Tiger Woods chokes on a major YET AGAIN

[TitoFan]

Jack Nicklaus is still the GOAT. 18 victories in majors and 19 second place finishes, against tougher competition than Woods has had to face. Woods now has 15 majors, but is woefully behind Nicklaus with 6 second place finishes.

Woods not fit to carry Nicklaus' jock.

Tits, I don’t know mean you seem way to anti Tiger. Look the US lives to see people fail but what we live even more is seeing one crash and burn only to rise again. Good on Tiger, I hope he wins twenty in a row now

Some of us are blessed with the gift of seeing through people. I see through Tiger. Others see the facade he puts up for everyone. I hope he never wins another major.

Nice to see you are still the only unbiased objective poster on the board who never let's a grudge or irrational personal dislike bordering on hate of someone cloud your judgement.

Come on, we all have someone we irrationally hate with a passion. Mines is Floyd.

A golf player? Golf...fucking hell.

"Golf player" sounds awkward. You gotta learn the lingo. It's "golfer". And yes.... we're allowed to dislike golfers.

A Golfist? . It seems boring enough to play let alone watch. Horses for courses but to have that kind of investment in hating a bloke with his golf stick seems strange. What did he do other than have affairs?

I already answered that once before, but it's a valid enough question, so here goes...

First, I'm not an avid golfer or golf fan... but sometimes sports on TV is rather scarce. Being the sports junkie that I am, sometimes I'll take a gander at major championships, especially if Tiger is playing 'cause of course I'm rooting against him.
As to the why?

Tiger was an aloof enough man when he was steamrollering the opposition before his scandal, and seemed well on his way to being the GOAT in golf. He never acknowledged fans, and even his peers saw him in less than a positive light. But ok.... chalk it up to laser focus and not having time for chit chat. Then along comes the scandal, and after some time off, Tiger came back supposedly "new and improved." I remember his first Masters back. He was high fiving fans, kissing babies..... could've given any politician a run for his money. I thought it strange, but oh well. As the tournament developed, it was clear that Tiger was playing well enough, but it wasn't meant to be, as Phil Mickelson, by contrast a beloved golfer among U.S. fans, won the thing...... and then had an emotional hug and kiss from his wife on the 18th green as she had been battling breast cancer.

Cut to Tiger, who's being interviewed (after finishing 4 strokes back), and sure enough...... there was that sour puss face again. Damn hypocrite didn't even deem it worthy enough to congratulate Phil on his victory, but rather seemed impatient and bothered by the interview. Same old Tiger. The "new and improved" version having lasted all of 3 and a half rounds of golf.

It was at that point in time that a switch clicked in me, because in all honesty, before THAT I was always rooting for Tiger. Laser focus, aloofness and all. I tend to root for guys going for GOAT status in my lifetime (so I have something to tell the grandkids). But Tiger's monumental hypocrisy did me in...... and it became all too clear that..... if I may paraphrase Larry Holmes on this one...... Tiger isn't fit to carry Jack Nicklaus' jock.

Sorry for the rant.... but it's a story worth retelling.