Sage wrote: What the hell is a 58 year old dude going to do to me? Lol. Is he going to assault me? Try to intimidate me? Lmao.

ohiotiger33 wrote: ^^ You obviously have never played golf. Hitting a golf ball requires precision that is unprecedented in most sports. A 1 degree off center hit can make the ball go more than 30 yards off-line. These small changes in timing and squaring the club can be affected by even the slightest thing. Someone disturbing you even only slightly could make you hit an absolutely terrible shot.

I will put it this way. If I played against any pro, and you came along and were allowed to yell at him, but not me. I would win just about every time.

When your team is shooting free-throws, do you yell, or stay quiet? It isn't that golfers can't play while someone makes noise, it is a sharp noise changing the equilibrium of the moment that makes it almost impossible to play well. Constant noise would be no problem.

The amount of concentration and precision it takes to hit a golf shot is greater than it is to hit a jump shot or hit a baseball. Not to say those things aren't physically tougher, it just doesn't have the same small margin for error. A tiny fraction of a degree can be the difference between a great shot, and a poor one.

Polar Bear 73 wrote: "There are always going to be people who are going to knock you for being the number one player in the world and being as successful as Tiger has been".

Maybe Steve, the reason they knock him is for throwing clubs all around the course, and firing off the "f-word" every time he hits a bad shot. Or maybe it's because of his arrogant attitude, and a reputation for signing the fewest autographs of any of the big stars on tour.

I don't remember people knocking Arnie or Jack or the Shark when they were ranked number one. Of course I also never remember seeing any of them throw a club or curse out loud on the course. And I sure never remember any of them screwing around with porn stars and cocktail waitresses all over the world. Maybe it has nothing to do with being number one. Just something to think about Stevie.

ohiotiger33 wrote: Lol I love when there are people out there (some of my friends) who always whined that Tiger didn't respect the game with is language, behavior, etc. on the course (for the record I don't condone that behavior), but now that this has happened, say that he should be heckled and yelled at on the course while he is playing. IMO that is much more damaging to the game of golf itself than a sex scandal ever could be. I don't care what a player has done off the course (Tiger or not), golf is not a sport where it is acceptable to disrupt a player at any time.

It is a gentleman's game, and those that heckle any players are pieces of shit.

My guess? The tour will have extra officials following Tiger's groups for a while that are ready to eject fans for stuff like this. I doubt Steve will have to do much. I love how people think the tour is stupid enough to just leave it as is. They have a team of people getting payed to figure stuff like this out, probably right now.

I Wear Pants wrote: Every golfer swears and he doesn't throw his clubs. He slams them sometimes like everyone else (that one last year was a club slam that slipped from his hand). Seriously, got to a PGA tournament and there will be at least one dude having a horrible day and swearing up a storm

Last year at Firestone Anthony Kim was dropping F bombs left and right.

I don't think less of him for it. Sometimes you have bad days. "Blah blah blah, something about role models". Parents are supposed to be role models for kids, not some millionaire on a golf course. Adults aren't obligated to G-Rate their actions just because someone might bring their kid around.

Darkon wrote:

I Wear Pants wrote: Every golfer swears and he doesn't throw his clubs. He slams them sometimes like everyone else (that one last year was a club slam that slipped from his hand). Seriously, got to a PGA tournament and there will be at least one dude having a horrible day and swearing up a storm

Last year at Firestone Anthony Kim was dropping F bombs left and right.

I don't think less of him for it. Sometimes you have bad days. "Blah blah blah, something about role models". Parents are supposed to be role models for kids, not some millionaire on a golf course. Adults aren't obligated to G-Rate their actions just because someone might bring their kid around.

I agree with everthing but this. I agree they are under alot of pressure to perform and stay on the tour. That still should not be part of the game. It's not only Tiger and golf. I see this alot with all sports. They are pro's. IMO they should act like it.

benole wrote: Oh, Tiger is a Bad person all right, i hope he gets heckled mercilously. I hope Stevie gets his ass kicked right in the first cut of rough.