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Great finish in the States!

3 wins in a season ... Many players dream of a season like that ... and it's not finished yet ... Not sure how/why he chose to play greenbrier this week though (good field though from what I remember)

I wonder if he will get any nominations for comeback player of the season ;)
 
Farneyman said:
Many players would love a career like that!

Great viewing last night, I have always enjoyed watching Tiger. Sneads record could also be gone within the next 18 months/2 years.
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Agree - regardless of whether he gets the majors record it looks like Sneads record will be obliterated.
 
OldMate said:
Agree - regardless of whether he gets the majors record it looks like Sneads record will be obliterated.
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I don't see the majors record not being reached. I think we have been very lucky to have witnessed this era of golf and the revolution Tiger has created in the game.
 
I'll be the first to admit I'm not Tigers biggest fan. However, for some reason I'm warming to him.

He truly is a joy to watch when he's swinging well. I think we can say he's 90% back but, as Nick Faldo said last night.

His doubters wont say he's 100% back until he wins another major
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There's just no pleasing some people :mad: :)

Sean Foley has worked wonders :whistle:
 
It was a good win against a reasonable field, BUT the Tiger who was winning majors for fun is not back yet. The US open shows us that. Tiger fans need to take off their rose tinted spectacles until he proves he can do it in majors again. I admit he has taken strides forward this year, but that is all.
 
Andy808 said:
I don't see the majors record not being reached. I think we have been very lucky to have witnessed this era of golf and the revolution Tiger has created in the game.
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Dont bank on it, to beat the record Tiger has to win as many majors in whats left of his career as Seve did in his whole career and 1 more than Phil Mickelson has to date.

Not a done deal by any means.
 
Surely a wins a win no matter what the field and 3 in a season is a good year by anybody's standards, its a bit unfair to knock wins against so called weaker fields just because it's Tiger and he hasn't won a major recently.
If that's the case do we ignore westys wins in Indonesia and Luke's Disney classic at the end of last year because they didn't have 'top notch entries' ?
Tiger may not be back to his previous unparalleled levels yet but he's well on the way and playing as well as anybody else this season.
 
Valentino said:
Dont bank on it, to beat the record Tiger has to win as many majors in whats left of his career as Seve did in his whole career and 1 more than Phil Mickelson has to date.

Not a done deal by any means.
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Agreed. It's a whole different thing to win on the toughest golf courses in the toughest conditions against ALL of the world's top players. That's not to say last night's win wasn't impressive, but you've got to think it would be a bit of a different ball game coming down the stretch with the likes of Mickelson, Rory, Lee, Kuchar, G-Mac, Stricker all on the top of their game (theoretically ;)) with a chance to win than it is with the guys that were in the field yesterday (Mahan was probably the most successful (behind Tiger) that I saw).

Time will tell, but he's definitely "back" in terms of better consistency and having that winning habit. 3 wins in one season is a superb achievement but isn't an automatic ticket to another 5 majors.
 
pbrown7582 said:
Surely a wins a win no matter what the field and 3 in a season is a good year by anybody's standards, its a bit unfair to knock wins against so called weaker fields just because it's Tiger and he hasn't won a major recently.
If that's the case do we ignore westys wins in Indonesia and Luke's Disney classic at the end of last year because they didn't have 'top notch entries' ?
Tiger may not be back to his previous unparalleled levels yet but he's well on the way and playing as well as anybody else this season.
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No it's not. Everybody holds Tiger up on a Pedestal as the greatest golfer ever and so much better than every other golfer on tour. As this is the case, he must be compared as such. No point comparing him to Mark Wilson or whatever.

You can't have it both ways I'm afraid. He needs to be compared against the current best of the best (and against the Tiger of old as everyone is talking like he will automatically go on to win 5 more majors like it's no big deal).

I agree that 3 wins in a season is no mean feat, but I will believe he's back to his best when I watch him demolish a field at a Major championship like we know he can.
 
Regardless of the fields playing that week, Tiger's 3 wins have been on tough courses with fast greens.
I'm just happy for him to be winning again. All the haters are just waking up this morning with very sour tastes in their mouths.
 
