Wednesday, March 19, 2008

One Perfect Season Over, Another Still Going II

Hello. While Tiger kept his perfect year going, Lorena Ochoa's came to an end in Mexico. Ochoa fell way back early, and was never in contention.
People will say Ochoa had the pressure of playing in front of the home fans, and they'd be correct. However, this only puts Tiger Woods' accomplishments into better context.
Tiger plays in front of the entire golf world every time he steps up to the tee. In fact, he's transcended golf. Most of the sports world, and a lot of the non-sports world, know who Tiger Woods is, and whether he won or not. And if Tiger doesn't win, they only know he didn't win, not who did win, because that's what the lead story usually is on Monday morning.
Can you imagine the media Tiger faces every day? Having only followed him 3 times in tournaments, it's tough for me to comprehend. No wonder the guy plays practice rounds at the crack of dawn.
And just think how much the media crunch is going to increase if Tiger keeps winning. If he goes into August with a chance to win the Grand Slam, the entire world may be watching. Will he be able to handle it? I hope we find out.

Regards,
Steve

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