Tiger’s Return
Golf, Race, Sharks February 25th. 2009, 12:00pm
Tiger: He tees off at 12:02 (Arizona time!) against a gentleman named Brendan Jones of Australia. If you are fortunate enough to have the golf channel, kindly keep everyone updated in the comments section. If you’re looking for reading material while Tiger steps to the tee, we humbly recommend this shark article, or perhaps this lengthy piece from ESPN titled “Ghosts of Mississippi.” (Arizona Republic)
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February 25th, 2009 at 12:02 PM
is it televised?
February 25th, 2009 at 12:03 PM
and its 2:02 ET.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:05 PM
When is Rich Beem coming back?
February 25th, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Golf channel at 2:02…god I can’t wait. Never before has a sport needed one athlete more than golf needs Tiger.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Tiger returning and MLB Network airing their first spring training game this afternoon…+1 unemployment
February 25th, 2009 at 12:16 PM
says 12:02 in the article … i can’t find the bloody golf channel.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:20 PM
12:02 AZ time.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:22 PM
you mean arizona time is different from east coast time?
February 25th, 2009 at 12:22 PM
this is both true and false…no one man is bigger than the game, but tim finchem put everything in tiger’s basket, like a fucking moron.
seriously, fuck tim finchem and fuck the tiger overload.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Just trying to help. Not that I give a shit about Tiger – I just want Sergio to miserably fail.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:28 PM
YOU BASTARD!!!
February 25th, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Spence -
How did Finchem put everything in the Tiger basket? Sponsors want Tiger, because he is recongizable, a good spokesperson, a good role model, etc… Fans that didn’t follow golf before follow Tiger. They did the same, at a lesser pace for Daly too. Tiger, almost single-handedly, has raised purses by 100% or more in the last 10 years.
Hell, even my fantasy golf league is Tiger-less, because whoever had the 1st pick would win every year, just because of Eldrick.
It IS a big deal. Whether Sergio or Phil or Ernie or others play or don’t play per week is not mainstream news-worthy. They COULD win when they play. When Tiger plays, he is almost even odds against the field. That is substantial…
And, Sergio wishes he was Cal Ripken Jr…
February 25th, 2009 at 12:55 PM
look at PGA advertising, marketing and coverage…it’s all about tiger and nobody else matters. from an advertiser or casual fan’s point of view, that’s fine, but if you’re responsible for growing the game of golf, promoting one guy at the expense of all the others is doing a disservice to the game.
why finchem got rid of the rule that requires a pro, in order to keep his card, to play in an event at least once every five years is beyond me. and until that rule comes back into play, the game will always be about the player, rather than the competition. how are these mid-level events, with tiger-sized purses, supposed to survive if the Tour does nothing to promote players outside of one guy?
golf is doomed to become tennis, where there are four events per year that matter, and the rest of the season is ignored, and a lot of that lies at the commissioner’s feet when he’s too weak to stand up to players and let them know that professional golf isn’t about the golfers or the money or the sponsorships, it’s about the game.
it was the same way with MJ and the NBA in terms of promotion…look what happened after he left, arguably the worst period in the NBA’s history was that 10 year stretch from 96-2006. the NBA made it through but golf doesn’t have that luxury.
/i can’t type my thoughts clearly today…excuse me if that made no sense.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:04 PM
are there a lot of players who take 5 years off at a time?
/not being a dick, sincerely confused
February 25th, 2009 at 1:15 PM
yea, i worded that poorly.
the rule was that a pro had to play in EACH event on the calendar at least once every 5 years. this allowed people to see the game’s best players across the country and not just in so-cal, florida, akron, dubai and wherever the majors are held that year.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:22 PM
oh ok, that seems quite reasonable theres what, 30-40 tourney’s each year? so they’d only need to play in 5 or 6 other tourney’s besides the majors and the few other big ones.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:26 PM
It’s hard to argue with you Spence, as you know far more than I do about golf and the PGA tour. But it seems to me that golf is going through a Tiger bubble, and yes it will eventually pop. But is that not better than not going through a Tiger bubble at all? You can promote these other guys all you want, but it doesn’t mean people are going to buy it. It also doesn’t help that the two guys nipping at his heels are not very likeable. Both are perceived as soft cry babies, which falls in line with the publics perception of most golfers.
