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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 4232821, member: 2350"]
No crap to you guys, but I've never been a Tiger fan. His bristling arrogance turned me off. He never seemed to have many friends on tour and was always about himself. During this most recent convalescence his attempts to be a little more like a regular guy sometimes strike me as arbitrary, like he doesn't know how to be that kind of guy.

It always annoyed me how the media fawned over him, with TV coverage of Tiger hitches his belt, Tiger tugs his cap, Tiger looks at the trees, Tiger this, Tiger that, while the rest of players in the tournament were playing well and hitting shots. But in fairness, that's not on really on him.

Nevertheless, I also appreciate how golf has grown in his wake, with equipment (and now some rule) improvements making the game more playable than it was in the 70's when I began playing with persimmon head woods and forged blades. Perhaps today's equipment would have arrived anyway, but the popularity of the game was certainly driven by the "Tiger effect."

Anyway, it's a compelling story regardless, something like Hogan's or Venturi's comebacks. I hope the media covers the whole tournament, not just him. And I also appreciate how their focus on his presence - a net positive - will suppress all the Phil talk - a net negative - that would have competed for attention. But I'll certainly watch as much of it as I can.  Here's hoping for a good tournament with a lot of competition.
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