Gareth said:
I'll be the first to admit I'm not Tigers biggest fan. However, for some reason I'm warming to him.

He truly is a joy to watch when he's swinging well. I think we can say he's 90% back but, as Nick Faldo said last night.



There's just no pleasing some people :mad: :)

Sean Foley has worked wonders :whistle:
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Those doubters referred to by Faldo have to be taking the piss. They are the same people who laud endless praise on the likes of Donald and McIlroy who between them have 1 major and have both been around for a while.

On another note, any US PGA tour event other than the ones which overlap with a major or WGC event tends to have a far stronger field than any non-major European tour event (that analysis is assisted by the inclusion of the world rankings column on the Euro tour leaderboards).
 
JustOne said:
.Without doubt the greatest player of all time...
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Sorry mate, but I disagree. As you said, he's 2nd on the all time list of wins behind Snead; and he's 2nd behind Nicklaus in major wins. IMO, IF he passes Nicklaus' record (and I personally don't think he will, hence my best with Rick!) then I don't think you can class anyone as being the best player ever until they are No 1 in at least one of those categories (if you want a comparison, look at tennis and Federer).

All this 'is he / isn't he back' is all a load of tosh. Is he back? Of course he is - 3 wins to date this season and being in contention in others he didn't win, are proof of that. The only question marks now hanging over him is whether he has the game, mental fortitude and fitness to take it to the next level up from PGA tour events and win majors. Given his record since coming back from his enforced absence, the answer at the moment is still 'no'. Given the amount of talented players now out there, with more of the youngsters stepping up to the plate, I think it is going to get a lot harder for him to win one let alone the 5 he needs to pass Nicklaus. One thing you can say about Tiger though - with him winning and being in contention on a more regular basis certainly makes the Majors more exciting! Can't wait for the Open now.
 
Other than a massive mental error on 16 which Bo than matched to keep it level, Tiger looked pretty good. The shot to the green from behind the tree on 12 was vintage no-holds-barred Tiger and the kind of shot that very few of his peers would have taken on.
 
MikeTimbers said:
Other than a massive mental error on 16 which Bo than matched to keep it level, Tiger looked pretty good. The shot to the green from behind the tree on 12 was vintage no-holds-barred Tiger and the kind of shot that very few of his peers would have taken on.
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how is over shooting the green by a couple of feet a mental error? Surely just a shot that didn't bite like he expected ... If that's mental errors then I go round the whole course hitting mental shots !
 
PieMan said:
Sorry mate, but I disagree. As you said, he's 2nd on the all time list of wins behind Snead; and he's 2nd behind Nicklaus in major wins. IMO, IF he passes Nicklaus' record (and I personally don't think he will, hence my best with Rick!) then I don't think you can class anyone as being the best player ever until they are No 1 in at least one of those categories (if you want a comparison, look at tennis and Federer).

All this 'is he / isn't he back' is all a load of tosh. Is he back? Of course he is - 3 wins to date this season and being in contention in others he didn't win, are proof of that. The only question marks now hanging over him is whether he has the game, mental fortitude and fitness to take it to the next level up from PGA tour events and win majors. Given his record since coming back from his enforced absence, the answer at the moment is still 'no'. Given the amount of talented players now out there, with more of the youngsters stepping up to the plate, I think it is going to get a lot harder for him to win one let alone the 5 he needs to pass Nicklaus. One thing you can say about Tiger though - with him winning and being in contention on a more regular basis certainly makes the Majors more exciting! Can't wait for the Open now.
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Is the correct answer (spelling and grammar mistakes aside ;)).
 
BTatHome said:
how is over shooting the green by a couple of feet a mental error? Surely just a shot that didn't bite like he expected ... If that's mental errors then I go round the whole course hitting mental shots !
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Knowing what's behind the green surely means it must be avoided at all costs. Being short of the pin was the only sensible play with Bo in the rough short. He didn't need to go hard at the flag.
 
Aztecs27 said:
Is the correct answer (spelling and grammar mistakes aside ;)).
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Well spotted! Was too excited about watching the greatest tennis player ever at Wimbledon this afternoon to concentrate on what I was typing!!
 
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