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Tiger used Earl’s ‘disruptive tactics’ on Charlie at 2021 PNC
Tiger Woods’ approach to teaching his son the game of golf may not be all that different from how Tiger’s father taught him.
The way Earl Woods raised Tiger and taught him the game was scrutinized over the course of his life. Earl was incredibly tough on Tiger and held him to a ridiculously high standard at a young age. Tiger was swinging the club at two years old and made highly publicized television appearances in the same year, and was winning golf tournaments by the time he was six years old.
While Earl was certainly tough on his son, it’s impossible to argue that his parenting style wasn’t effective in creating the best possible product on the golf course.
Of course Tiger had the natural talent, but without his father’s early training, it’s unlikely that he would become the most dominant golfer to ever pick up a club. No one has recognized that more than Tiger himself over the years:
“I mean, yeah,” A 19-year-old Tiger told Sports Illustrated about his father’s torment. “I’d get angry sometimes. But I knew it was for the betterment of me. That’s what learning is all about, right?”
Last week, while preparing for the PNC Championship, we saw a similar dynamic between Tiger Woods and his son Charlie.
While the 12-year-old Charlie was on the practice green, Tiger walked over and tossed a golf ball right into his son’s line of vision. Charlie was unperturbed by the distraction, proving that this probably isn’t the first time that Tiger has done this with his son.
Love this. @TigerWoods doing exactly what his dad did to him as a kid to Charlie. Trying to distract him with anything like rattling keys or making noise or throwing a golfball in his sight line forcing him to concentrate. @TWlegion pic.twitter.com/Az2At2Cx67
— Bob Frier (@FrierBob) December 17, 2021
This isn’t the only clue that we have that Tiger’s relationship with Charlie is similar to the one he had with Earl. In November, Tiger had an interview with Golf Digest‘s Henni Koyack and highlighted that he got frustrated with Charlie’s occasional competitive immaturity:
“I’d watch him play and he’s going along great, he has one bad hole, he loses his temper, his temper carries him over to another shot and another shot and it compounds itself,” Tiger said at the time. “I said, ‘Son, I don’t care how mad you get. Your head could blow off for all I care just as long as you’re 100 percent committed to the next shot. That’s all that matters. That next shot should be the most important shot in your life. It should be more important than breathing. Once you understand that concept, then I think you’ll get better.’ And as the rounds went on throughout the summer, he’s gotten so much better.”
If Charlie can take coaching like Tiger did, there is reason to believe Charlie may be on a solid trajectory in terms of his future golf career.
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Report: Greg Norman spotted following a surprise grouping on Thursday at the Masters
Greg Norman is at this week’s Masters tournament but found himself in a situation where he had to buy himself a ticket to enter the grounds.
Speaking to the Washington Post, Norman explained why he was at Augusta National:
“I’m here because we have 13 players that won 10 Masters between them. So I’m here just to support them, do the best I can to show them, ‘Hey, you know, the boss is here rooting for you.’ ”
So who was Norman following during the opening round of this year’s Masters? Well the answer may surprise you.
Per Sports Illustrated’s Bob Harig, Norman was spotted following the LIV-less grouping of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.
Spotted in the gallery at Augusta: Greg Norman following Rory McIlroy ? (and Scottie and Xander)
— Bob Harig (@BobHarig) April 11, 2024
We’ll find out a little later today whether Norman will make his third appearance in as many days at this year’s opening major.
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Collin Morikawa makes surprising late putter switch at Masters
Collin Morikawa has had plenty of success with a blade in his hands over the course of his young career, but after a lean spell on the greens lately, it appears that the 27-year-old is ready to try something new.
The California-native began the year with his TaylorMade TP Soto before switching to a Logan Olson proto last month. Now at this week’s Masters, Morikawa has been spotted with a Spider Tour X, the same flatstick that Scottie Scheffler will be using at Augusta.
The move would represent a big change, but it has been a very frustrating year on the greens for Morikawa, who will hope the TaylorMade mallet can offer him a similar upturn in fortune to that of Scheffler. In 2024, Morikawa ranks 164th for Strokes Gained: Putting, and 157th for Total Putting.
We’ll keep an eye whether Morikawa puts the mallet into action on day one of the Masters.
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Dave Portnoy places monstrous outright bet for the 2024 Masters
Fresh off of winning $2.76 million on UConn’s victory over Purdue on Monday night, Barstool Sports’ founder Dave Portnoy has just placed a massive bet for this year’s Masters.
Tweeting on Wednesday morning, Portnoy revealed that he has placed $300,000 on Scottie Scheffler to win this year’s Masters at odds of +450.
Should he win, that’d be a total payout of $1.65 million.
Keep the momentum. For people who wanted me to hedge for is why I didn't. So I could take another shot at glory. #DKPartner #scotty pic.twitter.com/X9a0X8HOTZ
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) April 10, 2024
Scheffler is one of the shortest priced favorites of recent times at the Masters, and is looking for what would be his third win in his last four events.
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