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   baby cap

   Aug 13, 2014 at 1:22 pm

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   Purist

   Jun 19, 2014 at 5:42 am

   I appreciate golf because it is a sport I like. I liked it before Tiger and will be no different after the Tiger era. A thought comes mind: if I told someone 6 years ago Tiger wouldn’t win any of the next 24 majors……..people would have thought me to be insane. Eventually time conquers all and Tiger is no different. Seeing a great athlete in decline is never a fun thing to watch but hopefully as an avid golfer I hope this is respected. I am sure Tiger is trying his best.

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   Jay

   Jun 18, 2014 at 9:15 pm

   I have never been much of a Tiger fan, but I will admit that golf needs him. I hope he takes his time recovering and returns healthy and ready to play.

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   Jeremy Beale

   Jun 18, 2014 at 5:29 pm

   Where I would love to see Tiger tee it up in these next up and coming events, I believe that date is far in the future. I think his absence far extends past his injury now. Since his leave he has picked up so many different projects that we probably won’t see him for a while.

   Also, it is funny how being the face of a sport changes both competition and viewers a like. When a person like Tiger is in the mix the sport of golf isn’t that anymore–it’s history.

   It’s chance for players to prevent it and viewers to witness it.

   I think that is where golf is at a loss right now. Golfer’s like Arnie, Nicklaus and Tiger are far and few. We started to see it in Rory and we started to see it in Speith, but eventually those players lose that glorified history appeal and then we are left with golf.

   Fans are left with watching a recreation sport and golfer’s are left with good ole-fashioned competition. Golf needs a hype man.

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   Rich

   Jun 17, 2014 at 6:42 pm

   Who cares………

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     Cris

     Jun 17, 2014 at 7:06 pm

     Obviously, you and the rest of us whom cared to post.

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       Rich

       Jun 17, 2014 at 9:36 pm

       I cared enough to tell people that I don’t care about TW. I should have been more clear so you could understand perhaps………….

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         BILL

         Jun 18, 2014 at 3:50 am

         You defnitely care, enough to post idiotic comments and make a fool out of yourself!!

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           Rich

           Jun 18, 2014 at 4:02 am

           Sorry, you’re right. I must have made a fool of myself because you said so. Please tell me, do you think I should apologise too? I’ll do/think whatever you say.

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   Mitchell

   Jun 17, 2014 at 5:48 pm

   The World Cup is on and the matches were at the same time. It’s not that surprising that people were watching this instead

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   bd59

   Jun 17, 2014 at 4:04 pm

   Tiger not playing in the majors or any tournament for that matter kills ratings and interest. PERIOD!! We all know it and everyone on the tour knows it too. There’s just a different vibe when Tiger is in the field. Kaymer’s huge lead definitely took away from the interest heading into the weekend.

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   jeff

   Jun 17, 2014 at 1:50 pm

   ratings were down because a player had a 8 shot lead over the others after two rounds

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     Jeremy

     Jun 17, 2014 at 3:00 pm

     Agreed. Ratings were down because a very boring player with a flatline personality put on a clinic for two days and then parred everyone to death over the weekend. Take Kaymer out of the picture and you have a 25 year old media darling in an 18-hole playoff against a virtual unknown who’s on his third heart. I suspect the ratings for that would have been pretty good.

     None of this is to discount Tiger’s contribution to the game or deny his impact on ratings. But I suspect if Tiger had been playing for second along with everyone else you wouldn’t have seen much change in the ratings. He’s only a ratings boost when he’s in the mix for a victory. I’ve heard several analysts talk about this year’s Open like Tiger would have saved the ratings, and I think it’s a bit tone deaf and makes me wonder how those charged with making the game interesting to viewers will do their job once Tiger really is no longer able to do his.

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     Mike

     Jun 17, 2014 at 3:38 pm

     Don’t mean to sound like an echo but totally agree with you guys. My usual Father’s Day routine is church then parked in front of the TV for our national championship. I hadn’t watched at all due to work and Kaymer’s big lead. Made it through five holes then actually fell asleep. I’m not a Tiger fan but I am more interested when he is in the hunt. Unless he was challenging for the lead even he wouldn’t have saved this yawner.

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     +4

     Jun 17, 2014 at 4:37 pm

     So if tiger was the one with the 8 shot lead, the rating wouldn’t be thru the roof? Come on now

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       MHendon

       Jun 17, 2014 at 5:04 pm

       Of course the ratings would have been much higher had it been Tiger with an 8 shot lead. First off he brings all the Tiger fans to the TV which in most cases aren’t true golf fans and will all be gone when he is. But secondly Kaymer isn’t chasing Nicklaus record so it’s not quite the same thrill with him in the lead like it is with Tiger.

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         Forsbrand

         Jun 18, 2014 at 4:36 pm

         Any tiger fan should be a true golfer and respect all players if they really appreciate good golf. There are some fans out there who won’t watch a tournamnet without tiger, there are others who will make a point of viewing it as you get to see most of the “other players”. When tiger is in a tournament you very rarely get to se other players in the tournament as the camera is constantly on tiger, unless some random makes a hole in one. I think if tv coverage. Was fairer and showed an equal amount of shots from other competitors there wouldn’t be this issue over “who cares if tiger is playing”

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           Jeremy

           Jun 18, 2014 at 7:05 pm

           I’d say it the other way around. Any true golfer should be a Tiger fan because he’s the best we’ve seen in a couple generations and, love him or hate him personally, there’s so much to learn from and appreciate. But Tiger has plenty of people who enjoy watching him (and only him) who’ve never really played the game. He’s one of the rare few that transcend the sport.

           And, yeah, the cameras follow the players people want to see. If other players want more coverage it’s simple: all they have to do is consistently win 20% of the tournaments the play in for 15 years. Easy.

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       Jeremy

       Jun 17, 2014 at 5:34 pm

       Of course. But the presumption among many analysts seems to be that just throwing Tiger into the field is enough to save the ratings. In fact, I think there are more than a handful of players who could have run away with the tournament and not tanked the ratings in the process. Phil, Rory, Scott, Fowler, Keegan, even Stenson could have pulled off this week of “flawless” golf and still been interesting. Kaymer just isn’t that much fun to watch for anyone other than those who can truly appreciate the difficulty of his accomplishment. And that’s not the casual fans or non-golfers.

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    +4

    Jun 17, 2014 at 11:48 am

    Cmon tiger! Fans of greatness (like myself) want to see you resume your quest for 19 majors. Hopefully kaymer’s performance inspired your competitive fire again. He looked like you out there draining EVERYTHING for par… Anyway glad to hear your back out there swinging the club… Nice article Ben

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      Rich

      Jun 18, 2014 at 7:06 pm

      I guess it depends on how you define greatness………………

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        LTP

        Jun 19, 2014 at 8:56 am

        How about winning 14 majors?

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          Rich

          Jun 24, 2014 at 7:42 pm

          Greatness is not just about the golf. It includes the character of the person and I think that with TW, it is severely lacking. Just ask the mother of his children. I’m pretty sure she doesn’t think he’s great despite the 14 majors. Like I said, it all depends on how you define greatness.

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    Josh

    Jun 17, 2014 at 11:42 am

    Great! I can’t wait until he gets back!

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