I think your tennis analogy is spot on. The two sports are very similar in appeal. I don’t think golf can be a major player all year long. They should be happy with 4 big time weekends and maybe 2 or 3 other solid weekends.
As for the NBA, I think their drop off happened not because they spent too much time promoting Jordan, but because there wasn’t a likeable player to take his spot. AI definitely didn’t resonate well with Joe “white” Public. Kobe is a biatch. Shaq didn’t give his heart to the game like Jordan did. Only when guys like Lebron and D-Wade came around did the NBA pull out of it. Great players with charisma and a burning passion for the game.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:28 PM
right, but where it messes things up is that tiger only plays the buick at torrey pines, the three WGC events, arnold palmer and jack’s events, the wachovia, the players, and the FedEx Cup events, in addition to the four majors. same thing EVERY year.
tiger knows he moves the needle…he should try and play in other places, but won’t because he doesn’t have to. and it’s a shame because those other events are dying off rapidly.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:35 PM
that strikes true…for as great of players as phil and vijay are, they’re not charismatic (well, phil is, but he crossed into douche territory). personally, i find sergio to be entertaining as hell, and AK and camillo villegas have some appeal as well. there are entertaining young stars coming up.
the end of the 2008 golf season, as well as the ryder cup, was riveting and dramatic. but when all your promotional resources go towards one dude, what are you going to do then?
im just concerned for the state of my favorite sport…the future doesn’t look good, even with tiger.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Derrick Brooks was just released
February 25th, 2009 at 1:39 PM
Spence wishes Tiger had impregnated him instead of that Swedish bitch.
/true story
February 25th, 2009 at 1:44 PM
I agree on that point no doubt. Maybe not make it a strict have to play every single one rule, but it is lame he get to play the same 5 events outside the majors every single year. The commish should stand up to him on this issue because ultimately he has the hammer. It would be worse for Tiger to lose golf than for golf to lose Tiger.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Hey Irish, thanks for the heads up. Dunn, Galloway, Hilliard and June.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:55 PM
207 on comcast is the golf channel
February 25th, 2009 at 1:59 PM
too late…tiger, and arguably the rest of the top 25 or so, already has too much juice and it’d be a trainwreck for the sport.
think about this…tiger already is disqualified for vesting in the PGA pension plan and if he didn’t have fully exempt status due to wins, he wouldn’t even have his PGA card.
but the easiest solution is this…allow PGA tourneys to offer appearance fees. you want tiger? no problem, pony up the cash and he’ll show, no questions asked. why do you think the event in dubai has a major-esque field? easy, oil rich princes can throw gobs of cash at the players…put a cap on the amt you can offer, institute some rule where you have to appear at a pool of tourneys every 5 or so years and bingo…problem solved.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Bobby jones bracket
(3)Villegas defeats (14)Pampling 7&6
February 25th, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Tiger Woods eats a banana on his way to the Tee.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:07 PM
thanks for the update andy…keep em coming.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:07 PM
He is wearing his blue shirt today.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:10 PM
First swing for Tiger….right hand side of fairway ( crowd yells “you are back” you are back)
February 25th, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Jones finds the left side but in the rough.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Tiger to 8′ w/ his 2nd shot.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Tiger: Second shot 166yds to hole. SQUAT 10-12ft from the hole
February 25th, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Cink 37ft putt to win
February 25th, 2009 at 2:17 PM
FYI you can listen to the PGA XM station via this page
February 25th, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Am I censored from typing the name of the erectile dysfunction drug that was just shown in a commercial break leading up to Tiger’s 2nd shot? How in the hell are we supposed to make terrible puns?
February 25th, 2009 at 2:19 PM
im gettin outta work early today…i wanna watch god damnit.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Tiger for Bidie to win hole…
February 25th, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Woods 1up
February 25th, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Turns out Tiger’s 2nd shot was to 6′. Not a bad start…
February 25th, 2009 at 2:23 PM
i take it all back…tiger’s the bestest.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:24 PM
I was guessing, it’s hard to see from up here
295yrd first shot fairway 2nd hole
February 25th, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Thanks for the audio link, Diesel!!
February 25th, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Tiger’s second shot of par 5 hole 2…..
