Val
Ryder Cup Winner
A big no from me too but if it has to be in I reckon they should rumble the format away from the nromal week to week and make it a strokeplay 1 round with the top 16 playing matchplay from then in to find the winner.
Many sports, for which we consider the Olympics to be the pinnacle, hold world championships and regional championships, leagues etc (athletics, boxing, badminton, swimming, track cycling, rowing etc) so why when other sports have majors, such as tennis & golf, do we not accept them having the Olympics as well?
Andy Murray was recently quoted that he'd rather have Olympic gold than a grand slam title. Not sure I believe him though...
Thats becasue he hasn't won one................yet
Why not:Tiger, win the Open or the Olympics?
Why not:
Tiger, win the Open & the Olympics?
Why should it be mutually exclusive for Tiger but not Bolt?
Does the Olympics really represent the best of the best?
What if the top 20 sprinters at mens 100m were all Jamaican?
International sport is never going to be as good to watch as it could be if the best were chosen to perform.
Does any athlete (what ever sport) really represent their country? Do they do it for the flag, or for the personal glory, and the financial reward it brings?
Does the Olympics really represent the best of the best?
What if the top 20 sprinters at mens 100m were all Jamaican?
An Olympic gold at golf won't mean that the best golfer won. It will be the best golfer who could (or bothered to) turn up. In the top 50 in the World rankings, many won't qualify, as there are too many from their nation. So it will be a sub standard field, with Bolivians, Columbians, Trinidadians, Madagascans, etc making up the numbers. Great. What a spectacle.
International sport is never going to be as good to watch as it could be if the best were chosen to perform.
I'm out.
That's not what I said at all. Or not what I meant at any rate.
If they had to choose Bolt would choose the Olympics, Tiger would choose the Open.
There is no money in it for the Olympic association, or the host country if amateurs compete. It's all about bums on seats. Who's the biggest draw, Tiger, or some one only golf geeks have heard of?
And no spectators. And no way for the sponsors to cash in on the winners etc.Personally I'd prefer the Olympics to be an amateur event. So no NBA stars, no premier league players, no tennis multi-millionaires.