Release

No one should hold their breath as far as Williams reuniting with Woods. One thing Woody has done "better than most" over the years has been holding longstanding grudges, and Williams didn't just burn that bridge... he stole a page from Eastwood's "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and dynamited the bridge to smithereens.

As far as Greller's babysitting services... he wouldn't take the pay cut. Greller earns almost as much per year with Spieth as the average tour player earns in total who's hovering around the 120-125 mark on the season money list.

I don't know what kind of arrangement LaCava has with Woods, but it has to be fairly lucrative and based above and beyond a percentage of Woods' earnings, considering Woods is still well outside the top-250 in the OWGR and hasn't made a weekend cut in an official event since the Masters back in 2015.

It's not like Woods has a plethora of caddies lined up at his door wanting the opportunity these days.

    Hard to say if Woods could even hold his own on the Senior Circuit now.....

    I've discuss him with two of my doctors and based on his medical history, they just shake their heads.
    Oh, they are both good golfers....

    Opening round 77 in Dubai, sIt's tied 122nd , 12 strokes back of Sergio

    We all know golf is a demanding sport if played at the top level, Unless a player is extremely strong, any little thing could have thrown off the chance to have a low round.

    T.W. is not quite there yet, for whatever the reason ( only he would know ) he is not all there for the top level competition. He needs a complete physical ( eye sight especially ) and a little talk with Dalai Lama...........

      He looked totally lost on the greens......when he finally found them!

        darpar

        I honestly think he is just not that good of a natural green reader.
        He has memorized the greens of his fav courses (multiple winners) so well which has contributed to his successes and that's good on him.
        However, whenever he plays different courses, or courses where the speed is slower or they have been changed (like Torrey last week), he seems to crap out badly.
        Just a Spuzzervation.

            Which event will he first make the cut in 17?

            Provisional Gunga Galunga

            No kidding.

            I think he might be done for the season and might as well be done for good.

            His back might be hurting but he really lack the motivation to get out there to bring home the bacon so to speak. He has too much cushion to fall back on, it's only human nature.

            If he continue to "believe " he is still the number one player and could not face the fact that he needs to work really hard to get back up on his feet , with the humiliation of not half of what he's been. azgreg's picture of the fork is probably saying everything.

              Is Taylormade feeling stupid? Does anyone know what they paid Tiger to store their clubs in his bag and not be played? Hopefully some contingencies like "If you miss every cut or withdraw and never return you're not getting money."

              Greg nailed it with the fork...........

              Spuzz

              Gee Spuzz his agent said it was back spasms and that Woods could not make a full turn. You have to realize Tiger would not say he was embarrassed with his less than stellar play. All kidding aside while many are happily poking fun at Tiger I think it a shame that one of one greatest players of all time is struggling to just start and finish a tournament much less be competitive in it. I for one will miss watching him as he was one of the few on Tour that I enjoyed seeing play.

                  letthebigdogshunt

                  Shame, maybe.
                  Some humility on his part would certainly go a long way.
                  Every time he mentions his not winning (as he has the last two weeks) it's an insult to every guy in the field he finishes behind, especially those at the top, because everyone but him can see he sucks ass right now.
                  JMO

                    letthebigdogshunt will miss watching him as he was one of the few on Tour that I enjoyed seeing play.

                    Yes, aside from watching the magical final round of the 86' Master. T.W. has that magic making us glued to the TV screen.

                      Seems there are three potential scenarios here.

                      1) Tiger's back is fine... he's using that as an excuse if he doesn't get off to a reasonable start and has little chance to make the cut.

                      2) Tiger's back is fine. The 14-hr flight over left him stiff, then he slept on a different mattress at the resort where he's staying. Just an isolated situation that most likely had nothing to do with his previous back issues.

                      3) Tiger's back is not good. 7 rounds back from 2 back surgeries and a near 2-year hiatus and he's already having to WD from only his second official event of this season. It is becoming quite obvious that his back is so problematic that he can no longer tolerate more than a recreational level of golf.

                      I'm leaning more toward scenario three. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that his back was bothering him at Torrey last week but still tried to play through it.

                      If he withdraws from playing Riviera in two weeks, then it's not just spasms.

                      I don't expect him to retire any time soon, because he's still very much entangled with appearance fees, endorsement contracts, etc. not to mention how all of this ties into him continuing to develop and build his TGR brand.

                      As long as he can keep his name out in the forefront with the media, he loses very little of that needed exposure.

                        I watched the tournament last week and saw how he was set up and hit some God awful shots.

                        This week all I really needed to do was watch his opening hole and I said to myself, " he is fucked up right now". I watched that one hole and went to bed. It was like watching my friends play a hole.

                        I think his aim/setup are incorrect and his compensations cause him to play " army golf". He'll set up for a fade and thenbistead of setting up for it and taking a normal swing, he tries to put a fade swing on it like he's doing it from a normal set up. He's either going to double cross and go left or hit a push fade.

                        Putting...let's find a GIR first then work on the putting.

                        Just my opinions...but I hang around a lot of horseshit golfers so I see alot

                        PA-PLAYA The 14-hr flight over left him stiff, then he slept on a different mattress at the resort where he's staying. Just an isolated situation that most likely had nothing to do with his previous back issues.

                        He did fly commercial, due to all the airport protests; could not get to his own jet. Certainly could be something in that.

                        This, for one thing, is something that has to happen.
                        http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/tigers-words-need-match-his-actions

                        And, imo, if it does happen, he would/should feel more relieved and possibly find himself playing better. IF, he ever tees it up again Professionally!! As a lot of people have been saying all along, something mental.
                        Hey, you're a wreck, get over it and enjoy the game, or get the fuck out. There is no in between.

                            Par4QC This, for one thing, is something that has to happen.

                            Jay Coffin called me before he wrote that article
                            LOL

                              Par4QC

                              I think the same "advice" should extend to the media. They're ultimately the whores riding him to the very last gallop, trying to squeeze out every last ounce of mileage from the horse that carried them all these years.

                              If they're serious about assuming that Tiger either needs to shite or get off the pot, then it stands to reason that they should not continue their 24/7 Tiger bullshit until he at least produces a gaseous fart, or even a mere fizzle.

                              They perpetuate this bullshit. And they're getting upset because he's not living up to their expectations, and now they don't want to own it?

                              Hah! Nice try.

                              Stop talking about him 24/7, that fixes that.

                                7 years later

                                Is that a house cat skeleton 🤔....wtf....looks trbl! @Typhoon .... Say it ain't what's hitting the shelves 😳

                                  Really old thread, for a moment I thought Torpedo showed up!

                                  I'm no fashion guru, but it just looks like a polo and a hoodie to me. What's wrong with it?

                                    ode Looks plain and the logo on the polo is misaligned, looks cheap. Sure it is not though

                                        Sun Day Red. Don't forget the space. Sun Day. Not Sunday.

                                        Makes total sense to me.

                                        Do these come in a pre-washed up package?
                                        Asking for a friend.

                                        I hope for TM’s sake they are paying Tiger a percent of sales and not flat fee. Because I think his brand is on the decline. Pretty soon he becomes Jack Nicklaus.