The Masters 2025

[HomerJSimpson]

What do you mean ‘made the sport global’ though? (the sport was already entrenched in a helluva lot of countries before these guys were born)

Geographical reach of their achievements I can understand with newsreels & newspaper coverage following round the world hours/days/weeks after they played, but I doubt that kind of coverage relates to the numbers of the population playing/following golf to anything remotely close to what modern day players do (& in particular what Woods reached)

It was in the papers and on a lot of TV across the globe when golf didn't get a lot of coverage

 

[Dunesman]

Referring to golf as professional golf as entertainment for the masses :

Arnie brought golf to the US.
Jack trod water.
Seve brought golf to continental Europe.
Cat brought golf to the world.

 

[Beezerk]

Definitely a bot

 

[evemccc]

If looking at the way the game is played then he is prob the first that’s come along and brought fitness and strength into it , long drives and hours in the gym , many courses in majors and comps are extending because of the way they hit the ball now , even changing the ball to reduce the length , that all started with Woods

“Tiger proofing”

The Tour changed because of Woods , they were able to branch out and create 12 months tour golf because of his worldwide appeal

If you are just talking the basics of the game well that’s not changed since the 1800’s etc

But he changed the way the game was played

I’m sure there are lots of meaningless, overly grandiose platitudes and hyperbole that is said about Tiger….and that starts with his Father Earl’s ridiculous and pathetic comments that Tiger will do more than any human being ever to change humanity…..frankly that is grotesque and widely hubristic


Pretty sure that two-time Major winner John Daly was hugely famous within golf as a huge hitter with his driver — he was known as a massive bomber in the 1990s

Greg Norman was world No. 1 for ages and was (as far as I know) a massive hitter off the tee as well

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I’m sure there are lots of meaningless, overly grandiose platitudes and hyperbole that is said about Tiger….and that starts with his Father Earl’s ridiculous and pathetic comments that Tiger will do more than any human being ever to change humanity…..frankly that is grotesque and widely hubristic


Pretty sure that two-time Major winner John Daly was hugely famous within golf as a huge hitter with his driver — he was known as a massive bomber in the 1990s

Greg Norman was world No. 1 for ages and was (as far as I know) a massive hitter off the tee as well

Neither of them got courses changed to stop them overpowering them - he won at an unprecedented level in the modern game , he destroyed courses at will and broke records as he went by

 

[AussieKB]

Neither of them got courses changed to stop them overpowering them - he won at an unprecedented level in the modern game , he destroyed courses at will and broke records as he went by

Am sure he pissed Lemonade as well.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

And at some point those records will get broken in the same way he destroyed those set by Nicklaus

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Am sure he pissed Lemonade as well.

Sorry not sure about that

 

[AussieKB]

And at some point those records will get broken in the same way he destroyed those set by Nicklaus

Not sure but think he still has not passed Jack in Majors.....and that is the only one he wants according to Tigger.

 

[Backache]

Neither of them got courses changed to stop them overpowering them - he won at an unprecedented level in the modern game , he destroyed courses at will and broke records as he went by

He was probably a little fortunate in terms of appearing to change golf as his rise and peak coincided with a very large change in equipment , probably by far the biggest since the introduction of the wound ball which also resulted on massive course redesign.

 

[BubbaP]

.... Either that or he's trying to take a bit of pressure of himself.

No can do...

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[WorldHandicapSystem]

He was probably a little fortunate in terms of appearing to change golf as his rise and peak coincided with a very large change in equipment , probably by far the biggest since the introduction of the wound ball which also resulted on massive course redesign.

The change to bigger drivers and solid core balls more than likely lessened Tigers dominance.

 

[Backache]

The change to bigger drivers and solid core balls more than likely lessened Tigers dominance.

When we are talking about the effect on Tiger proofing courses It was his dominance versus the course that increased with the new technology rather than his dominance versus other golfers.

In terms of his dominance versus other golfers when I have heard it discussed by better informed observers than I am my understanding is that he was a very early adopter with understanding who gained an early advantage relative to his peers with the new equipment which then disappeared as newer golfers grew up with it.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Do you think someone is bitter about his son

Agree the opens are better but not the PGA

 

[Dunesman]

I would guess the Master is really the one the players want in their hearts now, despite the rational argument that can be made for the opens.

 

[wjemather]

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Do you think someone is bitter about his son

Agree the opens are better but not the PGA

Possibly, but he's not wrong (which makes a nice change).

 

[Backache]

I guess opinions vary even amongst players .
Personally the Open is my favourite and PGA least but can see why others vary.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I guess opinions vary even amongst players .
Personally the Open is my favourite and PGA least but can see why others vary.

I agree the Open should be 1, but I'd then have Masters, US Open, USPGA. Is there the same feeling for the US open as there is for the open in the US?

 

[Orikoru]

I think Masters is number 1 for me. The Open is great too, but I think something about the Masters finishing late in our time so you can watch it in the evening makes it better somehow. They can be joint 1st. Vast majority will have them 1 and 2 anyway, with USO 3rd and PGA 4th.

 

[Dunesman]

All who play rounds one and two on Wed and Thurs get to play Augusta National on Friday - whether they make the cut or not. For those making the cut it is a practice round - for all others it's great experience - as it would be for any amateur golfer male or female, and I think that it's rather insulting to elite amateur women's golf to call it tokenism and liken it to the D,C and P. Those who make the cut play the final (third) round of the ANWA on the Saturday.

And ANWA matters. The winner gets a LEAP point - LEAP being a new pathway onto the LPGA tour. And that is lucrative...certainly compared to the LET.

Its a bit of a cheapskate bait and switch though to only have one round on Augusta national, and only some of them at that. Its just too half hearted to take as sincere, or is overstating what it is a little cynically billed.