The Tiger Woods Thread

MuffinTop86 · 22-04-2019 1:29am

jobless wrote: »

Anyone recommend any of the books written about tiger?

I just finished the Jeff Benedict/Keteyian one that was published last year and couldn’t put it down.
Gives great insight (assuming it’s factually correct) into his parents too.

iancairns · 23-04-2019 12:15pm

HighLine wrote: »

That's really good, well done. Try and send it to some golf related social media channels.. I'm sure they would love to share it.

Thanks guys. Really appreciate it

HighLine · 26-04-2019 10:39pm

Tiger skipping Wells Fargo and won't play again until Bethpage.

This video of him walking very gingerly yesterday might be a concern....

https://twitter.com/GOLFTV/status/1121451256164302850

Keano · 27-04-2019 1:10pm

I had that thought myself when I watched it.

irishgeo · 29-04-2019 7:02am

Maybe it wasn't just gum tiger was chewing.

Paul Kimmage: 'Your heroes are chewing CBD but we'd rather you didn't know'

https://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/paul-kimmage-your-heroes-are-chewing-cbd-but-wed-rather-you-didnt-know-38056361.html

Harry Palmr · 06-05-2019 11:19pm

Tiger Woods has to pay the price for his Masters victory.

ionadnapokot · 11-11-2019 8:33am

Bumped the thread just for this
Some outrageous shots
https://youtu.be/SxuqU8FKiPQ

Only 5 months until The Masters!

The swing 97’-19’
https://youtu.be/wnfymmq-OMU

GreeBo · 11-11-2019 9:54am

^
I love the recovery shots where he follows it up with a chip-in or holes out a putt.

ionadnapokot · 24-11-2019 8:36am

Has anybody seen these Taylor Made videos?
Found 3 of them so far.
Tiger as I’ve never seen him....almost normal! & still brilliant

https://youtu.be/1wN0iOtsqi4
https://youtu.be/Nd00f4nq_ks

https://youtu.be/NKAm8hJBe08
This one is gas. I’ve no idea what they are on about but Mcilroy and co. all nod along.

GreeBo · 13-01-2020 1:10pm

https://twitter.com/i/status/1216211351728730112

GreeBo · 13-01-2020 7:01pm

^ Really reminds me of McIlroys swing

CalamariFritti · 09-07-2020 10:30pm

Playing the Memorial next week, lovely. Thats the one hosted by Nicklaus I think. Coincidence or Tiger paying respect?

Deeper Blue · 14-07-2020 11:19pm

Just heard a stat that Tiger had 43 wins before he missed his second cut as a pro. If true that's insane.

Trampas · 15-07-2020 12:38pm

El Sueño wrote: »

Just heard a stat that Tiger had 43 wins before he missed his second cut as a pro. If true that's insane.

How many events had a cut. I’m sure it’s plenty and still amazing stat but it’s a true picture. I’d remove all events with no cut along with match play.

Probably out there somewhere on the internet

Deeper Blue · 15-07-2020 1:01pm

Trampas wrote: »

How many events had a cut. I’m sure it’s plenty and still amazing stat but it’s a true picture. I’d remove all events with no cut along with match play.

Probably out there somewhere on the internet

142 tournaments of which 111 had a cut

OffalyMedic · 15-07-2020 2:02pm

Stat I heard last weekend which I thought was unreal is Tiger has more majors than missed cuts!

bren2001 · 16-07-2020 11:36am

OffalyMedic wrote: »

Stat I heard last weekend which I thought was unreal is Tiger has more majors than missed cuts!

As at The Open last year, he missed 20 cuts so that isn't true. I presume you heard a slightly different stat.

OffalyMedic · 16-07-2020 12:38pm

bren2001 wrote:

As at The Open last year, he missed 20 cuts so that isn't true. I presume you heard a slightly different stat.

Oops apoloi

spacecoyote · 16-07-2020 3:53pm

OffalyMedic wrote: »

Oops apoloi

I think it was over the first 5 years of his career or something like that

slave1 · 18-07-2020 8:22am

OffalyMedic wrote: »

Stat I heard last weekend which I thought was unreal is Tiger has more majors than missed cuts!

