re: Why do people on here HATE Tiger so much?

Funny story.

In the early '90s a friend of mine worked at the golf course at the Air Force Academy. He told me I had to leave work, drive to the golf course to watch a kid hit balls on the driving range. To make a long story short, it was Tiger. The thing I remember was he was so skinny, if he turned sideways all you saw were glasses. He was playing in a AJGA tournament.

And Earl was a first class prick in the early '90s.

I saw a couple of his matches and he was having trouble adjusting to 6,000 feet and the terrain on the greens. But it was obvious to me he had game and I hadn't seen the last of him. I saw him roughly 7-8 years later at Castle Pines and he had "bulked" up and was in the early stages of his PGA Tour career.

I pulled for him. Then when he began winning EVERYTHING I pulled against him, or for the underdog. His trainwreck fall was awesome to watch. But it is over. "He's paid what he owe." (Green Mile) He needs to start winning majors again.

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The thing I remember was he was so skinny, if he turned sideways all you saw were glasses.

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I followed him for a couple of holes at the Byron Nelson when he was 16, looked like he would go about 135 lbs.

Yea, you're an idiot.

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Funny story. In the early '90s a friend of mine worked at the golf course at the Air Force Academy. He told me I had to leave work, drive to the golf course to watch a kid hit balls on the driving range. To make a long story short, it was Tiger. The thing I remember was he was so skinny, if he turned sideways all you saw were glasses. He was playing in a AJGA tournament. And Earl was a first class prick in the early '90s. I saw a couple of his matches and he was having trouble adjusting to 6,000 feet and the terrain on the greens. But it was obvious to me he had game and I hadn't seen the last of him. I saw him roughly 7-8 years later at Castle Pines and he had "bulked" up and was in the early stages of his PGA Tour career.

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That's cool/...............

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Because people say that he's an athlete. Golf

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SERIOUS???????? Dustin Johnson would EAT your lunch at anything........

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The same reason everyone hates lebron

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No Baby Bron-Bron is a stuck up primma donna. He can't do it by himself, Tiger does. Tiger minds his business, stays out of the public eye. His only fault is he likes to fuuuuck. And Tiger is bar-none the best player in the world. Can't say that about LeBron.

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I admire him for his accomplishments on the golf course. They are remarkable.

And to be honest, I'm not that interested in what he does off the course. As long as he supports his ex and the kids and gives his kids as much time as he can with his schedule I'm fine with it.

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Bravo sir.

Tiger is da man

People always hate what others like

just life

I'll play. I like tiger as a player, although the slamming clubs into the ground is a bit much.
When he came on the scene, it was great to watch. Golf needed new blood, and he provided it. The persona was off the charts cool, and all of his moves were scripted perfectly.
Where I went off the tracks with him was his moral failures, and the apparent years of unfaithful behavior towards his family. Sorry, I'm not a prude, but I don't think this is the kind of role model I want to root for anymore.
I don't root against him, but I don't root for him either.