Tiger Woods: Incredible but not invincible

At the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea The Daily Telegraph talked exclusively to five of the world's best golfers, discussing everything from the return of Tiger Woods to drug testing in golf.

Since Tiger Woods has returned from injury, has he left behind his aura of invincibility?

Graeme McDowell: Maybe he does not seem invincible any more, but what he did at Bay Hill was pretty impressive. I watched the end of the tournament thinking, "Surely he can't do this." What he did coming down the stretch there was unbelievable. No one's invincible; but he just knows how to win; he has not lost that for sure. Tiger is pretty incredible.

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Paul McGinley: For the first time in Tiger's career he has had a 12-month spell when he wasn't competitive. There's a sharpness you get playing competitive golf, even if you are not winning. It is one thing to practice and it is another to compete, and I think it will take a while for him to get the wheels turning again. Yes, he won Bay Hill, but he did that due to his short game and because the course suited him and he has a lot of great memories there.

Ernie Els: I played with Tiger in the final round at Doral this year, and you could see the shape of his shots has changed a little bit - he now has this big draw.

McDowell: He is hooking the ball quite a lot.

Els: Tiger's short game is unbelievable. He chipped in once when I played with him and he made a bunch of putts, although afterwards I heard him say that he had not made enough putts! He shot 68 -- it was the easiest 68 you have ever seen in your life. So it's all there, and after the injury I think what he did at Augusta was quite unbelievable. I remember when I came back from injury in 2006 and I finished 27th, but Tiger nearly had a chance to win the Masters this year. He is not far away, but he is still thinking about the knee a little bit, and he will keep thinking about the knee for another five or six months. Even so, I expect him to be competitive in the next couple of majors.

Fred Couples: If Tiger was sitting here right now he would tell you he was playing pretty mediocre, but when Tiger is playing mediocre he can still hit the ball around and play, and as Ernie says, there's almost always his short game.

Woods has 14 majors in the bank. Is it just a matter of time before he beats Jack Nicklaus's record of 18?

Couples: I do think Tiger will break Jack's record. It will be very interesting to see what happens over the next couple of years. If he doesn't win one of the next eight majors -- although I do not know how he won't -- it will get interesting because there comes a time when everyone's success rate slows down. He wants to do it and therefore I think he will do it. Tiger pretty much achieves what he sets out to do. I don't know the exact figure, but I saw that Tiger has 66 wins from around 248 tournaments. That's ridiculous.

McDowell: Something like a 25 per cent success rate. Not exactly normal is it.

The European contingent largely under-performed at the Masters this year. Was it just a blip or is it a tournament better suited to North and South American golfers?

Els: The reasons are Tiger and Phil.

McDowell: Yes, they probably have a little bit to do with it.

Els: They both have the perfect game for Augusta. Tiger is Tiger and he is going to contend at any major, but Augusta could have been tailor-made for him. Phil has virtually taken the mantle from Tiger - I don't think he has finished outside the top-10 in the Masters much over the past 10 years. It is not an American issue, it is just that those two golfers have won five out of the last 10 Masters between them.

The US Open returns to Bethpage State Park in June. What impression did it leave with you as a major venue when Bethpage made its US Open debut in 2002?

Els: In 2002 it was as good as it gets. It is a big golf course, it gets big crowds and it is perfectly situated there on Long Island. The New Yorkers are a great sporting crowd -- even if they sometimes get a little carried away. I can't think of a better US Open venue.

McGinley: The crowds make it. I love the New York attitude, and it's the same at the Ryder Cup too. I 'd like to see a bit more of that at tournaments.

Els: It's a public course too, so if they don't like your shot they'll say, "get that bull-shit out of here, man". They love it.

McGinley: The course played really long in 2002.

Els: The USGA set up the 10th so it was 280 yards to the fairway, so several guys couldn't reach the fairway, me included. It's a beast.

McGinley: And consider that for some players that 10th was their first hole.

McDowell: Your first hole and you can't make the fairway. It's a pretty long week from there isn't it?

Henrik Stenson: The 11th at Birkdale was pretty long in the Open last year, into that wind. Anders Hansen snapped his driver on the eighth, and when he got up to the 11th with this howling wind straight into his face, he had about 240 yards to the fairway. He just took out his three wood, laughed and hit it into the thick stuff.

