{"id":25757,"date":"2017-10-31T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=25757"},"modified":"2017-10-31T17:05:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T17:05:53","slug":"welcome-back-tiger-many-of-us-have-missed-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=25757","title":{"rendered":"Welcome back, Tiger; many of us have missed you"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I am heartened to hear the news that Tiger Woods is planning yet another comeback to the world of professional golf.<\/p>\n

You have to understand how I feel about this guy. I will concede in a New York minute that he has proved himself to be a dirt bag of a husband. His serial philandering was too much for his ex-wife to bear. He got caught up in that nasty scandal — and then his health went bad.<\/p>\n

I tend to separate sports celebrities’ personal life from their exploits on their respective fields of competition.<\/p>\n

I like watching pro golf on TV. I really like<\/em> watching Tiger Woods compete. He brings a certain panache and flair to a game that at times needs it. The Golden Age of golf, from my standpoint, occurred in the 1960s and ’70s, when Arnie competed head to head with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player; then came Tom Watson and Lee Trevino. (I\u00a0 need not bother with a last name when referencing The King of Golf. The same can be done, I suppose, with Tiger.)<\/p>\n

Tiger has 14 major titles under his belt. He’s seeking to break Jack’s record of 18. I once thought it was a done deal. It now appears out of reach, given his recent performances on the links.<\/p>\n

Whatever, he says he is coming back in December. Tiger has gone through those back surgeries. He’s suffered some personal indignities along the way. He and rival Phil Mickelson revealed recently that they really are pals, that their so-called mutual dislike was trumped up.<\/p>\n

Tiger will have a tough road ahead to regain his top-tier ranking. The pro golf game is full of young guns ready to take their place among the greats of the game: Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson come to mind. They are as fearless as Tiger Woods has proved to be in the heat of competition.<\/p>\n

So … welcome back, Tiger.<\/p>\n

This golf fan is pulling for you.<\/p>\n\n

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