renard_ruse
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Is his legacy in danger if he continues to embarrass himself with lousy performances on the course?
Clearly, the good will he had among a significant segment of the public is gone due to his personal failings. People think his "fall from grace" began with the exposure of his extra-marital affairs, but what that really did was make people open their eyes and notice his boorish on course behavior that they seem to have been blind too during the early part of his career. The club throwing, cursing, tantrums, yelling at spectators, etc, could be ignored when he was beloved by most of the population. The affairs made people open their eyes to his other failings, of which there were many and the general public seemed blind to.
Now his on course performance is so bad, he's not even an average player on tour. He is not getting younger. What ever is wrong is not getting better. The more he has rounds in the 80s and the more cuts he misses, the more he tarnishes what's left of the positive aspect of his legacy, that is his success on the course.
I think his best option is to take at least a year or two off and go into the broadcast booth or become a commentator. Despite his tarnished personal image, I guarantee he would be welcomed to the broadcast team of any of the networks. CBS would make the most sense since they bring most of the tournaments, but all the networks have some golf coverage. Jeff Gordon is making the jump. Tiger should seriously consider it, before tarnishing more of his image. Sometimes, its just time to hang it up. No shame in that.
Clearly, the good will he had among a significant segment of the public is gone due to his personal failings. People think his "fall from grace" began with the exposure of his extra-marital affairs, but what that really did was make people open their eyes and notice his boorish on course behavior that they seem to have been blind too during the early part of his career. The club throwing, cursing, tantrums, yelling at spectators, etc, could be ignored when he was beloved by most of the population. The affairs made people open their eyes to his other failings, of which there were many and the general public seemed blind to.
Now his on course performance is so bad, he's not even an average player on tour. He is not getting younger. What ever is wrong is not getting better. The more he has rounds in the 80s and the more cuts he misses, the more he tarnishes what's left of the positive aspect of his legacy, that is his success on the course.
I think his best option is to take at least a year or two off and go into the broadcast booth or become a commentator. Despite his tarnished personal image, I guarantee he would be welcomed to the broadcast team of any of the networks. CBS would make the most sense since they bring most of the tournaments, but all the networks have some golf coverage. Jeff Gordon is making the jump. Tiger should seriously consider it, before tarnishing more of his image. Sometimes, its just time to hang it up. No shame in that.
