Tiger is back!

[redneckshadrap]

It'll come down the first tourney he wins!////

Go fill out the bracket.....

[Tim_T]

I like watching Tiger play golf. I appreicate greatness in any sport and he has it. I don't care about his sexcapades, much like I didn't care about Clinton's cigar fetish or the fact the Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley like to drop obscene amounts of their cash at the blackjack table. Not my business.

Tiger Woods is the Kevin VanDam of golf LOL!

[Chubminnow]

Tiger Woods may be the KVD of golf...but just like any professional athlete, he's ridiculously over paid in my opinion.

Money wins out over anything and everything else, regardless of what a person has done or said. Like I said earlier...I'm no saint, but I'm not in the public spot light either.

[Tim_T]

but just like any professional athlete, he's ridiculously over paid in my opinion.

How so?

[Arauthator]

Tiger is an EXCELLENT example, no matter how bad you mess up, God's Grace will prevail over ALL evil. I'm proud of the PGA for letting him back and giving him the chance to redefine himself. It's what this country was founded upon.


Can I get an HOORAH my fellow Marines?

[elnutsmalljaws]

Augusta National, where even the number of grass blades are accounted for, where the number of bees are controlled, where anyone that even takes in a deep breath while Tiger is swinging will be escorted to the door much less any heckler. A heckler my be shot on sight by one of the Augusta volunteers on pure principal alone. The most controlled environment in GOLF is the reason he will not get heckled the place where blacks were not allowed for so many years where women are not allowed and the place where he made the cut as an amateaur then dominated by 10 a couple of years later. Where he has 4 green jackets only second to Jack and number 5 comes on Sunday of the masters even though the tourney will be over by Saturday. Tiger has the greatest mind control over his sport than any athlete in the history of any sport. Nothing about what he has done in his personal life, which I don't condone in the least, he is the best golfer ever and will prove it once again when they right the next chapter of.... Tiger comes back after all this and destroys the field by 12........sorry but it will happen

[Chubminnow]

How so?

How so? I don't know how so....it's just my opinion of all professional sports figures. Most all of them are way over compensated in my opinion. Sorry Tim, can't give much more a "how so" answer than this....I don't keep up with any type of ball sports much, doing so is kind of a waste of time to me, at least for me it is anyway....but once again, this is just my own opinion and my own take on it.

Sure is sad that money got him back in the game so quickly.

[Tim_T]

How so? I don't know how so....it's just my opinion of all professional sports figures. Most all of them are way over compensated in my opinion. Sorry Tim, can't give much more a "how so" answer than this....I don't keep up with any type of ball sports much, doing so is kind of a waste of time to me, at least for me it is anyway....but once again, this is just my own opinion and my own take on it.

Sure is sad that money got him back in the game so quickly.

You are confusing me, how did money get him back in the game and why should he not be in the game? Did he cheat the game? Did he gamble on it? Did he break golf rules?

A professional athlete cannot be overcompensated, because the money is there. It is not like you or I are paying them.

[Chubminnow]

You are confusing me, how did money get him back in the game and why should he not be in the game? Did he cheat the game? Did he gamble on it? Did he break golf rules?

A professional athlete cannot be overcompensated, because the money is there. It is not like you or I are paying them.

Since I keep up with sports very little, if any at all, I don't know if he cheated the game or gambled on it or broke any rules. I'm guessing he didn't do any of these things only because it hasn't been publicly broadcast that he did. Your guess is as good as mine.

In regards to money, I could be wrong, but I'm thinking various company's or sponser's are the one's who had something to do with him getting back into the game so quickly....companies/sponsors = dollars. He's certainly not getting back into the game so quickly because HE needs the money, but other's are making more money with him playing as opposed to him not playing...aren't they????

As for you and me not paying him, I'm not sold on that train of thought either....I have no idea who his sponsors have been or who his sponsors are now. BUt if we were to buy anything from these sponsors who back him, wouldn't some of that money somehow make it back to Woods?

Yea, you're right....the money's there.

[DJD]

Since I keep up with sports very little, if any at all, I don't know if he cheated the game or gambled on it or broke any rules. I'm guessing he didn't do any of these things only because it hasn't been publicly broadcast that he did. Your guess is as good as mine.

