Yeah he's still a young guy in terms of golf and he's shown resiliency before with comebacks from various surgeries, swing adjustments and family deaths but for the first time I think he pursuit of 19 Majors is in serious jeopardy. The thing with golf is that for all the drives and, it's so mental and when you lose it, it might be gone forever. Guys seemingly at the top of their game can disintegrate before your eyes. Now Tiger always had the aura of invincibility which was often credited for being worth one of two strokes on Sunday but no more as today the rest of the tour is no longer afraid of Tiger. A decade ago he had the drive but also had superior physical gifts but look at this new generation of golfers, they aren't pot-belly slobs anymore. These new guys are all real athletes with long games and they all routinely drive the ball 350 yards.
It is not like I won't be excited about the Masters and the rest of the Majors in future years. although Tiger brought me to the set the game itself will keep me there and the next generation of guys like McIlroy, Choi and Kuchar may add very intriguing story-lines and may still allow the game to flourish even without it's biggest star being the dominant force.
But if I can give the PGA one piece of advice it's that I'm all for golf embracing it's international pulse, just don't turn this into an all Korean tour because the LPGA is completely unwatchable.
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