Pick a winner for Bethpage.

McGinley: You have to put Tiger up there and Phil played well the last time it was at Bethpage. It sets up well for his game, but if you put Tiger and Phil on any golf course they have to be considered.

Stenson: They like having their duals.

Els: I'd put Monty up there -- Monty and that New York crowd. It was at Bethpage where individuals were wearing those 'Be nice to Monty' tee shirts.

Do you back up the International Golf Federation's campaign for golf to become an Olympic sport?

McGinley: Go for it. I think we are the exclusively major worldwide sport that is not there. I know all the top players are behind it, and it would help spread the growth of the sport, particularly to developing countries. We played quite an important tournament in China recently but there were not a lot of people watching, so if golf were in the Olympics it would attract more people to golf in general.

Els: I think it is a wonderful idea, and I think it would be good for the Olympics themselves to see guys like Tiger Woods play. Golf's majors go down in the history books, but the Olympics are once every four years, and if you could make that team just once in your life, I think anyone would want to do that.

Stenson: Golf in the Olympics would be great if all the best players were there.

Els: You have got to go with the best in the world, the professionals. That is what the Olympics spirit is all about.

Couples: It would be great for the spectators too. At a lot of Olympic events they don't get a lot of people watching during the early rounds, but Olympic golf would be like a major -- they would get 100,000 people over four days, which would be pretty exciting.

How hard has the global recession hit the PGA Tours in the US and Europe?

McGinley: The PGA Tour has a lot of banks and financial institutions as sponsors, which is the sector hit hardest by the current economy. We are fortunate on the European Tour in as much as we play in Asia and Australia as well, so our markets are a little more diverse than the PGA Tour's. But the PGA Tour is very strong and they have a huge amount of TV money to prop them up. I think we are going to ride this recession and come out the other side.

Els: I understand there may be some money taken off the table at the European Open and the Austrian Open, so the recession is being felt a little bit on the European Tour as well. As a sport though, I think golf is pretty well positioned.

Henrik, your association with the Stanford Financial Group is well documented. Is there any news there?

Stenson: I don't know too much at this point. I don't wear the logo anymore and obviously it is an unfortunate situation for a lot of people, me included.

McGinley: Stanford has said it's all a mistake and that it will all be cleared up. He has said that everybody is going to get their money and that everything is going to be fine. His side of the story is that he has done nothing wrong, that it's not a Ponzi scheme and it will be OK.

Stenson: I know they have let a lot of people go who were working for the bank in America, and people are worried about their investments, but we will just have to wait and see.

Drug testing on the European and PGA Tours began last year. How is it going?

Els: I got drug-tested about four times in two weeks. I don't know if they were after me. They must have heard rumours about my weeks off!

McDowell: They don't have an alcohol test yet so I think we are safe with these glasses of whisky.

Stenson: I have not been tested yet.

McGinley: Neither have I.

Els: Really?

Stenson: The only thing that seems a bit weird is that a lot of guys have been called in and have struggled to produce a urine sample, so they drink a lot of water, but then the test is diluted and won't work.

McDowell: Yes, the test has to be at a definite pH level.

Stenson: In Phoenix at the Matchplay, Martin Kaymer was still there four hours later. That could obviously be a big hassle for a golfer.

Couples: The big problem is that if guys are being held up on a Sunday, missing flights as a result.

Stenson: I am sure you would be happy to stand there trying to get some pee out, when you have finished with a 78, in a tie for 69th and your flight is leaving.

McGinley: Overall, it is important that we are seen as a clean sport, particularly if golf is going to become an Olympic sport.

Stenson: It's very important, although I don't think there are too many things in golf that can enhance your performance. Does Viagra keep you long and straight? I don't know.

In the arena of equipment technology, is the golf ball flying too far now?

McGinley: I think the horse has bolted. The problem should have been addressed 10 years ago, when the scientists that the USGA and R&A had were not as good as the ones the manufacturers had. The manufacturers basically broke through the gates and went too far with the ball.

Els: I am against stopping technology, but people need to be careful how they set-up golf courses. Look at Oakland Hills last year [in the US PGA Championship]. Some of those fairways were un-hittable. Look at Shinnecock Hills. A great golf course, but they were scared of the technology and scared of a low score winning, and they screwed up the golf course.

