Tiger at the Masters

What place do you think Tiger will finish this weekend?

I don't know. But will be watching starting tomorrow.

Top 20ish no better

He will win the time on camera sweepstakes regardless of how well he plays. Too many golf people with a vested interest in him doing well and keeping the Tiger TV ratings up.

Misses the cut

I Hope he wins it

Top 5

Around 12th place.

35th

I'm picking somewhere around 14th

Top 5 fa sho

My guess also!

This.

Just barely makes cut. Finishes 36th

I will say, in the event he wins sports media would go ape *&^*

I'll make a Tiger bet. $20ea to y'alls favorite charity, a donation made in your name if he doesn't make the cut. If he does make the cut, y'all pool the money and order me a TFF short sleeved shirt for $100. JP does what he wants with the cost plus. I count 4. Y'all need one more. Lets do it.

Derek, I'll put my $20 where my mouth is. game on

Vegas Pro Alert

Don't you have a bike to go ride? GTFOH,BILY

T 7th

23

He will finish on the first page Sunday evening.

I'll gladly accept a 30 of nattyz

Out of my cold dead hands.

I agree

Wins it by 2

Miss cut

I'm guessing top ten.

He is currently tied for 22 so my prediction is holding up

He'll probably be tied for about 50th by the time he tees off.

Ranks 40th in the world now. Not this yr.

Tied for 2nd at -1 after 3

He hasn�t played in three years. Rankings are based on recent play. He hasn�t played in many events yet.

I�m not saying he will win this one, or even anything this year, but being ranked 40 early in his first season back isn�t really an indicator.

Who ranks 40th? Tiger is ranked 103

Looking like 5,5 4 to start Amen Corner.

+3

His wheels are slipping. Needs 4WD!

He has a couple par 5's coming up. Maybe he can at least birdie those.

Tiger>>>>>>>

did he win

He Got a pat on the first one. Maybe he can eagle the next one?

At the rate he is going, miss the cut might be the correct call

+1 in 24th.

you still feeling good about our bet?

Yup! Everybody else but you got scared and wouldn't commit.

those fools are letting facts and common sense cloud their judgement

+4 and 10 back

He is awful today, can't hit a green. He may not make the cut at this rate. Phil is just as bad today.

A lot of guys are struggling today, even the ones that did well yesterday.

Closer to the bottom of those making the cut than the top. Yet to shoot a subpar round. The 10:1 odds on him to win were ridiculous. But the odds reflect where the money is bet not the likelyhood that he would win. The once dominant player is just average on the tour now. Regardless of how many people want him to return to his top form he isn't scaring anyone these days. Injuries, age and loss of mental dominance isn't going to be overcome.

He is ~5 shots out of the top 20. Not a lot of pressure on him tomorrow. He should be able to shoot a good score. We will see what he does. Best for him right now would be a top 20 finish. Probably needs to shoot 67 or 68 to get there.

that 10 to 1 was idiotic

The young guys have this now and aren't afraid of Tiger or Phil anymore. Tiger may pull a miracle win at some other tournament, but I don't think the young guys are going to let him win a major. He has just been gone too long. Really makes you think, though, what might have been for Tiger.

top 40-ish

Tiger>>>>>>>>

No [censored]

Tiger had to of won today right?

So can we now officially stop with the Tigers back talk?

yes, forever.

Thank you


Such old news

But does he still have the fastest clubhead speed ? That's all that really matters, right ?

No matter what character Tiger has displayed in the past, for him to play all 4 days at Augusta is just one more huge shot in the arm for golf and for the Masters event. I, for one, never agreed of his actions off the course and he has deserved every bit of his downfall, but to see him try and make another run at stardom has been nothing less of sheer excitement, and no, I wouldn't have his baby. I cannot wait to watch his play, today. I will say he has his best today and will move up from 40th to 25th place. Ends the tournament with an even par....GO TIGER!!

Meh, I never gave a carp about his character or personal life, he is a shadow of his former golfer self, the field grew stronger while he faded and I don't believe he can catch back up, he may win a tourney again, but his days of winning majors is over

I concur completely.

Tigers best round of the tournament was even par on a day where the leaders all shot mid-60s.

The 10:1 odds were insane. Hasn�t won a major in a decade.

thats what i was told

Did he hurt his back again?

Daang Ime purty smart.....diddn"t mis it bye mush.....wood u like to make a wajor about Tigger wiening nutha' mager?

Not sure why your spelling like that, but currently he sits in 32nd place, wouldn't call that missing it by much, and ya I'll gladly make a wager next major

Ok.....$500. All he needs to do is win one more major in his career. I'll send you my email address and you can just send the money via PayPal.

Pay attention. Read my last post. I said he would finish 25th. That's pretty close. I said he would finish even par. That's pretty close, too.

$500 is on the line. PM me your name and phone number and I'll do the same.

Bet is on!

Haha, ok your right about close to 25th place and a round of even par, I'll PM you my info but let's tune it down to a hundo, I'm just a working stiff

All good!

what is the bet?
if its Tiger wins another major
i want in

No, Butch.....you're too busy losing TCU bets that you don't pay up on......

I don't believe Tiger will ever win another major, either.

what is that exactly

pretty sure the Frogs beat your teams A
last year
you owe me something for sure

http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400934516

so lets go

I have thought that for a few years. Young talent is way better. Not a putdown on Tiger. He had his day for sure.

I agree. Tiger did great things but his game will never be what it was. He made history already so why push it?

Why not? He has the most victory's and majors of anyone in the field. I wouldn't be surprised if he pulls off another major victory.

