Monday, October 28, 2013
Tiger in the Rough- Brandon Focht
I had not heard much about Tiger Woods' life outside of golf since the incident a few years ago which this article talks about. I was also listening to the radio the other day, 106.5, which is a sports talk show most of the time. There was a guy talking about how players on the PGA Tour were coming together to not vote for Tiger as player of the year because he was caught cheating for different times on the course this year. The host of the show then said "once a cheater always a cheater." I thought about what he said, and got a chuckle out of it but it makes me have much less respect for Tiger. Most athletes do not live a normal personal life I understand that, and I believe that Tiger made mistakes (a lot of them) just like any other athlete has. Kobe Bryant had the rape allegations as well which ruined his marriage, but Kobe cannot cheat on the court and not have anyone see it with roughly 18,000 fans in the stands as well. On a golf course it is a different situation there are people scattered everywhere watching different professionals play. The fact that Tiger had cheated four different times this past year makes my respect for him dwindle. If I was on the PGA Tour whether Tiger won every tournament but the four he cheated in I would not vote him player of the year even if that were the case. If he is willing to cheat on the course, we already know he is willing to cheat off the course due to his past, but who knows maybe he is also taking PED's? Tiger I believe has learned his lesson for his personal antics, but is he going to have to learn the hard way if he keeps getting caught cheating on the course?
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Brandon
ReplyDeleteDo we know if Tiger cheated on the course for sure? We know he had his personal issues but were his on-course actions confirmed or are they just allegations? If Tiger really did cheat on the course then any remaining respect I have for him is gone. I already did not like him for his off-course actions but there was a small part of me that was rooting for him to catch Jack because I would like to see someone chase down the record for 18 major championships. But if Tiger cheated on the course, then it's fair to assume that he's been doing it for his entire career and that he does not deserve a chance at catching Jack Nicklaus. Some may even argue that Tiger be stripped of his titles and banned from the tour completely. I just don't believe there is any room for cheaters in the game of golf - a game that is supposed to be for gentlemen of respect.
Ben Mathey
I hate how people can judge a man when not any one of us is perfect. None of us are anywhere close to perfect. So for the players that play with Tiger on the PGA Tour to not vote for him for his off field allegations are just blasphemous and disrespectful. They have to realize that they are not voting for human of the year, they’re voting for Player of the Year. Then for the host to say, “Once a cheater, always a cheater” is just dumb. That’s a quote I never even heard. I agree with Brandon when he brings up the example of Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant had the rape allegations. But many of us have forgotten about this because of Kobe’s level of competiveness and his play on the court. Soon this will be the same result for Tiger Woods in the near future.
ReplyDeleteAnthony Cornwell, Jr.