238 to the hole,
SICK SICK maybe 6′ or closer i suck at eyeballing distance from the hole
February 25th, 2009 at 2:32 PM
The new Nike commercial with Tiger, Kim, Cink, etc was well done.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:32 PM
I love that cammercial
February 25th, 2009 at 2:33 PM
He’s back. eye of the tiger!!
February 25th, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Brendan Jones might be conceding the hole before Tiger even gets a chance to eagle. Lord…
February 25th, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Justin Leonard representin’ with the Longhorn cap.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:35 PM
tiger 2 up through 2
February 25th, 2009 at 2:35 PM
TW goes 2up. Jones concieds the eagle to Tiger
February 25th, 2009 at 2:35 PM
And a concession before he even has to tap in his eagle. Birdie-Eagle start.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Stephen Ames is pulling for a 10&9 win.
/wait. what?
February 25th, 2009 at 2:37 PM
tiger in the bunker on 3
February 25th, 2009 at 2:38 PM
PAr 3 205
TW first shot…
OUCH bunker
February 25th, 2009 at 2:38 PM
he already has the record for largest win AND loss in this event.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Shingo Katayama, resplendent in a pink shirt and black cowboy hat, stole his sense of style from Spence.
/true dat’d
February 25th, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Bet you wouldn’t if Tiger wasn’t playing
I didn’t realize that PGA tourny’s weren’t allowed to give appearance fees. Seems like a no brainer.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:44 PM
please…my golf course style is one of five nike golf shirts and the same pair of shorts that get washed twice per summer, yet worn daily. the shorts must be dirty…i want to remember what i ate at the turn three weeks ago, you know?
February 25th, 2009 at 2:44 PM
jones putts like a moron
February 25th, 2009 at 2:46 PM
you’re right god damnit.
just ignore everything i said before.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:46 PM
TW 2UP after 3
February 25th, 2009 at 2:47 PM
he uses a long putter doesn’t he?
long putters = gayer than a bag of dicks
February 25th, 2009 at 2:48 PM
We all noticed you didn’t deny the cowboy hat.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:49 PM
4th hole
TW
Another fairway hit
February 25th, 2009 at 2:52 PM
/I’ve seen pics of Spence golfing
February 25th, 2009 at 2:53 PM
the cowboy hat is essential.
come on, clown…jorts? the shit is that?
February 25th, 2009 at 2:54 PM
LOL spence
February 25th, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Mickletits and Fatrera all even thru 17 after Phyllis choked away a 3 hole lead.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:56 PM
El Pato has taken Mickeltits to AS thru 17
February 25th, 2009 at 2:56 PM
MIckelson blows yet another lead, AS going into the 18th
February 25th, 2009 at 2:59 PM
TW for birdie 22ft away..
short
February 25th, 2009 at 2:59 PM
i don’t know who to believe.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:02 PM
halve the hole
2up thru 4
February 25th, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Spence, you can believe me. Clown is watching the Channel de Golf de Espana which we all know has an inferior feed.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Monday, 9pm is the premiere of Project Charles Barkley. Drinking game for this, anyone?
February 25th, 2009 at 3:06 PM
WAtch for the DUI
/Officer who pulled over BArkley’d
February 25th, 2009 at 3:08 PM
LMAO
Phil a mile and a half putt comming up
February 25th, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Woods hits another bunker off the Tee
February 25th, 2009 at 3:14 PM
is phil gonna lose?
even if he does, no shame in losing to a guy who won a major more recently than he did.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Sergio 3 down thru 3. ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!
February 25th, 2009 at 3:16 PM
god damnit.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:18 PM
2up still after a bogey to end the 5th hole
February 25th, 2009 at 3:26 PM
2up thru 6
Jones blows the putt
February 25th, 2009 at 3:29 PM
tiger still lookin good? sounds like he’s come back to earth for a quick second.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Phil hits his putt to win his match on the 19th
February 25th, 2009 at 3:30 PM
He’s close on everything just mised a putt off to the left by a couple inches. He’s in fine shape
February 25th, 2009 at 3:31 PM
tee shot off the 7th was perfectly hit middle of fairway. beautiful shot.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:31 PM
figures…
and at least phil won.
COME ON SERGIO.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:34 PM
2nd shot uphill 159 away
short shot hit the front of green and ran backwards for a while.
