The Tiger Effect

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Ratings up 69% over last year's PGA Championship.

Nice

They had a very large crowd. Very humid up there this time of year.

To my knowledge, I hadn�t watched any golf since 2017........ until yesterday. It�s very real. The guy is the GOAT.

Saturday was up 54% over last year and both days were the highest rated PGA Championship since 2009.

Ryder Cup will probably be off the charts this year.

did he win?

Nope, but when he is in the hunt and playing well, folks tune in. I know I did and it was an exciting day of golf.

Man I was sure rooting for Tiger to win... had me glued to the tv!

most exciting golf I've seen a long time.

He�s only ranked 26th so he must really suck

Arguably the best or second best golfer of all time, incredibly rich, still relatively young and healthy....yep he won life.

Even a blind squirrel can find a nut

It doesn't matter to me whether he is in contention or not, but that crowd at the tournament was gushing tiger love

The the three lead stories on ESPN about the PGA all started with Tiger. Koepka winning was the sub story.

Boom!

Real idiots on elephants + Real tigers = Live action

Had a grip on me for sure....no question Tiger makes golf a lot of fun to watch lately along with the herd of great young talent coming in to Golf right now.

Golf was fun to watch before Tiger and will be after

Me too, I really enjoyed rooting for him again...

Every time I see JT on the tee with the big stick, I expect this to happen. Dude swings out of his shoes.

That is hilarious.

Koepka is one bad man!

She looks just like my ex daughter in law, minus the tats

Believe it or not, Tiger did not play by himself yesterday. Theguy with whom he played was invisible on tv.

Yeah, I noticed that. They also said that Koepka and Scott played nearly the entire round by themselves.

I noticed that also. Sad, those guys play a great round of golf and the fans only see one. That's why TV is on Tiger, it's what the fans want to see.

yep

Woodland was golfs version of Mr. Irrevelant!

Because he wilted under the pressure of playing in front of the crowds following Tiger, as so many players do.

You guys think it is at all possible they tune in to see him fail or crash and burn and not win?

x2

May have been a different tournament if Koepka was playing with Tiger. Enjoyed it though. I believe Tiger will win again at some point.

I think you make a valid point kinda like the Cowboys. Some watch hoping they win the other half hoping they fail. I'm not a golfer nor a fan, never owned a set of clubs. But I watched the final round Sunday thinking Tiger was gonna choke, before it was all over I was hoping he would pull it out. He really might not be a better golfer than he was but does seem to be a better person. I too think Tiger will win a other major and will be the GOAT when all is said and done.

that just shows how worthless those rankings are
Bryson DeChambeau is ahead of him

No it just shows how clueless you are

100% of the time, I don't watch him.

I was glad to see them follow Ben Kern around for a little bit.

LOL
whateves dude

Tiger started the year ranked 668. He is now ranked 26.

Tiger shot the best final round of his career in a major & still didn't win. Nicklaus is the GOAT! Deal with it people!

Nicklaus is the GOAT, easily. But dang was yesterday a fun day of golf!

�Hey Jack, find a decent hat that fits and get your teeth cleaned while you�re at it�

He's the Mike Tyson of golf, Jack is Ali. Fun to watch but he's never catching Jack.

In my opinion Tiger is the greatest. The competition today is so much deeper than it was back then.

tiger at the 1997 masters averaged 24 yrds longer than anyone else in the field hitting an old style ball with a not very sophisticated driver averaging 325 yrds and winning by 12 strokes at -18. The closest was Tom Kite at -6. He would today probably be averaging 340.

Everyone wants to see Tiger get back on top and watching him get back in the mix is incredible after the last few years of injury and drama. I'm rooting for Tiger every week!

He's an Idjit and a scumbag.

its a little much to call a guy that everyone says is a nice a guy a scumbag because he cheated on his wife as a young millionaire?
You do realize there probably isn't more than a handful of pro athletes that haven't cheated ever.

Yeah check out the skeletons for Dustin Johnson and to a lesser extent John Daly. Tiger made some huge mistakes and pretty much paid for them and I am sure still is but to call him scumbag you would have to say the same for Dustin Johnson...yet no one seems to care about his past.

I think I see racism...

I agree with your over all statement but Tiger had a little more then a one night stand. His problem really began after his father died he just lost it.

I am glad to see him getting it all back together. I hope he does good, he is good for the game and people watching. I don't think there are many in this day and age that are like Tim Tebow. I did enjoy this weekend and watching Tiger make a run. I would love to see him make a run at Jack but I think he lost to many years to make it all back now.

Still doesn't make it ok. And I've heard and read that he hasn't changed that much and still treats people like shar. I am not rooting for him.

Do you ever root for Dustin Johnson?

He pretty much saved a kids life during the tourney.

Two wrongs don�t make a right, I agree. Just because a lot of young, rich and famous guys Chet in their wives doesn�t mean it�s ok.

His demeanor has changed slightly, at least during interviews. He talks about his kids a lot now and how they�re old enough to understand what it�s like when he is on the golf course. He has a long term girlfriend again. Not a celebrity or athlete, but a marketing manager (or something like that). Plus, he lost $750 million in the divorce. No matter how much money you have, that�s sobering.

He did scumbag things in the past, they will always follow him and some people (like my wife) will never get past them. But I don�t think he is the same person he was before he got caught cheating. Maybe it�s all BS, but I don�t think he is that good

Tiger is a phenom, plain and simple. My wife will not forgive him for what he did, and she can't stand him. She does occasionally have to watch him play golf if I'm in the room. His past is a little bothersome, but I like watching him because of how good he was and how good he will become again. He won't get it all back, but you folks are in store for a fun Tiger run for the next couple of years. And I truly believe he will get to the 18 or better mark for majors before he turns 50, as long as his back holds up.

I don't hate Tiger & don't care what he did off the course. I just know Jack is the GOAT. Funny thing is I never rooted for Jack when I was a kid. I always rooted for Tom Watson.

�Hey Jack, that smile says it all. Lucky you didn�t play in my era because you know you couldn�t hold my jock. I�m the GOAT pops..... step aside�........ Nicklaus himself conceded it �he plays a game with which I�m not familiar� ....... translation....... GOAT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods

Get it right. That was Bobby Jones�s take on Jack�s game.