Annual Update!

I am sooooooooooo sick of the press, especially Jim Nantz and CBS, for displaying their kool-aid drinking attitude towards Tiger Woods.

I grew up when golf was not as popular, when I was one of very few kids on the golf course with senior citizens.

My game started at age six with some old Bobby Jones wood shaft clubs and a dirty bag. No lessons, just pay your tiny fee and play.

My parents always new where I was, either playing sandlot baseball or golf. I was obsessed and went on to play in high school and in the Big-Ten. The hope for me was to qualify for the PGA but I got drafted and the dream ended.

However, my respect for the game of golf, the legends, the ghost of Bobby Jones and the immense difficulty of the sport never waned. As the game became increasingly popular I stayed away from the course with an occasional trip to the driving range. There are too many amateurs and wanna-be’s who don’t know the rules or etiquette so important to golf. The game slowed down and became a chore.

Now watching golf has become a chore. Actually the headlines and TV commercials have become advertisement for what is presumed a “one-man show.” Tiger this, Tiger that.

There are approximately 150 professional golfers in tournaments who practice hours upon hours. Commercials for tournaments usually say something about the defending champion. Or should I say, use too! Now it’s all about Tiger! No respect for previous champions, no respect for current leaders.

It’s all about Tiger! Everyone loves a hero, the champion. Tiger Woods has had an illustrious career although in the beginning his father had to be shown the rule book on who belongs in the club house or on the green. Daddy thought he was the part of the show, part of his son’s celebrity.

And Tiger… pumping fist….immense arrogance…a real son of a bitch frankly. No Class, no respect for the game, no respect for other golfers. It’s all about me…Tiger Woods. The press continues to shine the light upon Tiger even if his game loses it’s luster.

The media doesn’t shine the light on the Tiger swearing and slamming his clubs. They don’t write about the Tiger who receives penalties at a record pace for displays of temper and unsportsmanlike conduct.

When another golfer, yes one of 150+ competing, is the champion of a tournament, the television stations end Sunday with clips of Tiger even though there is another winner. It’s all about Tiger.

For me it’s not all about Tiger, it’s all about the most difficult sport in the world. Yes, the sport and all the competitors who work endlessly with hopes of finishing in the money and maybe winning a “Big 4″ championship. I tip my hat to all the golfers of the Professional Golfer’s Association. This PGA Tournament is all about YOU!

And so ends the 2007 Master’s Tournament, Bobby Jones’ tournament and Zach Johnson as this year’s Master.

Woods left his scowl on the game when things went sour and in his final interview, he blamed “his” game and never said one good thing about the new champion. Woods never gave credit to Zach Johnson for playing outstanding golf, he blamed “his” game. In fact, Woods never mentioned Zach Johnson because it’s all about Tiger.

Woods is no champion, he is a poor sport, unless of course, he’s winning. Then CBS and the press are all happy. Pass the Scotch, I’ll skip the Kool-Aid thank you!