I agree why not but it just will not happen.

How easily you forget.....you've owed several of us lunch for like two years now. Can't remember the exact bet. I'd rather you owe me than me beat it outta ya, anyways. I still love ya, bro! Off to work so I can pay up on summa my bets, haha. Have a good week!

GOAT

He won $68,200 for his efforts. Not bad for a washed up golfer.

I saw yesterday that he has won over $170 million in his career (just in prize money), the most by anyone. That kind of blew me away.

If he doesn't go back to saying his back hurts, I think he will win a regular tour event this year. If he stays healthy he will win another major eventually.

$20,000 round trip from Florida on his private Jet, 30,000 on home rental while h3e was in town, gets to keep 18,000, not bad I guess.

That was his earnings from the tournament. What did he make from his sponsors?

Those expenses are tax deductible so he will keep much more of it than you think.

It makes me wonder what might have been. Tiger lost nearly 10 years of prime career years dealing with self created bs. If he had kept his head on straight and his zipper zipped, every meaningful record in the PGA would be Tiger�s by along shot. He had a great career, but......and I don�t believe a major is in Tiger�s future. Just too many good younger golfers with new ones we have not even heard of yet.

What's Tiger Woods' status for the majors?

Masters: As a past winner (actually, four times), he can play pretty much for life.
U.S. Open: Woods is exempt this year as the 2008 winner, which earns him a 10-year exemption through 2018.
Open Championship: Open champions can play until they're 60 without problem.
PGA Championship: PGA champions can play pretty much forever.

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Tiger is 42, Jack was 46 when he won his last major. I think Tiger will play at least 4 more years if he believes he is improving. That's 15 more shots at majors unless he continues to play longer.

I don't agree with that 100%. Me and many others stated 15-20 years ago that Tiger's dominance was based more on athleticism than the traditional golfer, and thus his career was less likely to follow the traditional golf path (peak in the mid/late 30s) and he was much more likely to peak earlier in his career and struggle later.

Now nobody could have foreseen his personal issues, but what sidetracked Tiger has been a myriad of injuries created by the forces that his swing during his younger days put on his body. Many people within the golfing community had a pretty good idea of how some of this was going to turn out.

yes
they talked about it years ago

Hey butch, your writer friends were right! Won by a no name. At least to most of us.

it was to me also. (no name)
i think they really believed it wouldn't be any of the usual suspects.
Thanks

And his Navy SEAL training, which is how he hurt his knee or back one time.

I wouldn't go so far to say a no name, he made a name for himself as a solid golfer on the verge and in the Ryder Cup. Certainly not a star but some considered an up and comer. Now, he had made a name for himself in terms of being a jerk and getting kicked off he Georgia team then getting suspended at August State for possible cheating.

It usually is.

I'll concede that a no-name wins it every now and then, but more often than not the big names come out on top at the Masters (which is one of the things that makes it great). List of Masters winners since 1992:

1992 - Couples
1993 - Langer
1994 - Olazabal
1995 - Crenshaw
1996 - Faldo
1997 - Tiger
1998 - O'Meara
1999 - Olazabal
2000 - Singh
2001 - Tiger
2002 - Tiger
2003 - Weir
2004 - Mickelson
2005 - Tiger
2006 - Mickelson
2007 - Zach Johnson
2008 - Immelman
2009 - Cabrera
2010 - Mickelson
2011 - Schwartzel
2012 - Watson
2013 - Scott
2014 - Watson
2015 - Spieth
2016 - Willet
2017 - Sergio

Only a few of those would have been considered no-names at Reed's level (known to serious golf fans, but not to casual fans). Maybe Immelman, Schwartzel for sure, Willett for sure, and possibly Zach Johnson and possibly Weir. But the other 20 or so were top names in the sport. And Weir, Johnson, and Immelman (and Reed) weren't far from being in that category. Reed had the 18th best odds according to the other TFF thread, so it wasn't like he was a no-name to golf fans. But to casual fans, sure.

the discussion was for this year

Reed was 24th in OWGR at the start of the tourney. He has had great success in the last two Ryder cups.

Only a no name to the most casual golf fan.

no name for sure
& the criteria used was after the top 15 in the odds

whatever you say Butch. Guess you've never seen the Ryder cup.

This wont be Reed's last major win....more to come!

I am sure his family is proud of him.

nobody
golf writer or fan picked him to win

Brentley Romine and Kevin Casey from Golfweek picked him to win. I can look up more if you need more feet to eat.

I picked him to have a good chance to win. Not on this forum but I had Speith, Thomas and Reed to win.

sure
thats a wise use of time

Tiger is a has been and a never again.

they just spent 15 minutes on The Ticket golf show, talking about watching The Masters, at a sports book in Vegas. They said that nobody knew who Patrick Reed was.

Odd. I�ve spent a lot of time in sports books while in Vegas. Not once has anybody asked me who Patrick Reed was.

were you watching the final round of the Masters?
sports books are a great place to watch big events

No, never watched any golf there. Usually baseball or football or hockey.

Baloney.
You have to be kidding me.

it was on live radio
& a golf show

That's crazy.

Well, what did you buy with your $500 Okie?

I think they went down to a 100.00.

This is correct, it's over on Okie's Le Tigre thread, we had fun with it over the past year

No money changed hands, just a little pride. We had fun with it like Westside said, and I wouldn�t take his money with a bet like this. Maybe a fishoff with Steez......then money would be changing hands! LOL

My pride is still fully intact sir

I know it is....wait until next bet!