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By Ed Buckley
MTT Staff Writer
$100
million for 5 years and all Tiger
has to do is play the NIKE ball
and slap a "swoosh" on everything
else? Tiger is not only the
greatest golfer of all time, he
is also the greatest salesman!
Now if he was playing NIKE clubs
(which don't exist), it would
make a little more sense, but he
plays Titleist clubs...and they
pay him too. It's all so
confusing it makes my head hurt.
I hope all the money doesn't
screw up Tiger's game or persona,
to the point of depriving us of
the opportunity to watch him
accomplish what he is capable
of..........Ernie Els' new lucky
number is 2. He has finished 2nd
to Tiger Woods in six tournaments
and is the first player to finish
2nd in three consecutive majors.
He is also now ranked #2 in the
world, displacing David Duval,
and behind "you know
who"...........It just ain't
fair! Karrie Webb has won 6
tournaments so far this year,
including two of the three
current LPGA majors. She also has
a chance of becoming the first
woman player with $2 million in
winnings, and yet she has
received little of the
recognition she deserves from the
PGA, the USGA or the national
media. I know, I know, Tiger is
setting all kinds of new records,
but so is Karrie Webb. It just
ain't fair!.........After this
years International, I took
exception to Charles Howell III,
David Gossett, and Adam Scott
turning pro with the plan of
winning enough money on the PGA
Tour through exemptions to place
in the top 125, and avoid
Q-School. Based on their
performance at the International,
I felt they had made a bad
decision. However, Howell has
made about $200k so far, with
several tournaments to go. His
performance to date has been
impressive and I believe he has a
good chance of making the cut,
and he certainly belongs on the
tour..........With some of the
new "non-conforming" drivers
hitting the U.S. market, it is
important to know that they will
primarily benefit players that
are already long hitters. If
you're driver swing speed is less
than 105, you will see little
benefit. However, th##ere will be
some that think it is worth $600
to $800 to flaunt it at the local
club..........When Tiger Woods
was awarded the PGA Player Of The
Year Award in August, it was
because mathematically no one
could win enough points to beat
him, even if he quit for the year
and his closest competition won
everything left. Based on points
for wins and finishes, plus
bonus's for majors, Tiger left
everyone far behind. He had about
400 points with the closest
competition (I believe it was
Mickelson) at about 140. If it
was a horse race, the winner
would have lapped the field about
three times..........So what's
the fuss about Tiger Woods
playing a ball that's a little
different than those sold over
the counter? Does someone really
think it could make a difference
in their game? Gimmie a
break!
The
following are excerpts from my
review of one of the funniest
books on golf that I have read,
"Golf's Most Outrageous Quotes,"
by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo,
with Bill Hartigan.
"I
don't enjoy playing video golf
because there is nothing to
throw."
&emdash;
Paul Azinger
"I
know I'm getting better at golf
because I'm hitting fewer
spectators."
&emdash;
Gerald R. Ford, Former President
of the U.S.
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