Tiger Woods was in Florida when Phil Mickleson was winning the PGA Championship last Monday. Had disaster fell on three golfers during the rain-delayed final round, Woods could have faced a catastrophic embarrassment. However, it didn’t happen, and Woods was saved from himself. Woods should have stayed, that point is clear.
But the constant attacks last week and the questions of him clouding his legacy were ridiculous. You mean the legacy of winning 10 PGA major championships by the age of 30?
Should Tiger ever forget that he indeed is not white, all he has to do is listen to sports talk radio.
The comparisons of his behavior to that of Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus often shade the real feeling of callers and commentators, which is “Tiger Woods is an uppity N-Word.”
Yep. One caller actually brought up the names Bobby Jones and Sam Snead. Great. Now Woods’ conduct is being compared unfavorably to avowed racists.
Suppose Woods didn’t arrive at the next week’s tournament after winning a major tournament until Wednesday. Imagine that he stank all week and finished double-digit over par. That’s exactly what Mickleson did, and he was almost praised for celebrating right through the NEC Tournament in Ohio.
Tiger let his game do his talking to his critics, and he defeated a tough course and several determined golfers. Once again, he proved he is the best. Regardless of the constant playa hating.