Tiger is good for the PGA. Tickets sales will be up, revenue will be up and tv ratings will be up. You don't have to like it but those are the facts. Tiger isn't the same Tiger from 20 years ago but he's still a top PGA player.
Agreed. The other day, I'm listening to ESPN Radio. They do their little Sports Center dealio and quickly talk about 3-4 of the top sports topics, scores etc. They finish with, "And Tiger Woods shoots even par at the Honda Classic and is 4 shots back."
That's their ENTIRE report on this golf tournament. One guy who isn't even one of the leaders. At the Honda Classic, this guy is 4 shots back. That's it!
Yes, he's good for golf. When he's relevant, he makes everybody on tour a whole lot more money. Is it right? Maybe. Bugs the shit out of me. Several years back, he and Dill Pickleson were in contention at the Masters and playing together. They were several shots back, but both making a run. CBS spent 5 minutes showing Woods eating a Power Bar while waiting on the players ahead to move on. Then later, went to a videotaped replay of what the leader (Who won) did while Tiger ate his candy bar.
Yes, it pisses me off. Not his fault. Falls in the lap of the media. But, the reality is if he's relevant, he's the biggest golf star on the planet.