Sunday, March 29, 2009

The good, the bad, the Tiger…

 

Tiger Woods is to golf what Billy Mays is to infomercials.  He is the undisputed champ.  You can just see it.  “TIGER WOODS HERE AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY DOMINATION OF GOLF!  WATCH ME OWN MY COMPETITION WHO ALREADY KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO LOOSE BEFORE THEY EVEN TEE OFF!  ONLY THREE PAYMENTS OF $9.99!”

How many human beings do you know that can miss almost an entire year in their sport and still remain the No. 1 player.  Who can return after 9 months and be considered the odds on favorite to win the tournament.  There is no one else besides Tiger.

Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational Tournament today.  It was his first win out of three starts since returning from knee surgery that kept him out 9 months.  The win made it Woods’s sixth victory at the Palmer invitational. 

Woods won it in classic Tiger fashion.  He knocked down a clutch 16 ft put on the last hole and with darkness creeping over his shoulder.  Half way through the balls roll towards its inevitable end in the hole Woods knew and was already celebrating in classic Tiger fashion.  Fist pumps to the air and flash bulbs galore illuminating the darkening green.

Woods made the invitational the fourth tournament that he has won six different times.  That is just ludicrous.  Woods somewhat shaky in his previous two tournaments leading up to the win.  By shaky I mean he only finished in the top 10.  Jeez what a bum. 

The man is a poster child for hard work getting you results.

NBC was showing his daily workout routine.

  • Wake up at 5
  • Two hour workout with weights at 6
  • Breakfast at 8
  • Hit balls at 9
  • Play nine holes at 10
  • Lunch Break at 12
  • Hit balls and practice putting at 1
  • Play another nine holes at 3.

The guy is dedicated and he just had his second kid.  He is married to a former Swedish model.  He is half black and half asian.  He has everything going for him.  Woods is the most marketable individual on the planet.  He is extremely well spoken and he isn’t half bad at golf.

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