This is a totally great 10 day period. I was very vocal about the MDF rule and the Tour has announced that they are going to take another look. I said last Sunday morning that Tiger needed to not shoot another low number or the USGA would pull their hair out, trying to figure a way to change Torrey into a non-playable course for the Open. He went out and shot only one-under to win by only 8 strokes. Add those to my being lucky enough to introduce the new Nike Sumo Drivers this Saturday; getting to watch Tiger play two weeks in a row; four days of number 16 at the FBR; plus a little thing called the Super Bowl and you see why I am flying high.
Ok, so I had nothing to do with the Tour decision. It might have been all the players screaming about the new cut policy. Either way, Tim Finchem announced that the Policy Board would review their decision next month. Look for a change; I don’t think they will totally abandon the idea. It is, however, good to be on the right side of a story for once. Lately it seems every time I drop a “hot sports opinion” I am standing alone on an island.
I know many of you assume, and rightly so, that I have some sort of “Man Crush” on the world’s number one. I do. And why not? It has nothing to do with being a leader junkie. I admire any person that takes his God given ability and makes it even better. So many of us are satisfied with mediocrity. Tiger continually asks the question, “What can I do to get better?” See, I believe there should be a couple of players chasing Tiger. It just seems that “no one wants to really pay the price.” If that means practice 24 hours a day, then do it. If it means hitting 1000 putts a day then do it. Why is it that the best player is also the best practicer? A rhetorical question. Enjoy what you are watching. Embrace it. I remember my father talking about Lou Gehrig. Gehrig probably did not have the talent of Tiger, but he made sure no one played better.
Any chance we get to watch TW two weeks in a row is icing on the cake. As I sit here writing, I am watching the 32 year old, who just traveled halfway around the world, lead at Dubai. He shot a remarkable 65.
What I love to watch, and try to learn from, is his confidence. No matter what the shot, Tiger Woods focuses on the task at hand. The sameness in timing and in routine is staggering. Put a stopwatch on him. You will not believe what happens. Want to teach your kids how to get better? Not at golf but at life? Sit with them and watch Tiger. Watch the practice swings. I wish my children would study for exams the way TW focuses on a golf shot.