Maybe more Major wins than Major cuts?

Mantis Toboggan · 18-07-2020 9:29am

This stat on tiger I thought was crazy!

https://twitter.com/JustinRayGolf/status/1282386843682648068?s=19

Deeper Blue · 18-07-2020 12:16pm

That stat looks awfully familiar :pac:

The Black Oil · 15-11-2020 12:04pm

HBO have a lot of documentary trailers out at the moment...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxzczuDg_qs

benny79 · 18-11-2020 4:16pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

HBO have a lot of documentary trailers out at the moment...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxzczuDg_qs

Are the only on you tube?

LuckyGent88 · 19-11-2020 2:21pm

Tiger going to play with his son Charlie in the Parent and Child major championship thingy in a couple of weeks. It’s televised aswell.

Could we be seeing the next stage of the Woods golfing empire.

LuckyGent88 · 17-12-2020 5:17pm

Some videos appearing on twitter of tiger and his son out practicing ahead of this weekends event.

The sons swing is already so good. Even has the club twirl.

https://twitter.com/championstour/status/1339568863407697920?s=21

Pdoghue · 18-12-2020 2:47pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Some videos appearing on twitter of tiger and his son out practicing ahead of this weekends event.

The sons swing is already so good. Even has the club twirl.

https://twitter.com/championstour/status/1339568863407697920?s=21

Yea, the son has a great looking swing alright. There are loads of videos and pics on social media on this, one of which has Tiger talking seriously about how they want to win this thing. The purse is something like a million dollars I read. The whole thing is a bit much really. The son is only 11 FFS. You'd hope that Tiger isn't putting pressure on the son as much as Earl put pressure on Tiger...

slave1 · 18-12-2020 4:07pm

From the press I've read so far Tiger is putting the "fun" emphasis on Charlie's golf participation, but sure if he's like his father maybe it's Charlie pushing for the win, according to JT Charlies wants to win every time, good luck to him.
Have to say I get a lot of joy when out golfing and seeing the younger crew out there enjoying themselves, a bit jealous too as I didn't start hacking my way around until my 30's

benny79 · 18-12-2020 4:24pm

I am actually looking forward to this and am not really into these types of events. Anyone would have a top of the range swing if Tiger was your dad in fairness. Harrington is also playing with his son. Think you have to be a major winner to be eligible to enter.

PARlance · 18-12-2020 5:03pm

Pdoghue wrote: »

Yea, the son has a great looking swing alright. There are loads of videos and pics on social media on this, one of which has Tiger talking seriously about how they want to win this thing. The purse is something like a million dollars I read. The whole thing is a bit much really. The son is only 11 FFS. You'd hope that Tiger isn't putting pressure on the son as much as Earl put pressure on Tiger...

Was Earl really that bad or did he become as scapegoat of sorts during Tiger's troubles?

For sure, he was (extremely) ambitious for his son, but I think that's much more common in America than here. I think Earl did ok by Tiger in the end, no?

spacecoyote · 18-12-2020 6:13pm

Slightly off topic, but seems a reasonable place for a plug given the event in question...if you haven't watched it, you should take a look at "The Short Game" on Netflix. Great little doc about kids playing golf and plenty of pushy parenting

Mysterypunter · 21-12-2020 2:41am

benny79 wrote: »

I am actually looking forward to this and am not really into these types of events. Anyone would have a top of the range swing if Tiger was your dad in fairness. Harrington is also playing with his son. Think you have to be a major winner to be eligible to enter.

I thought that too, but if that was the case what was Kuchar doing in it?

paulie21 · 21-12-2020 8:15am

Mysterypunter wrote: »

I thought that too, but if that was the case what was Kuchar doing in it?

