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Tiger Woods Takes Time Away From Golf

Posted on by Pedro Dodson

Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless debate on whether Tiger Woods' leave from golf is due to health or lack of competitive drive.

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30 thoughts on “Tiger Woods Takes Time Away From Golf”

  1. A guy with millions of dollars, who can go anywhere, and who can do
    anything he wants, has suddenly decided to stop playing the most boring
    game on Earth in order to go do those things? Wow. I’m truly shocked…

  4. The problem is that Tiger came back way too soon after his marriage fell
    apart. He should’ve taken a leave of absence then, but everyone in golf
    and the media kept pressuring him. Saying how he had an obligation to play
    right away. I was like, “What the fuck?” Hell even the commissioner of
    golf called him out, but that dude should’ve shut the fuck up.

    The reality is Tiger doesn’t owe the PGA shit. He’s been the biggest cash
    cow for them for years. Hell, even when he’s not winning majors, he still
    dominates headlines. How many headlines does Rory have versus Tiger’s?
    Has EA changed the title of their golf games from Tiger’s PGA Tour to
    Rory’s? The reality is Tiger’s heart and mind aren’t in it anymore. He
    hasn’t been the same mentally since his marriage fell apart, and he needed
    to take time off, but he was forced to come back way too soon by asshole
    media people and an ungrateful commissioner, who arguably had a lot of
    balls to call out tiger woods to begin with considering how much money he’s
    made for that sport.

    I think it’s good that he’s stepping away. Who knows? Maybe he’ll find
    his passion in golf again to come back. After all, it worked for Michael
    Jordan once. When his father died, he lost interest in basketball for a
    while, so he played minor league baseball for awhile. However, he
    eventually came back to the nba though. Who’s to say the same won’t happen
    to Tiger down the road? Maybe this is exactly what he needs. To get away
    from golf for a while to get his head on straight, and to re energize his
    life. Maybe spend time with his kids, and work on becoming a better father
    to them. Maybe after all that, his drive and passion for golf could
    return. Or maybe it won’t.

    All I’m saying is that this was long overdue, and I’m glad Tiger has
    finally gained enough sense to take a leave of absence. 

  5. skip bringing tiger’s personal life into it was really wrong considering
    he’s not married and to my knowledge has no children which makes me wonder
    about him. if you know what i mean…

  9. I don’t get what’s wrong with him taking some time off to clear his mind,
    rest his body and get back to somewhere near his best. He’s the greatest
    player of all time i think he knows what he’s doing

  10. The dirty little secret is Woods is the rudest and nastiest POS in all of
    sports….the lefty press has protected him for years and I don’t care if
    this arrogant slimeball ever walks again or whatever.

  14. I can’t believe I’m saying this but I agree 100% with skip. Tiger isn’t
    done he’s just not into it as much as he used to be. But if tiger took time
    to actually work at his game he could dominate golf again. Tiger said until
    he is tournament ready. You better believe he means that and when he feels
    like he can win again he will be back to prove people wrong

  15. No one defeats Father Time tiger has had a great career but it will
    eventually end just like everything else ! Let’s just celebrate his on
    course game and achievements instead of debating why his game is in decline
    

  16. Here’s my take (I’m a golf fanatic) tiger wood’s iron game is bad at this
    point, if he hits one bad shot it ruins his round. I love Tiger nothing
    like watching him doing good or walking down 18 on a Sunday. 

  29. I have to agree that Tiger is walking away more out of embarrassment and
    frustration than anything else. Any disinterest in the game is a result of
    that. I went through that last year, lost my touch, quit. After some time
    away I came back, found my game, now I’m fired up ready to play. 

  30. I’ll give him credit for winning one major, but he’s not reaching
    Nicholas. He will break Sam Snead’s record of 82 PGA victories (He has 79),
    but this is the beginning of the end of Tiger Woods, who hasn’t won a major
    in 7 years. If he didn’t blow his back and leg out, he’d have those 4
    majors.

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