[spencer0071]

What would you think Mr. Woods expectations are when he arrives at a tournament? Is he thinking just make the cut then a nice top 5 or 10 finish or is he thinking win by 5, 10, or 20?

[Tmiller72]

Probably he just hopes to make contact on the 1st tee. Making the cut would only be a bonus for Tiger. Great topic!!!

[Richie18]

I would hope to just make contact on the first tee, Tiger expects to win them all. Ok, ok so he said that when he was 20 something, i would venture Tiger expects to finish top 20 and at worst just make the cut for the weekend.

[Tmiller72]

Are you guys serious? Top 20? Making the cut is ok? Tiger has stated his whole career that anything short of winning is not good enough. I'll promise you that he has never one time been satisfied with a top 20.

[jzatl04]

He's the number one ranked player in the world. He has more money than he'll ever be able to spend. Do you think he cares about finishing anywhere other than the top of the leaderboard? If he doesn't win, he's probably actually losing world ranking points. Also, he only plays the game of golf to win tournaments and, most importantly, majors. Did you actually wonder what his expectations were?

[spencer0071]

Yes I wonder what his expectations are. If you polled the field each week how many would say they can win the tournament? The answer is everyone otherwise they would not be there and anyone can win. How many are actually thinking I am doing good if I make the cut? How many have a goal of a top 5 finish? Top 10? Top 20? Chances are if you are in the top 5 starting on Sunday you are in a position to win. Mr. Woods does not win them all in fact just more than 27%. He knows he can’t win them all (although he tries) so my question is: what do you believe Mr. Woods’s personal goal is when he arrives at a tournament? To be in contention? Top 10? What?

[Swingtheclub]

I really do not believe anyone knows what Tiger Woods is thinking. Even if one of the top players did they would win more tournaments.

Personally I have and opinion of what he is probably thinking based on what he is saying.

I do not think the cut enters his mind I think he goes to every tournament thinking about what he is going to have to do to win.

How he needs to play the course , what part of his game he needs to work on. I think Tiger thinks a whole lot more about the process than he does the results.

Most of all I think it is just what he always says he wants to do whatever he has to so that come Sunday he has a chance to win.

I think Tiger plans for success by the work he does.

[Dizzub]

I cant believe it would be anything less than winning for Tiger. He wouldnt be where he is today if he didnt walk into every single tournament thinking that he was going to win. No chance Tiger would ever be happy getting 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.

[epixep]

Every knows what Tiger is thinking. He wants to win. Golf psychology isn't a secret - the hard part isn't knowing what to think... it's consistently thinking correctly throughout 72 holes.

I don't know how many mental mistakes Tiger makes in a given tournament- but I would guess around three or four, at least (yes that many).

[spencer0071]

kenk7us2002, on Jul 29 2008, 08:00 PM, said:

I really do not believe anyone knows what Tiger Woods is thinking. Even if one of the top players did they would win more tournaments.

Personally I have and opinion of what he is probably thinking based on what he is saying.

I do not think the cut enters his mind I think he goes to every tournament thinking about what he is going to have to do to win.

How he needs to play the course , what part of his game he needs to work on. I think Tiger thinks a whole lot more about the process than he does the results.

Most of all I think it is just what he always says he wants to do whatever he has to so that come Sunday he has a chance to win.

I think Tiger plans for success by the work he does.

exactly. I couldn't agree with you more.

[Richie18]

Tmiller72, on Jul 29 2008, 03:42 PM, said:

Are you guys serious? Top 20? Making the cut is ok? Tiger has stated his whole career that anything short of winning is not good enough. I'll promise you that he has never one time been satisfied with a top 20.

Wow, i'm sorry i didn't detect your sarcasm in the first post, no need to cut my head off for it. I never said making the cut was ok for tiger, i said at worst he is going to make the cut.

[minitour]

He told Curtis Strange when he was 20 that, "Second sucks and third is even worse".

'Nuff said.

-mini

[birdiemachine11]

Tmiller72, on Jul 28 2008, 08:34 PM, said:

Probably he just hopes to make contact on the 1st tee. Making the cut would only be a bonus for Tiger. Great topic!!!

Funniest thing I have read all day.