Tiger Woods is a mystery. Ever since that fateful day back in November 2009, the man hasn’t been the same. He hasn’t been the Tiger that won four majors in a row back in 2001. He isn’t the Tiger who everyone was scared to play with, or the Tiger that everyone thought was the perfect role model for their kids.
No, nowadays Tiger Woods is your average tour player who has the maturity of a toddler. Seriously, who kicks their club at the Masters?
I know who: no one. Not Jack Nicklaus, not Arnold Palmer, not even Bubba Watson, who won the Masters this year. Yes, only “the” Tiger Woods does that.
Along with his cussing and just overall negative attitude, Tiger seems to be fading from people’s minds rather quickly. It is sad to watch this unfold, but until Tiger gets his act together, his journey will continue to resemble the slow derailment of a train that used to chug along proudly.
The question on everyone’s mind is this: When will Tiger be “back?” When will he revert back to dominance, winning every other tournament by ten strokes or more? The answer – and I thought about this for quite a while – is never.
Tiger Woods will never be the same golfer he was prior to his extramarital affairs in 2009. You know why? He doesn’t have fun anymore.
The Tiger we used to know charged all over the green with that iconic fist pump, yelling fiercely after every clutch putt. The Tiger we used to know smiled all the time as he strolled up and down the fairways at tournaments. That Tiger isn’t the Tiger we saw a couple weeks ago at the Masters.
No, the Tiger we saw at the Masters was more like a tense robot who didn’t know what the words “fun” or “respect” were. Kicking his club, cussing around one of the most respected places on earth and acting like a two-year-old at some points.
It was borderline funny to watch, but people lost interest and moved on to watching the great birdie barrage happening at the top of the leaderboard.
I know it’s hard to have so much disdain for a man who has been so successful, but this isn’t the man I grew up idolizing. This isn’t the Tiger I know, and I am sure many people agree with that.
I hope Tiger can someday realize that, because I want to see him storming leaderboards fist pumping his way to victory once again. Yet, until that robotic, Nike-clad, golfer starts having fun again, I don’t see him being “back” anytime soon.
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