Ethics

Tiger's Day

By Ed Brayton

I didn't go play poker tonight for two reasons: I wanted to finish up the first draft of my speech for the Austin conference and I wanted to watch the 3rd round of the US Open golf championship. Yes, I watch golf on TV (I'm from Michigan; sometimes I watch it just to see really good weather). After watching Tiger gut it out the last couple days, wincing in pain every time he hits with any power, I just had a feeling something great was going to happen. And it did.

For those who haven't been paying attention, Tiger Woods hasn't played golf in two months. He had knee surgery a few weeks ago and is not 100% healthy. But the US Open is a major and he covets major championships more than anything else, so he's playing through the pain. He hadn't even played a full round of golf before the first round of the Open on Thursday. And at times, he's looked like it, spraying his drives and having to play out of the rough a lot.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on June 15, 2008 (boomark / email).