Stenson: Longer is not always better.

Els: Exactly. They need to be careful not to take a great, classic golf course, and just for the sake of stopping someone going low, screwing up the golf course.

McGinley: In fairness, over the last couple of years we have started to see that the USGA, R&A and Augusta are starting to see the picture. Augusta was great this year, Torrey Pines was great last year and Birkdale was great last year, so they are starting to get it now. Mistakes have been made in the past though, no doubt about it.

If you were Tour Commissioner for a day, what would you change?

Couples: Shorts. I'd like to be allowed to wear shorts.

McGinley: I'd like that.

Stenson: Would that include boxers?

McDowell: His game has been red-hot ever since [Stenson stripped down to his underwear to play a shot from the water's edge in the CA Championship in March].

Stenson: I have been threatened by people that they are going to help me at tournaments by wearing a pair of jocks outside their trousers. I have had these phone calls.

Couples: I think golfers would play better in shorts when it's 100 degrees and we're sweating and you look like Hell.

Stenson: Fred, if you want to wear shorts I'd have no problem with that. It's not as if I'd three-putt just because I saw your white legs.

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Masters 2009: Chad Campbell steals Tiger Woods thunder

Padraig Harrington, in search of a third straight major title, was jolted into action by the cheers rolling across the green slopes of Augusta. Hunter Mahan splattered the course with red numbers coming in.

It seemed that everyone was making birdies except Tiger Woods. Then he made his move. Just when we were wondering why he almost always makes such a hash of the first round of the Masters, Tiger got on a roll. Suddenly the roars became even louder.


Daly kicked out of another club
Augusta chairman Billy Payne got it right. After Arnie had battered the opening tee shot down the middle and followed his ball with a right cross, Payne said: "Have fun this week." No Augusta chairman has ever spoken with such casual joy. Its gonna be one hell of a week, Billy.

Should we take Campbell seriously as a first round leader. The jury's out on that one and may never come back in the room. Seven years ago Campbell was voted by his peers as the next big thing. Well, a couple of big things have come and gone since then and Campbell isn't one of them. But Tiger called him "a wonderful striker" and praise does not come much higher.

You just wonder if Campbell has what the Americans call intestinal fortitude. He led the Masters by three shots at the halfway stage in 2003 and blew up. Yesterday he was nine under par after 16 holes, a course record in sight, and bogeyed his last two holes.

He didn't even have the sound of Tiger Woods galloping over the hill due to Woods started his charge long after Campbell had finished. Just when we wondered why Tiger was so dormant on such an electric afternoon, he made three birdies in a row. The last time Woods opened with a sub par round was in 2002, when he went on to win.

Woods says he has been held back at Augusta in recent years by streaky putting. Maybe. He has always been defensive about his long game, and Augusta is now a course where you have to control long and straight, a combination that Tiger has struggled with in recent years.

Now that they have rebuilt his knee after last year's heroic US Open victory Tiger may just stand on more solid foundations. At least he is in contention after a day on which some of the different big names - Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen - failed to break par.

Americans dominated the leaderboard. Even the 50-year-old Larry Mize, the champion 22 years ago was round in 67. How crazy. It wasn't such a good day for the English despite so much early promise. When have we said that before.

The best of them was Ross Fisher who shot 69 on his Masters debut and then said he was disappointed. It is hard to feel sad on a beautiful spring morning in Augusta when the azaleas are blooming and the 'Fish' is jumping. But Fisher knew that he had blown a chance to be king for the day and may learn a great deal from a tour of Padraig Harrington

Last year Trevor Immelman won the Masters at the age of 28, the same age as Fisher, and acknowledged how much he had gained from observing Harrington's forensic approach to golf. Yesterday the Irishman was round in 69, the first time in seven years that Harrington has broken par in his opening round at Augusta.

Harrington said: "It was as well-to-do a day as I've ever seen at Augusta, but you able to throw it away by attacking much. Three (majors) in a row is irrelevant. I'm trying to win the Masters and that's big enough in itself. It's exciting for us when there's a buzz, but when you hear a lot of cheers around it makes you a bit more anxious to be part of that."

For eight holes Fisher was part of that buzz. He was walking the dream. He had just holed a slippy 12-footer for birdie and was leading the Masters on 4 under par. No one else was close. The game seemed easy. He crushed another drive down the ninth and flicked a short iron onto the green, careful not to spin it back off the front as so many have done before him.

