re: If Tiger Woods misses the cut at the frys...

Thanks.

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The other golfers are just NOT intimidated by him any more.

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If the other golfers were still intimidated would Tiger sink more putts?
Did Tiger win all those majors or did the field just lay down for him?

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He's just mentally like scrambled eggs right now and I think it's gonna take something big to jolt him back right.



It's called doubt. Back in his prime, he absolutely believed he was invincible. Ever since his crash, he's allowed doubt to creep in. Those little blemishes he used to be able to ignore now probably seem like insurmountable problems to him right now.

Before if he hit a bad shot or missed a putt, it would be the spark that lit a fire under his arse. Now when it happens, he starts to think,"Oh shite, here it comes," like a normal golfer.

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I think that is right - being a narcissist is kinda a positive attribute to have for a world class athlete. A sense of entitlement or superiority compared to others could make it easier for you to mentally dominate them

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It is incredible to see how mental golf really is. None of his skills have left him, his head just isn't there anymore (as much as he says it is). He lost his swag. He no longer has the "I am the best in the world" mindset that we all know he had for years.

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But you remember after the Masters? Mcaffee or somebody is interviewing him and he finished one or two strokes behind the current leaders still on the course. Mcaffee says something of the nature about playing good but probably coming up just short. Tiger just grins and says "we'll see." Mcaffee kind of makes another similiar statement to his first and tiger again responds "we'll see."

That interview told me that tiger still thinks he has an advantage. He will always think he's the best in the world. Like just him being on the leader board two shots back was going to make the rest of the world crumble.