No Tiger at Hoylake

[Imurg]

Announcement a while ago...Tiger will not be at Hoylake.
Still recovering from the surgery a couple of months back.
I hope he does recover as Hoylake is one of the easier walks and if he can't do that......?

 

[Billysboots]

Announcement a while ago...Tiger will not be at Hoylake.
Still recovering from the surgery a couple of months back.
I hope he does recover as Hoylake is one of the easier walks and if he can't do that......?

I do think his race is now run. Shame, as the older and more relaxed he has got the more I have warmed to him. But the reality is his body is so battered he really can’t compete any more.

 

[Beezerk]

Controversial post alert.
Does it matter so much he’s not there any more?
I’d be wanting to see Tiger playing great golf not just as a side show hobbling round the course.
As much as I admire him he’s old news now for me.

 

[hairball_89]

Controversial post alert.
Does it matter so much he’s not there any more?
I’d be wanting to see Tiger playing great golf not just as a side show hobbling round the course.
As much as I admire him he’s old news now for me.

Not controversial at all for me. He was an absolutely incredible golfer. Simply the best most of us will ever witness.

He’s not anymore. And that’s ok.

 

[Mel Smooth]

I personally think he becomes a bit of a sideshow when he plays - not his fault, but the media just love to write a story about him, and I suspect he's been pushed to appear at a few events that he really knew he shouldn't have played in in recent times.
Once he's able to get on the seniors tour, everybody will be able to see him performing at his best without the physical impact walking the course has on him.

 

[howbow88]

I really wish he had bowed out from competitive golf at St Andrews last year. I understand why he didn't but I think it would have been a nice ending to the greatest career ever.

 

[Imurg]

Controversial post alert.
Does it matter so much he’s not there any more?
I’d be wanting to see Tiger playing great golf not just as a side show hobbling round the course.
As much as I admire him he’s old news now for me.

Couldn't agree more but he still moves the needle lime nobody else.
Any tournament would love him to play even if he had to crawl round...

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I do think his race is now run. Shame, as the older and more relaxed he has got the more I have warmed to him. But the reality is his body is so battered he really can’t compete any more.

Snap…though in truth my previous feelings towards the guy were probably mostly grounded in my irritation over the hoop-la and cultish worship that surrounded him. Unfortunately that irritation rather blinded me from the brilliance of his golf.

 

[IanM]

Never "disliked" Tiger, the golfer.

Always very bored of the endless bottom kissing from the tv coverage!

 

[sunshine]

They should cancel or postpone the tournament. It's not a major without Tiger. Nobody else worth watching

 

[simsini]

They should cancel or postpone the tournament. It's not a major without Tiger. Nobody else worth watching

Agreed. Any major win since 1996 where Tiger didn't compete should always have an asterisk against it too.

 

[HeftyHacker]

Bit gutted as I've got tickets this year and would love to have seen the Big Cat prowling (hobbling).

Having said that I've got Sunday tickets so probably wouldn't have seen him anyway .