Playing partner Kevein Sutherland putted first, so Fisher knew his putt was quick. Then Augusta whispered something in Fisher's ear, something like: "Be careful, be very careful." But young men aren't careful. Fisher hit the putt six foot past and missed the return.

Harrington said Augusta's greens were as fast as he had ever well-known them, but kept his score together with supreme putting from long range. That is the result of much analysis and hard work. Fisher's putter got away from him coming in and he finished with consecutive birdies.

Fisher was "happy to feel disappointed" and you knew exactly what he meant. He continued: "I deserve to be there and I've wanted to be here for a very long time. I started playing golf when I was six and I watched a lot of Major Championships unfold here. It's the first major and everyone wants to get off to a good start. If you don't win this one you can't win the Grand Slam."

Wow. That's confidence. Fisher has only played two majors in America at this stage of his career - last year's US Open and PGA - and he missed the cut in both. Now he's talking about the Grand Slam. But then he does drive a blue Lamborghini, so he is not short of front.

Fisher's wobble at the end presaged something of a "what if" day for the English contingent, but how many days like that has Augusta known over the years. The place nearly defines the phrase "what if." In the end Fisher was the only Englishman to break 70 as the other six all finished in the 70-74 range a^EUR" not quite dead, but much to be done.

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Review

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 is the latest offering from EA, which has been consistently delivering the goods when it comes to sports gaming franchises.

This series has paved the way for golf gaming standards. As an improvement from previous games, developers took the time out to make significant modifies in terms of gameplay and spice up the golfing experience for old and new players alike.

In this improvement efforts, developers of Tiger Woods 09 considered two factors. For one, this game will hopefully take you a step closer to what real life golf is completely about. Certain aspects and features of a real golf game are extracted then integrated to the game in the form of new attributes and features.

To those of you who do not possess hardcore golfing skills but are willing to learn more about the sport, Tiger Woods 2009 offers a venue to explore and enjoy the sport at the same time. Hence, this game is not just isolated to the skilled and pro golf gamers but is also suitable for all skill levels.

To give players more control over their performance on the game, some improvements were done on some features like the dynamic attribute system, rewind and club-tuning feature. Tiger Woods 2009 emphasizes how the level of attributes are reflected into actual game performance. To put things into perspective, here are different aspects of your skill that are focused on in this game which includes power, accuracy, short game, and putting. Having concrete data to base your performance on, you could now assess which ones you need to adjust on if you want to improve your game.

There is also a new coach feature that is available in Tiger Woods 09 so you can get valuable feedback and gauge your skills. If Haney have managed to make a golfing champ out of Tiger Woods, then he may be the person to turn to for better golfing skills.

Improving on the previous game's on-the-internet feature, it is now achievable to have up to 4 players take on a golfing game simultaneously. And for more choices, 5 additional courses will be available to play on thus expanding your golfing experience.

If you want a more dynamic game, then the improved features on this game will certainly provide the much needed boost. But unlike fashionable misconception, this golf game will offer lots of ways to gather your friends together and enjoy virtual golfing.

With Tiger Woods 09, its developers have certainly transported the excitement of an outdoor golf game straight into your living room set. Aside from that, this experience will be shared by loyal gamers to the series and those who will try their club-swinging skills for the first time.

Let's face it though, all you want to know is whether this game is so much better than last years version, that its worth purchaseing ?

How to Play Golf Like Tiger Woods

Are you looking for a way to halve your golf handicap immediately?

Then read on...

Did ya watch Tiger Woods during the U.S Open at Torrey Pines this year?

Tiger meticulously planned each golf shot - he's a pure golf warrior!

Tiger Woods is the best golfer on the planet mainly because he fully understands his strengths - as well as weaknesses. Yes, even Tiger has weaknesses.

You might think to play golf like Tiger Woods means to bomb every drive.

Or go for the miracle golf shot. This is hardly the case.

Read on...

When Tiger has the lead in the final round of a golf tournament he usually plays conservative; like hitting fairway wood off the tee - this usually takes the big number out of the equation. He lets his opponents beat themselves as they aggressively chase him.

