Tiger Woods could be the greatest athlete of all time and as a result of his efforts of chasing a little white ball around some green fields, he has a personal net worth of over $900 million and an annual salary of $85 million. Tiger is the face of the PGA, and the tour suffers without him. His victories are to many to list in detail but here are some highlights: 14 professional major tournaments, 71 PGA Tour events, he has been ranked #1 for more consecutive weeks than any other player in history, he has the lowest scoring average of all time, he has been crowned PGA Player of the year 9 times, Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the year twice, and AP Male Athlete of the year 4 times.
Love him or hate him, you must admit that Tiger sells tickets and gets everyone to tune in on Sunday's. I'll be the first to admit that if Tiger isn't playing on Sunday I don't even want to watch. Sure I love the Lefty, and the Big Easy but they don't bring the excitement and the same intensity as Tiger brings that is so addicting. A lot of people say that Tiger needs to hang it up for the season and get his life in order before he plays another tournament. I couldn't disagree more.
This week at the PGA championship Tiger has a lot to prove. Sports analyst Mike Wilbon said on his twitter page, "Tiger Woods personal life fell apart, and now so has his game." With Tiger finishing second to last in last weeks terrible effort, he has nothing to lose and everything to gain this week.
Following a two hour fog delay in Friday's second round at Whistling Straights; Tiger is in the mix, but still needs to complete the second round tomorrow as well as play the entire third round. This for Tiger is a good thing, as his track record shows, he is ruthless in extra innings needed.
This week is the week for Tiger to prove to everyone that he still is the man and that he still has what it takes to be competitive. Love him or hate him, Tiger is the face of golf. Mark my words, he will show his worth this week, and bring the buzz back to the T.W.
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