There are only a few times in my life when I’ve felt like I’ve been watching history. Michael Jordan and the Bulls winning all their championships in the 1990’s, September 11, 2001, and the various wars I’ve lived through.
Today I’m watching Tiger Woods make history by winning his 12th major championship. To those of you reading who don’t follow golf – that’s a HUGE deal. There are only 4 major championships played each year – The Masters, The US Open, The British Open, and The PGA Championship. The record all time is held by Jack Nicklaus at 18 total. Barring a major disaster, Tiger should have no problem getting there.
I’ve been watching Tiger since he was an amateur, and I saw him dominated a match play event on ESPN. So I hopped on the bandwagon early.
To watch him play when he’s on his game is simply amazing. It’s funny to listen to the commentators say, “he’ll have a hard shot here, ” “he can’t make that shot,”, etc. etc. And it seems like every time, he simply silences them with one fascinating shot after another.
I believe one day Tiger will prove that he is the greatest golfer of all time. He is so focused, so fine-tuned, that he’s almost like a machine. In fact, he’s never lost a major championship when leading or tied for the lead after the third round. Other players seem to fade away while he charges ahead.
Has Tiger gone through down times in his game? Sure. Has he slumped as much as some people make it out to be? I think not. Some people would sell their soul to play the game the way he does and to have had the success that he has had.
I am glad that I get to watch history in the making. It’s nice to watch a fun piece of history being made, what with all the wars, terrorism, and every other crazy and evil thing going on in this messed up world of ours.
I have been fortunate to have watched almost all of the major championships that Tiger has won, and I have seen some amazing golf in those 11 (soon to be 12) wins.
Mr. Woods, keep amazing us. Keep chasing history, and keep making history.