Tiger's knee hurt badly during all 4 rounds of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines this past weekend. A weakness in his game not to be denied or ignored. Because of his knee injury Tiger knew what he was capable of, and what he wasn't capable of.

Tiger played within his limits!

Even with all of Tiger's power he still lays up on par fives when he's in the rough, especially when he has the lead in the final round. He didn't go for the green in two and risk shooting himself out of the golf tournament.

Tiger Woods learned early in life under the tutelage of his father Earl on how to survey the golf course AND his opponents with uncanny precision. Tiger does this through the fine art of course management.

And mental toughness!

What is the fine art of course management you say? It all starts with knowing your limits.

Knowing your strengths and weaknesses, and knowing your opponent's strengths and weaknesses - and of course know the golf course you are playing on - this is your battlefield!

Tiger Woods knows his limits and plays within them. Amatuer golfers usually try to hit the golf shot they able to pull off maybe 1/10 times. This usually ends up costing them at least 10 strokes or more a round (depending on their level).

The truth is, trying to pull off a shot you could perform maybe 1/10 attempts is foolish. This may make for great drama. Remember Tin Cup? How bout Jean Van de Velde when he choked in the '99 British Open? They both went for the miracle golf shot.

The truth is going for the miracle shot when everything is on the line may make for great T.V. drama; however this attitude will absolutely crush your golf scores!

Do you hit driver on a 300 yard par 4 even though you can only drive the ball 250? The 50 yard pitch shot is one of the hardest shots in golf...

Even for Tiger Woods!

Rather than reaching for the big stick, leave yourself 100 yards for your second shot. For most good golfers 100 yards is a entire pitching wedge which they can hit in their sleep.

Play golf like Tiger Woods as he systematically wore down a game competitor in Rocco Mediate during the 18 hole playoff in this year's U.S. Open. Think and plan ahead - know your strengths - and your weaknesses!

The fact of the matter is, if you plan on leaving the golf ball at your "sweet spot" distance from the hole, you will dramatically improve your chances of hitting more greens in regulation.

And more greens in regulation leads to more circles on your score card - which means more pars and birdies!

For many this sweet spot distance from the pin is 100 yards, some 120 yards, learn what your sweet spot distance is and practice that shot over and over at the range until you can hit that shot in your sleep.

Play golf like Tiger Woods sizing up his next major win!

Hit 'em Long and Straight!

John Lynch

The Mindset for Absolute Success in Internet Marketing

Henry Ford once said "Whether you think you could or you think you can't, either way your right". Now ponder on that phrase for a moment, you should feel the truth in his words setting in by now. So now what does Internet Marketing must do with it? For starters, if "you think you can't", you probably would never have gotten pass that famous learning curve which comes with Internet Marketing. Even if you do make it through the learning curve, that's not going to be enough help you succeed in it.

What I'm going to share with you today's the blue prints for success in Internet Marketing. To begin with, please discard that old "losers mindset" away as well as start giving yourself the "Winners Mindset". The next time you see a litre jug filled with 500ml of fluid, always think of it as half-filled and NEVER half-empty or if your playing tennis, tell yourself that your going to hit the ball rather than your not going to miss it. The human brain works in peculiar ways and sometimes just takes little words like "not" out and "your not going to miss it" is going to end up as "your going to miss it". Enough said.

Each and everyone of us was born with almost the same basic neurological makeup. We have approximately 1000 billion neurons (nerve cells) in your brain, every capable of processing information at a speed better than a Pentium Core 2 Duo personal computers. Since completely of us have very much the same hardware, the only difference between you and me is our mental blue print. So, if you can replicate a winner's mental blue print, you can replicate his success.

Now the big question is how do we replicate a winner's mental blue print. Personally I have read numerous biographies of successful individuals such as Warren Buffet, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Tiger Woods and numerous others just to find out their secrets of success. What these people have in common are the following characteristics. They know their goals, they all use the ultimate success formula which I am about to reveal to you, and they never stood still.