In regards to money, I could be wrong, but I'm thinking various company's or sponser's are the one's who had something to do with him getting back into the game so quickly....companies/sponsors = dollars. He's certainly not getting back into the game so quickly because HE needs the money, but other's are making more money with him playing as opposed to him not playing...aren't they????

As for you and me not paying him, I'm not sold on that train of thought either....I have no idea who his sponsors have been or who his sponsors are now. BUt if we were to buy anything from these sponsors who back him, wouldn't some of that money somehow make it back to Woods?

Yea, you're right....the money's there.

I don't have a problem with him coming back because what he does with his wood is his and his wifeys bidness.

I do take him as he is....arrogant, awesome player(on and off the course) and terrible at public apologies. Why didn't he call Jimmy Swaggart to get some pointers? Now thats an apology!!

I also think the money trail starts with the fans. Heck, look at Nascar sponsors left several teams because sales dropped and they couldn't justify the cost. That goes for the boating industry as well.

It doesn't bother me that Tiger gets sponsors and makes millions by pushing their product...thats awesome and the way it should be but I think that the pay can get off the charts stupid and I use baseball as my example. Baseball seems so one sided to me. Teams with huge budgets find a way to get the players and that stinks to me of buying championships. I'm no baseball guru but as the causual observer thats what I see.

Anyway, I bet the other players are loving that he is coming back to give the tour a boost which to me prolly equals more money because more fans are watching. I bet Tiger sponsored product sales go up!

[elnutsmalljaws]

Look at what Kobe did and it seems to me that it has been TOTALLY FORGOTTEN. Funny in sports that Championships seem to shut up all the talk about the other stuff these guys do. Tiger is more recognized than Kobe ever was or ever will be and it will take him to win more championships than it took Kobe for it to be FORGOTTEN and Tiger will win MORE championships than Kobe ever thinks about. It won't be today or tomorrow or even next year but after 10 or 12 more Majors and 5 more PGA Player of the Year awards plus all the money that all the OTHER Pro's are making solely because of HIM, Tiger will be forgiven and all will be well again. Never condoled what he did and never will. I would not blame Elin or whatever her name is if she left him last month, today or next year even if he never does a single thing wrong but face it, America is a fogiving society in the long run and no matter what you do, eventually all will be fogotten and forgiven. In the mean time, he is still the best golfer ever, best athlete in his sport versus other athletes in theirs, and name 1 other athlete that has done more for his sport overall than Tiger. My guess is Bird / Magic for the NBA is probably the closest when even the finals was tape delayed and all that before they came into the league. Ali / Jackie Robinson maybe splitting hairs on some of these but just to consider him with these is enough for me. Golf has grown expanantially in all phases because of 1 name and one name only, TIGER. People watch more when he plays, Pros make comments when they win that Tiger was in the field, Commentators make comments when Pros win that Tiger was not in the field, Tiger could change his name to GOLF and nobody would question it. Not on his jock strap and I have not swung a golf club since I shot 73 at Sportland in Winchester about 7 years ago. Yes I was fairly decent at one time but 25 abdominal surgeries will make you give your clubs away, which is what I did. I can't wait to try and teach my son to play and I will use Tigers golf swing and what all I know about him on the coarse to teach him the best that I can.

From a money standpoint, I say on ESPN that Tiger was making 4 Million a MONTH on his endorsements before all this. Grant it many left but just sit and watch how many take their place begging for his endorsements in a year. 2 years from now and he will be making 8 Million a MONTH and those that did not stand by him now will be WISHING they had because if they come crawling back, and they will, it will cost them PLENTY. Tiger is the only BILLIONAIRE athlete per ESPN, People will pay, Build it and they will come, People will Pay - seems there is a movie there somewhere and "Field of Dreams" could be named "Fairways of CASH"

[Arauthator]

How a guy makes money is NEVER any of my business as long as it's legal. I really don't usually dabble in such conversations. But I tell ya' these.

To down anyone for bettering themselves is an evil thing to do ....to anyone.

Not a single one of us in this world is perfect. EVERYBODY has a skeleton hiding in the closet somewhere where they wish they hadn't done something, but they did and it's there...and God knows it. Tigers just happens to be a wee bit more public than most.

No matter what, Tiger will be playing in the PGA and nobody can do anything to change that.....so why all the hate towards something you can't even do anything about?

I say we all go fishing and leave Tiger alone !
Beers on me. LOL.....Just Kidding. I wish I had that much money......HEY TIGER ! Round of Beers over here !