I feel like I\u2019m in a relationship with a lover who came back but doesn\u2019t really want to be there.<\/p>\n
I still watch every tournament Tiger Woods plays in, but more and more, I\u2019m left feeling empty when they conclude. I hadn\u2019t even checked scoring updates from The Players Championship before I saw a tweet telling me Tiger had withdrawn from the event after a 42 on the front 9.<\/p>\n
Tiger Woods, I Miss You.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s stupid to say, because you\u2019ve come back. You\u2019ve been back since your surprising fourth-place finish at the 2010 Masters. I see you. Every once in a while I\u2019m moved by you. But, at the end of the day, you leave me feeling empty.<\/p>\n
Sorry TW, I remember how good it can be. I remember when I used to consider you the most dominant person (not just athlete)\u00a0on the planet. I would tell my friends, \u201cnobody\u2019s ever been so good at what he\/she does as Tiger, nobody.\u201d Now, I\u2019m not so sure.<\/p>\n
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Remember those 14 majors? Remember the 1997 Masters when you won by 12 shots? Remember you\u2019re last major when you beat Rocco Mediate on one leg? I do. I remember when you made me believe anything was possible. I remember when I watched you do things and thought, \u201cit is possible for a man simply to will things in to existence.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Tiger Woods of pre-hydrant would never have WD from The Players Championship with a sore knee. He\u2019d have battled back from that 42 on the front 9 to make the cut. He\u2019d have made Nick Faldo and Jim Nantz talk about how well he \u201cgrinded\u201d and \u201cfought back.\u201d The new Tiger just seems disinterested.<\/p>\n
Please know Tiger, this isn\u2019t criticism. It\u2019s just longing. The sport is okay without you. The young talent is incredible. I\u2019ve come to really like Bubba Watson (his recent comments excluded). But, it\u2019s not the same. You reminded us of that during your electric front nine during Sunday at Augusta.<\/p>\n
I know you still have plenty of time to break Jack Nicklaus\u2019 record. I know everything can be sorted out. But, once in a while I wonder if you\u2019ll ever really win again. (I\u2019m sorry, it creeps into my mind now and then.)<\/p>\n
If this is how it ends TW, I\u2019m okay. I have the memories. I have all 14 majors wrapped up in my brain.<\/p>\n
But, I\u2019m not ready to be done with it all, man. No way. There are still at least five more majors to be won. There\u2019s maybe one or two more knee surgeries to be overcome. There\u2019s guys named Rory, Bubba and Dustin who deserve to know how awful losing to you all the time can feel.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t believe it\u2019s over Tiger. But if it is, I\u2019ll understand. Just know I miss you\u2026and I wish you\u2019d will it all back into existence.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I feel like I\u2019m in a relationship with a lover who came back but doesn\u2019t really want to be there. I still watch every tournament Tiger Woods plays in, but more and more, I\u2019m left feeling empty when they conclude. I hadn\u2019t even checked scoring updates from The Players Championship before I saw a tweet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-mouth"],"yoast_head":"\n