more than anything.
 
I think anyone that discounts or dismisses what Tiger has done for the game is either blinded by hatred for him or is just plain dumb.

I can see Tiger being remembered a bit like Ben Hogan is. Not exactly Mr Charisma on the course or someone you want to play alongside, but universally regarded as one of the true greats of the game.
 
lobthewedge said:
I think anyone that discounts or dismisses what Tiger has done for the game is either blinded by hatred for him or is just plain dumb.

I can see Tiger being remembered a bit like Ben Hogan is. Not exactly Mr Charisma on the course or someone you want to play alongside, but universally regarded as one of the true greats of the game.
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Swap hogans iconic 1 iron, for woods chip in at the 16th? Or as commonly known, Nikes Pr wet dream!
 
hovis said:
There you go, thats why he's unliked. Big phil manages a great smile and wave all the time
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And doesn't have half the record Tiger has.
Can anyone see a pattern emerging here?
IF any of you that don't like him managed to keep the TV on long enough to hear him give a winners speach you would see he does smile, does crack jokes and does show humility on a regular basis.
As they say don't judge a book by it's cover especially when it has a dust cover has a sporting theme.
 
hovis said:
Dont think ive ever seen tiger smile
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Now you have... And there are many more shots of him doing this un-Tiger like action if you want me to post them?
 

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therod said:
The pro tour isn't golf...what's he done for golf??

Maybe I'm being wistfully naive but I could see jack handing out the trophies at the junior presentation dinner, being aware of his place in the sport, understanding his responsibility of what and who went before and who and what come afterwards.

I can't see that in tigger!

This is really off topic now but if Rory doesn't compare to tiger that's a positive, he should be setting his sights higher :thup:
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What have Phil Mickleson and all the others "done for golf"? Not that I am entirely sure what you mean by "done for golf"? How many trophies did Jack hand out while he was playing? You have no idea what Tiger might do when he stops playing. Personally I have a feeling you might be surprised but we'll have to wait and see.
 
therod said:
Good point of difference. I don't know about participation, just the doom and gloom re membership
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Golf club membership decline is Tiger's fault as well know is it? Give me strength.

I don't know the stats, but I do know one person who was inspired by Tiger: me, I'm sure I'm not alone
 
HawkeyeMS said:
Golf club membership decline is Tiger's fault as well know is it? Give me strength.

I don't know the stats, but I do know one person who was inspired by Tiger: me, I'm sure I'm not alone
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That's not what I said is it. Re homers point about tigers influence on participation, I simply asked the question of why participation was down, I was rightly corrected re club membership. I don't know about participation.

You can't measure it, but with his lifestyle and on course actions he's not great for the game. He's a scowling petulant child, whose been caught out at least twice in the last 2 years cheating. He only gets away with it because he is Tiger.
 
therod said:
That's not what I said is it. Re homers point about tigers influence on participation, I simply asked the question of why participation was down, I was rightly corrected re club membership. I don't know about participation.

You can't measure it, but with his lifestyle and on course actions he's not great for the game. He's a scowling petulant child, whose been caught out at least twice in the last 2 years cheating. He only gets away with it because he is Tiger.
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Now he's a cheat as well :rolleyes:

I'd say his on course actions playing wise have had a far greater influence than his personal life, which incidentally I don't care about. All I care about is what he does playing, everything else is of no interest to me whatsoever.

But you clearly don't like him so there's no point continuing this. We'll just agree to disagree.
 
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