Let us begin with goal setting. If you've already got many in mind, excellent! If you haven't, you might want to spend the next couple of days or weeks thinking about yours. Be patient, know what you really want. Personally I took close to a year to realize what my targets were (becoming an Internet Wealth tycoon). Once you've done that, I want you to create a treasure board. Gather some magazines, cut out pictures of things you've always wanted, people you wish to become, cars you yearn to won, life-styles you dream of living and paste them all onto your treasure board and place this treasure board somewhere prominent, show place where you'll always see it, reminding you of what you want in life. I made digital one on my computer and set it as my wallpaper (which is the ideal place for me due to the long hours I spend at the computer). What this treasure board does is to program your subconscious mind to help you achieve your goals. This is a proven fact and an entire book can be written on it. If you're curious, you might want to read up a little on Neuro Linguistic Programming.

Having done that, I will now reveal my Ultimate Success Formula to you. You might want to try visualizing it with the help of a piece of paper. I begin with this equation. (1)Goal (2)Strategy(3)Action (4)Outcome. Once you've set your (1)Goal, you'll need a (2)Strategy to achieve this goal. once you've developed your strategy, you'll take (3)Action which will give you an (4)Outcome. The outcome of your action can and will often happen in Failure or it can result in Success. It all depends on you.

There are 3 ways people deal with failure.
A) Give excuses, blame others and give up. I call this victim-hood.
B) Keep trying the same thing over & over again. Get frustrated and quit eventually.
C) Get feedback, use it to change their strategy and take action again. Repeating this process until they get what they result in Success.

Most people would be in category A) and B). If you want to succeed have to be in Category C. In different words, when you first try your hand at Internet Marketing, do not expect yourself to succeed immediately. You might end up spending a fortune on Google Adwords but not getting a single sale. If you do not change your marketing strategy or sales letter, you will be destined for failure. To succeed, you need to be flexible, to be able to constantly change your strategy and do whatever it takes to get the results you desire.

Finally, after you have succeeded in becoming a multi million dollar internet marketer, remember this rule. Never Ever Stand Still. Always position yourself for the next leap of success.

Top 3 Guaranteed Tips Of Success

Do you want to live the kind of life you almost always dream about? Do you want to be more successful? In this article, you will discover the top 3 guaranteed tips of success that if you follow through, I believe that you will be able to achieve your dreams and live the kind of lifestyle that you always wanted.

One of the frequent reasons most people fail to achieve the success they desire in their life is because they are not committed enough. For most people, achieving success is not a must, they just dream about success, hope to success, wish to success, talk about success but they never take action and make the success that they want comes true. However, by follow through the 3 tips of success below, you will definitely achieve what you want in your life...

1. Do what you love. This is the real secret to success. If you study the biography of every successful person, you will find that they are successful because they do what they love. Think about Bill Gates, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Warren Buffett, Donald Trump, etc. All of them do what they love. And because they do what they love, they will come up with the natural motivation that will keep them going everyday. They feel motivated and for them, it is not working, it is enjoying what they love. If you do what you love, you will never work for another day.

2. Know what you want, set clear goal, develop action plan and visualize about it everyday. This is another tip of success that you must adopt. You have to know what you really want to achieve in your life, then set clear goal to achieve it and develop action plan on how to make your goals come true. Finally, visualize about the achievement of your dreams and goals everyday to keep you motivated all the time.

3. The tips of success above will not yield you any happens if you are not taking any action. Therefore, the last key is to take consistent action and move slowly toward your goals. Many people have dreams and goals, but they never really do anything to make their dreams come true. If you truly desire success, you must then take action to make what you want comes true.

These are the top 3 guaranteed tips of success. If you follow through these tips, I believe that you will achieve your goals and live the kind of lifestyle you always wanted. Success is about getting things done, so take the first step to make your dreams come true now.

Where do I go to find out if my autographed Tiger Woods golf ball is authentic?

I found a golf ball that has the signature of Tiger Woods on it. Where can I go online to find out if it's really his signature? Do I need to have someone look at it and determine if it's real or fake?

i would go to your local sports memorbilia store and see if they can compare it to a real signed ball or next time just dont buy it from a questionable place

Dont you think if it was real you wouldnt find it lying around? dud duh DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Find an appraiser who specializes in sports memorabilia.

YOu go to the next tournament where most likely you will find tiger woods. then ask him.

Where can I find the picture of Tiger Woods with his hat backwards?

I saw it a couple years ago. It is a picture of Tiger Woods standing in the rain with is hat on backwards. Any idea where to find it? Thanks!

For all of the pictures constantly being taken of Tiger, there really aren't that many of him wearing his hat backwards. It seems as though he's very conscious of his image.

