He has a prodigious talent for hitting a golf ball where he would like it to go but Woods will never be in the same league as Jack Nicklaus.
Golf is a sport set apart from others. It is one where referees are present but hardly if ever, needed to call foul on someone.
It is a testament to the game and the players that even now in days where insane money is offered for winning tournaments, golfers still own up to indiscretions that cost strokes and ultimately money and notoriety.
Woods has shown in the past that winning is the only thing that matters to him. Evidence for that is getting over a dozen or so people to move a boulder that was impeding his shot to the green in the Phoenix Open in 1999. Would the likes of Nicklaus scour the rule book to try and find a way out of what was simply a wayward tee shot? No he would have carried on in the spirit of the game, taken his medicine then moved to the next hole.
It's a game that historically holds etiquette and values above winning at all costs. Nicklaus wore his values on his sleeve for all to see along with the games other true greats. Sportsmanship and friendship were more important to him than prize money. Just one of the reasons Woods will NEVER be (in my eyes) close to him despite what he may do in terms of trophies and titles.
Golf is a sport set apart from others. It is one where referees are present but hardly if ever, needed to call foul on someone.
It is a testament to the game and the players that even now in days where insane money is offered for winning tournaments, golfers still own up to indiscretions that cost strokes and ultimately money and notoriety.
Woods has shown in the past that winning is the only thing that matters to him. Evidence for that is getting over a dozen or so people to move a boulder that was impeding his shot to the green in the Phoenix Open in 1999. Would the likes of Nicklaus scour the rule book to try and find a way out of what was simply a wayward tee shot? No he would have carried on in the spirit of the game, taken his medicine then moved to the next hole.
It's a game that historically holds etiquette and values above winning at all costs. Nicklaus wore his values on his sleeve for all to see along with the games other true greats. Sportsmanship and friendship were more important to him than prize money. Just one of the reasons Woods will NEVER be (in my eyes) close to him despite what he may do in terms of trophies and titles.
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