Mental era,
He is human
/spencer’d
February 25th, 2009 at 3:34 PM
if tiger can drive the ball well, he might be back to his 2000 form. scary shit…he’s considered to be one of the worst drivers of all the historically elite players, right along with seve ballesteros. if he can find the short stuff, shit…scary.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:35 PM
hah…nice.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Jones hits the green nice shot. Tiger hitting 3rd shot off the green.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:37 PM
His swing is better than it was in 2000, he doesn’t turn his left foot anymore
February 25th, 2009 at 3:38 PM
woods with a bogey
1up after 7
February 25th, 2009 at 3:39 PM
agreed.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:43 PM
woods uses a 3w to hit the tee shot on the 8th all the way to canada
February 25th, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Jones misses the green almost shoots it in the sprinkler hole. still on fairway.
Woods bad bad shot in the rough.
/cries
February 25th, 2009 at 3:48 PM
is canada OB?
February 25th, 2009 at 3:49 PM
lol no canada as in long ass shot
February 25th, 2009 at 3:50 PM
sorry imma rookie here, i shoulda said fairway
February 25th, 2009 at 3:53 PM
jones with an uphill shot to the green, nice shot medium putt, makable
woods needs to go over the bunker out of the rough (nothing but net) lands a little closer than jones
both going for birdie
February 25th, 2009 at 3:54 PM
andy…in his shot out of the rough, did the announcers say anything about his knee doing the snap thing again?
February 25th, 2009 at 3:54 PM
shingo just won after immelmann 3 jacked it from 5′.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:55 PM
jones for birdie…. ooooo rolls off the the left of the cup
February 25th, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Spence he never mentioned the knee. I was waiting for it. BUt nothing.
Woods hits his birdie to go back to 2up thru 8
February 25th, 2009 at 3:57 PM
immelman has ben hogan’s swing but plays like a bitch. i hate him.
rumor has it nike almost dropped him after he became a primadonna asshole after winning the masters.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:58 PM
i lookeed back (tivo) he didnt snap as far as i can see, he put spin on it and made it stick where it hit
February 25th, 2009 at 4:00 PM
I doubt we will have to worry about that again.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Hey Andy, you don’t happen to go by redtide from time to time do you?
February 25th, 2009 at 4:01 PM
it’s absurd how he can control his spin out of the rough…that, and his putting, might be the most impressive parts of his game.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:01 PM
I don’t know what that is. What is it?
February 25th, 2009 at 4:03 PM
another perfect drive from Mr. Woods off the 9th tee
February 25th, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Do you mean this BB?
February 25th, 2009 at 4:05 PM
lets hope not. same goes for zach johnson.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:06 PM
jones on the green from 151 yds away, pretty nice shot.
woods 150 away on green also but with at least twice as long of a putt as jones.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:08 PM
but zach is cuter than slater
/kelly kapowski’d
February 25th, 2009 at 4:10 PM
tw with a 23ft putt uphill left it short
By the way barkleys swing looks like it has tourettes
February 25th, 2009 at 4:11 PM
the tiger pga commercial with him whistling “eye of the tiger” is terrific.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:12 PM
funny thing was, it wasn’t always that way and he used to be a legit 10 hdcp.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:13 PM
jones misses his putt too
tiger sinks 2nd putt
February 25th, 2009 at 4:14 PM
WTF? Must be the booze
February 25th, 2009 at 4:17 PM
2up thru 8
February 25th, 2009 at 4:18 PM
i was wrong lol thru 9, sorry
February 25th, 2009 at 4:20 PM
that or the extra 100 lbs and lack of physical conditioning.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:21 PM
wind takes hold of woods 2nd shot off the 10th and puts it just infront of the green
Announcer gives TW a B+ for his the first 9 preformance
February 25th, 2009 at 4:23 PM
True, but also true… also caused by booze “)
February 25th, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Jones to win the hole…..oooo choke…
This one is gonna be tied too.
still 2up
February 25th, 2009 at 4:27 PM
No, it’s a nickname a guy named Andy goes by, he is a big Chicago sports fan. I play in his fantasy football keeper league, seemed to be enough coincidence there to pose the question. I’m not sure why he goes by redtide.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:28 PM
tiger’s winning this thing…i gotta feeling.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Me too
/253 days ago
February 25th, 2009 at 4:40 PM
woods is even better than mother nature, windy times but he goes under it and he still hits the green, nice way to get there Tiger
February 25th, 2009 at 4:41 PM
LOL ping g10
You’ll get your lunch handed to you… classic
February 25th, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Naw BB i only go by SuperAndy or FlatTire when I play poker
February 25th, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Is that in reference to the beer?