I couldn't find the one with him standing in the rain, but I have provided a link or two of photos with him wearing his hat reversed. Hope this helps...

http://golfdigest.typepad.com/magazine__editors/images/2007/12/12/maar01_tigerfeature.jpg

http://golfdigest.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/22/photoshowcase_tiger.jpg

Dale

Portland, OR

What would you do as a golf player on the tour with Tiger Woods?

As a PGA tour player, I would definitely practice my behind off to try to beat him in any tournament, especially a major. I wouldnt dislike Tiger because there is no reason to dislike him except for the fact that he crushes his competition. The other golf players may dislike him because of all the media attention and that is not Tiger's fault. You cant deny his talent even if you dislike him. Today, in my opinion, being a golf player on the PGA tour means winning tournaments with or without Tiger, but especially when Tiger is present. You beat Tiger and youre career as a golfer is set. Other golfers, the media, nor Tiger would even doubt your golf skills. Unfortunately, I wont become a PGA tour player, but I was just pondering this question to myself so now its your turn: What would you do as a golf player on the tour with Tiger Woods?

its becoming really annoying as all these golfers start trying to make tiger seem like is full of luck rather than talent and woody austin is the latest one who has won how many majors thats right no one knows no one cares and tiger is on the verge of nicklaus record.

so really tiger is the top guy and in order to beat the top guy you have to play like him and hope for the best just work on your shots and once you beat him consistently then the media should hear from them rather than them hating on woods.

I like the guy i think some people dont like him because simply well he wins all the time just like the yankees used to and people started hating them.

so tiger is a force and has knocked out fellow competitors from the spotlight in the past such as vijay singh and sergio garcia but one guy who is there and always taking tourneys is the local guy in my area jim furyk he resides or used to live about 45 minutes away in lancaster pennsylvania

so there are guys out there but really tiger is the guy in the sports world not just golf athletes look up to him just like they did with MJ.

he is simply an icon

Aside from his physical talent, Tiger is the toughest mental player on tour today. THAT is what I believe the other players need to work on in their game. Anyone going into a final pairing with Tiger on Sunday is beat before they start if they don't have their head in a stong and confident place. The media always asks that player, "How do feel, playing with Tiger tomorrow?" And they should reply as Hal Sutton did...."I hope you asked Tiger the same question...."

Tiger & I have played in many tournaments,here & on the world cicuit.Many times I have beaten him, thanks to my great

swing,good ball placement & dynamic putting all made possible by the team at "EA" Sports whose "XBOX" game

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2004, has given me many hours of pleasure playing with or against TIGER & many other greats of the game of whom I only get to see on TV. Also creating your own golfers & Custom courses is good fun too!

That is what I do, anytime day or

night.

If I was on tour....It would be my business to try to beat him. One thing I would not do is trash talk him or any other player on tour.

Just play your own game and not focus on anyone else.

There are too many variables in golf and worrying about something you cannot change or affect will only make your game worse.

You can only do what you have the ability to accomplish.

I WOULD PRACTICE OF COURSE AND GET MYSELF A GOOD CADDY...

TIGER IS A REAL CHAMP AND HE IS EXCELLENT IN A PINCH..

THE WAY TO MAKE YOURSELF BETTER AT GOLF IS PLAY WITH SOMEONE THAT IS BETTER THEN YOU. SO I WOULD WATCH THE WAY HE PLAYS AND COPY HIM.

It would take a lot of practice to beat tiger.

I would play golf if i was good enough to be on tour id play my game.

i wud try and match his shots on the course

and if i can i want o get some motivational advice from a superhuman golfer

How good is tiger woods pga tour 09 carrer mode?

Also if i never played a tiger woods game. Can you rate what it will be to me (1-10) since i never seen the courses or players

The TW series from EA blows chunks. It's too gamey and unrealistic. The ball physics are laughable. Don't waste your time.

The worst thing to ever happen to serious Golf sims (read: SIMULATION) was immersive 3-D. They haven't come close to mastering the realism.

To this very day, the best and most realistic golf sim ever marketed was Microsoft's Links 2001.

I bought Tiger Woods 09 for the Wii, How do you play with 2 people using the same wii somewhere else?