Players champions could play as well

slave1 · 13-01-2021 1:13pm

For those interested/with access, HBO have started a two part documentary on Tiger

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12688688/

DuckSlice · 13-01-2021 2:00pm

slave1 wrote: »

For those interested/with access, HBO have started a two part documentary on Tiger

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12688688/

Apparently his agent isn't too happy about it? Think i saw a quote somewhere.

rooney30 · 14-01-2021 12:33am

etxp wrote: »

Apparently his agent isn't too happy about it? Think i saw a quote somewhere.

He was no doubt out manoeuvred out of a few quid

benny79 · 14-01-2021 10:23am

rooney30 wrote: »

He was no doubt out manoeuvred out of a few quid

I dont think Tiger likes anything writing or shown about him & his private life! Especially if hes not involved. He went mad over the Hank Hanely book and a few others. Plus not much was know about him and his private life till the scandal blow the lid off.. Even nowadays you dont here much non golf related unless you maybe live across the pond.

FixdePitchmark · 14-01-2021 12:25pm

Anyone know how to watch. I'd pay to see. Dont want to get a channel for a year or anything crazy like that.

But it is kinda a must watch.

Barnaboy · 14-01-2021 2:37pm

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Anyone know how to watch. I'd pay to see. Dont want to get a channel for a year or anything crazy like that.

But it is kinda a must watch.

HBO show, so I'd expect it to appear on sky documentaries soon enough. So now tv or sky if you are patient!

maddness · 17-01-2021 5:13pm

Just watched the first part of it, it’s absolutely brilliant.

djr15 · 19-01-2021 11:31am

maddness wrote: »

Just watched the first part of it, it’s absolutely brilliant.

Any info on where/how we can see this?

lowelife · 19-01-2021 6:09pm

Watched both parts now, "acquired"
Its a good mirror of the books I have read up to this point

Hank Haney's "The Big Miss"
Jeff-Benedict "Tiger-Woods"
Michael Bamberger "The Second Life of Tiger Woods"

To name the big 3

3 hours isnt anyway to condense his life to this point, it could be almost a serial.

If you get a chance to see it...do!

Lip Out · 19-01-2021 6:14pm

The first part was good. The majority of the second part was gutter trash but it did finish strongly after the first hour when it resumed to talk about golf.

FixdePitchmark · 19-01-2021 7:40pm

Can't wait to see it - but was a mistake to make it so short.

Easily could have made it as long and as interesting as Michael Jordon one. I'm far more interested about him as a person - as opposed to the golf stuff. I know the golf stuff.

All the books mentioned make him out to be a very flawed human being - not all his fault, but he seemed to be around a good few very poor influences - not to mention being famous is a complete bizarre life to start with.

Frisbee · 20-01-2021 10:44am

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Easily could have made it as long and as interesting as Michael Jordon one.

I think the MJ one worked so well as you had Jordan himself speaking in every episode as well as people close to him. With Tiger he's never going to agree to sit down to something like this and not a chance anyone in his inner circle will break ranks. SO I think if it's 8x hour long episodes of just people talking at/about him with no inside insight it could get boring quickly.

Bill Ponderosa · 20-01-2021 11:06am

Any word on when this doc will be available here?

maddness · 20-01-2021 7:51pm

Lip Out wrote: »

The first part was good. The majority of the second part was gutter trash but it did finish strongly after the first hour when it resumed to talk about golf.

Agreed, I much preferred the first part. It was more about the magic of his talent.

downthemiddle · 20-01-2021 8:07pm

Bill Ponderosa wrote: »

Any word on when this doc will be available here?

Any word on whether his doc, Anthony Galea, features in the doc?

Seve OB · 20-01-2021 10:15pm

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Easily could have made it as long and as interesting as Michael Jordon one.

I don't think so because there was TV cameras following him around behind the scenes for years and the documentary didn't really just focus on Jordan, but all the other team mates got good coverage.
No chance Tiger was letting cameras follow him like that and there is not really anybody else in the team they could focus on apart from caddy obviously and maybe some token stuff with the docs/trainers/coaches

mk7775 · 22-01-2021 6:47pm

The documentary is now available on demand on sky documentaries

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