February 25th, 2009 at 4:45 PM
That G10 commercial was funny shit. Seemed to be channeling the delivery of Seinfeld’s Putty.
/hernia’d
February 25th, 2009 at 4:48 PM
i have a ping g10…it rocks.
/had my lunch handed to me.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:52 PM
*blank stare*
/putty’d
February 25th, 2009 at 4:53 PM
no BB flat tire is what the J 4 is called in poker (my fav hand) Jack 4.. get it? What is a jack for? flat tire
February 25th, 2009 at 4:56 PM
LOL did you see tiger do a barkley. HA
February 25th, 2009 at 4:57 PM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
out for the day…thanks for the updates, andy.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:57 PM
So my 2yr old G5 is obsoleted by 5 models already? wtf?
/loves marketing shenanigans
February 25th, 2009 at 4:58 PM
np hurry get home!!!
February 25th, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Maybe they are going by 5’s?
February 25th, 2009 at 5:02 PM
3up after 12..
Women in crowd howls at tiger as he passes.
Horny bitches.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:10 PM
TW going for eagle while jones hits it from the sand
February 25th, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Ok I get it. There is a beer called fat tire that everyone raves about here on the west coast (I believe it’s actually made in Colorado) but I’m not terribly fond of it, so I call it flat tire.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Jones jsut misses chip from sand.
TW putts 4-5in off of green for his eagle…. DRAINS IT
4up thru 13
February 25th, 2009 at 5:17 PM
never been to the left coast matter of fact TN is the closest ive been to it
February 25th, 2009 at 5:21 PM
TW hits it right down the middle of the fairway while jones gets closer to the 13th hole then the 14th and almost takes out people with it, yells FOUR as he hits it.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:26 PM
woods with another off teh green putt
jones on green but 10,000 feet away give or take a couple feet
February 25th, 2009 at 5:29 PM
omg jones almost sunk it but little too hard and goes past the hole
February 25th, 2009 at 5:31 PM
tiger comes up short again. jones hits putt to halve the hole, woods 4up with 4 to play
February 25th, 2009 at 5:47 PM
TW still waits as the pair ahead of him get off the hole.
waits……
waits….
February 25th, 2009 at 5:48 PM
I love when a proffesional golfer has to yell four, freaking halirous.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:49 PM
You’ll have to come out sometime, it’s a different world on this side.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:53 PM
FINALLY….
Woods tees off, drives the green on this par 4, the ice job didnt work.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:54 PM
not to nitpick (ok…so i mean to nitpick) but it’s ‘fore.’
thank god sergio came back.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:59 PM
TW for eagle (4th today) to win the match…
nope
February 25th, 2009 at 6:00 PM
jones for eagle to get another shot at life..
AND HE HITS IT…. “Chip and a chair”
3up 3 to go
February 25th, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Sergio comes back down from 3DN in the first 3 holes to WIN on the 18th.
Yeaaahh
There ya go spence he heard ya..
February 25th, 2009 at 6:05 PM
IF tiger chokes…
nevermind, not happening.
February 25th, 2009 at 6:08 PM
TW from the bunker….
YES 2 feet from the cup
February 25th, 2009 at 6:09 PM
jones need this putt to get another hole….
February 25th, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Tiger with his first round of golf in 253 days.
3 & 2 over Jones
See ya in round two, Tiger Vs. Clark or Goosen, Clark 3 Up thru 13 tomarrow @ noon (az time)
February 25th, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Tiger says “It felt like I was never gone”
Way to go Tiger.
Thank you, for reading my first live blog, hope I didn’t suck too bad.
February 25th, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Tiger plays Clark.
PS. Sorry Spence, ill try better
February 25th, 2009 at 6:25 PM
i must be retarded cause sergio is still playing, i coulda swore i heard them say… oh nevermind. I dropped the ball
February 25th, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Looks like I might be a seer
February 25th, 2009 at 6:47 PM
apperently I was right lol
February 25th, 2009 at 6:59 PM
stellar work today, Andy. Well done.
February 25th, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Wait; Tiger’s back? No one told me…
February 26th, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Maybe you should come out from under that rock, Patrick.
/Sponge Bob