Ricky!

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Yeah it was pretty cool. I love Ricky. Seems like a good kid. Same with Rory and Spieth. PGA is in good hands going forward. Hopefully all of the Tiger slurpers can embrace the next generation.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Tiger was a great player. For sure. "Was".

But let's be frank, the only reason people got excited about him (despite him being the 2nd best or best player ever) was because he is like 1/8th black. Even though personality-wise he's whiter than Mickelson or any other dude out there. And also a bigger asshole than any of them. If, say, David Duval had taken off and won 14 majors, golf would not have seen near the boost that it did in this country and globally. Tiger's skin being dark somehow made golf cool for awhile.

I am not bemoaning that as a negative thing. It's a great thing. I just hope that people continue to embrace the sport, despite Tiger barely being relevant.

Weird dynamic.

kingstonlake wrote:

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Tiger was a great player. For sure. "Was".

But let's be frank, the only reason people got excited about him (despite him being the 2nd best or best player ever) was because he is like 1/8th black. Even though personality-wise he's whiter than Mickelson or any other dude out there. And also a bigger asshole than any of them. If, say, David Duval had taken off and won 14 majors, golf would not have seen near the boost that it did in this country and globally. Tiger's skin being dark somehow made golf cool for awhile.

I am not bemoaning that as a negative thing. It's a great thing. I just hope that people continue to embrace the sport, despite Tiger barely being relevant.

Weird dynamic.

Excellent comparison. Double D is an asshole. He's softened a bit over the years and his life's story is actually 1000 more interesting than tigers. So they basically have the same personality, yet one of them gets coddled by the media. Obviously you can't take from tiger what he's achieved and it does lend validity to the coverage and hype he got. Luckily for the media, he backed up what they gave him. That was then, this is now.  Its tiresome now without the results.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Tiger was a great player. For sure. "Was".

But let's be frank, the only reason people got excited about him (despite him being the 2nd best or best player ever) was because he is like 1/8th black. Even though personality-wise he's whiter than Mickelson or any other dude out there. And also a bigger asshole than any of them. If, say, David Duval had taken off and won 14 majors, golf would not have seen near the boost that it did in this country and globally. Tiger's skin being dark somehow made golf cool for awhile.

I am not bemoaning that as a negative thing. It's a great thing. I just hope that people continue to embrace the sport, despite Tiger barely being relevant.

Weird dynamic.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Tiger was a great player. For sure. "Was".

But let's be frank, the only reason people got excited about him (despite him being the 2nd best or best player ever) was because he is like 1/8th black. Even though personality-wise he's whiter than Mickelson or any other dude out there. And also a bigger asshole than any of them. If, say, David Duval had taken off and won 14 majors, golf would not have seen near the boost that it did in this country and globally. Tiger's skin being dark somehow made golf cool for awhile.

I am not bemoaning that as a negative thing. It's a great thing. I just hope that people continue to embrace the sport, despite Tiger barely being relevant.

Weird dynamic.

NigelUno wrote:Sticks it!