3 people are trying to play TIger woods golf 09 on the wii online using only two consoles. Is there anyway to get everyone to play at the same time or does everyone have to use a seperate wii?

You can't do that online, since there is only one person per EA account.

Tiger woods?

This question is for people like Skip Bayless who think Tiger Woods isnt the greatest golfer or athlete of all time. What do you think now? The man won the US open with practically a broken knee. He has won 14 majors, is the richest athlete in the world, the most recognizable athlete in the world. What more do you need to see he is the greatest golfer and athlete to ever live. His performance this week should be enough.

golf is not a sport golfers are not atheletes...............

you need to get over it!!!!!!!!!!

Skip Bayless is the kind of guy I might hate in real life but I always watch when First Take is on because he is right a lot of the time and is entertaining.

Greatest golfer: probably.

Greatest athlete: without question, NO! Real athletes must be in excellent overall physical condition. How does this sentence sound in the history books: "Tiger Woods, the greatest athlete to ever live, blew out his ACL while JOGGING." Wow, what a tremendous physical specimen.

Golf is a game of skill that requires some physical activity more than it is a true athletic endeavor. You do not have to be 'athletic' to excel at it. Many of the top golfers have crap Homer Simpson physiques. It is like pitching or bowling or quarterbacking. Quarterbacks, pitchers, and football kickers play a part in a real sport, but they are not one of the true athletes playing the game. Some football players, most basketball players, some soccer players and guys that steal a lot of bases in baseball are examples of real athletes who are well conditioned overall and have a good combination of strength, endurance, and quickness.

The reason Tiger Woods messed up his knee was that he was pretending to be a real athlete. He roided up to give himself muscular strength that was beyond the limits that his joints could support. He was involved in a weight lifting program to give him strength he didn't need, put on weight that was too much for his body, and jogged too much for his poor level of conditioning. In other words, he is the advanced version of the weekend warrior who didn't know his limits. Why do you think he half flexes his juiced up biceps any chance he gets? Why do you think Woods hangs with Jordan? He knows he doesn't play in a real sport and is jealous of real athletes. Now he is on the Bo Jackson plan but he was never Bo Jackson.

Oh and good painkillers can help you deal with almost any pain.

No doubt about it - noone will ever live up to Tiger's brilliant domination in golf ever, and at the moment he's by far the greatest athlete on the planet.

not only has he undoubted talent, he has the mental concentration and brilliance of a man possessed.

Even with injuries, distractions, even wen he's playing badly the way that he focuses and remains in the zone for huge periods of time allows him to be champion

He will definitely overtake Nicklaus' record of 18 majors, and i hope some day, he will display his brilliance in the 1 area where his ability is questioned - team competitions like the ryder cup, where he self-admittedly hasn't performed as he wud hav liked.

Tiger is truly the greatest athlete ever to have graced this planet, and i feel honored to live in his era.

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It is hard to say someone is the greatest athlete of all time because there are a ton of factors varying from sport to sport. However, Tiger is the greatest golfer of all-time and his determiniation, passion, desire, and dominance is certainly head and shoulders over all other athletes in other sports.

there is no question that he is the greatest athlete of all time. He has such crazy concentration;. I don't know which is better, him winning the open on a torn ACL or winning a major tournament after the untimely death of his father. Tiger Woods is and will be for quite awhile the best athlete of all time

Biography on Tiger Woods?

There's a short bio of him on his website:

Tigerwoods.com

Several years Tiger's dad Earl wrote a book about Tiger. That should help.

Essay biography on Tiger Woods?

I need help on a good introduction for a biography essay I have on Tiger Woods. Please, help!!!

Not since Muhammed Ali, has a man become larger than his sport, to become one of the most recognizable names in the world. Just as Ali was recognized by a single name, just saying "Tiger" anywhere in the world, you know you are talking about Eldrick Woods. His father, an African American retired Special Forces Marine, and his Korean mother, knew he was destined for greatness....

-Talk about his childhood, progress through the essay to adulthood.

Try something like this.

As a child, Tiger woods . He was ?

ect. ect.

From the time two year old Tiger Woods appeared on the Mike Douglas show and thrilled the audience it was apparent that he was destined to be a star.

go to youtube and look at his chip on from the 05 masters.

the annouces say it would have been amazing to get it within 5 feet, he sinks it