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This thread was about Tiger Woods winning his 50th event. Not atheltic ability or being an athelte. So why don't YOU stay on topic and check yourself before you try and check me!

I'm the one who started the topic so I know what it's here for. Everything about Tiger Woods is appropriate here. Stuff about Bobby Fischer isn't

Sounds like a jackass version of justification to me. It's ok when you do it, but let someone else do it huh. If playing a game at a high level makes you an athlete, then Bobby Fischer is right next to TIGER WOODS in the great athlete catagory. Right?

Posted Monday September 4th

Tiger Wins 5th Straight Tournament

NORTON, MA -- Woods made two eagles in his first seven holes to turn a rally into a rout, matching the best final round of his career with an 8-under 63 to win the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday and stretch his PGA Tour winning streak to five tournaments.

It was the first time Woods has won five straight times in one season, and his two-shot victory over Vijay Singh gave him seven titles in only 14 tournaments this year, a staggering victory rate of 50 percent.

"Tiger played unbelievable," Singh said. "He made two eagles and just took it away."

Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2573319

Posted Thursday September 14th

Wood's Winning Streak Comes To An End At World Match Play

VIRGINIA WATER, England --nbeatable for two months, Tiger Woods' winning streak came to a swift and sudden conclusion Thursday when Shaun Micheel knocked him out in the first round of the World Match Play Championship.

Woods had a 15-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole to keep alive his slim hopes, but he removed his cap and walked over to shake hands with Micheel as the ball was still rolling left of the cup. The score was 4 and 3, matching Woods' worst loss in match play.

"I don't think you're ever excited when you've lost," Woods said.

His winning streak began about four hours away at Hoylake, where Woods won the British Open won the British Open for the first of five straight victories that restored some of his mystique. That meant nothing to Micheel, who was runner-up by five shots to Woods at the PGA Championship last month, but was hardly fazed on a cloudy afternoon outside London.

After falling behind on the first hole of the 36-hole match, Micheel won four straight holes in the morning to build a lead that he never gave up. Woods won the first two holes in the afternoon to cut the lead to one hole, but he missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-5 fourth -- a recurring theme -- and failed to win another hole until it was time to leave.

Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2587198

Still a helluva run tho....

Woods wins record seventh Grand Slam of GolfAssociated Press


POIPU BEACH, Hawaii -- It started shaky but ended the same way for Tiger Woods -- surrounded by hula dancers on the 18th green, wearing a floral lei and posing with a trophy.

Woods rallied to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf for a record seventh time, closing with a bogey-free 6-under 66 on Wednesday to beat Jim Furyk by two strokes.

The British Open and PGA champion, who started the day three shots behind Furyk, finished the 36-hole tournament with an 8-under 136 total to earn $500,000, giving him more than $3 million in career Grand Slam winnings.

"I certainly played better than I did yesterday," Woods said. "Gave myself some chances. ... Overall, I really hit the ball crisp and clear today, which was nice."

Furyk, the world's No. 2 golfer behind Woods, closed with a 71 to take home $300,000. U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy (74) was six strokes back and earned $250.000. Mike Weir (74) was last at 1 over and made $200,000.

Woods has owned Poipu, also winning in 1998, '99, '00, '01, '02 and '05. He finished second to Ernie Els in '97 in his only other appearance in the event.

Last year, Woods closed with a 64 to win by seven strokes over Phil Mickelson, despite losing six pounds because of a stomach virus.

"I've always loved coming here," he said.

Furyk opened with a 67 for a one-stroke lead over Ogilvy and a three-stroke lead over Woods. But he wasn't able to apply any pressure on his opponents, missing several fairways.

"I wasn't firing on all cylinders and not swinging at it nearly as well as I would like to," Furyk said.

Woods used a strong short game to make up for his struggles off the tee during Tuesday's opening round. The 12-time major winner chipped away at the lead until he holed a 25-foot chip on No. 9 to tie Furyk for the lead at 6 under.

After his 6-iron shot landed short and left of the pin, Woods' chip bounced a few feet from the cup, checked because of the backspin and rolled straight in.

He shook his fist and smiled as the gallery cheered wildly.

"A lot of luck," Woods said.

Everyone could sense Woods' momentum building.

"He played smarter and smarter, almost like he got smarter during the tournament," said Ogilvy, who was making his Grand Slam debut.

Woods took sole possession of the lead on the next hole when Furyk skated his 5-footer for par to the left for his first bogey of the tournament. It was Woods' first lead in the tournament since birdieing the second hole of the opening round.

"I've never been on the course and thought, 'Wow. It's really slipping away,'" Furyk said. "You're always plugging away, always trying because you never know what's going to happen.

"He might make a bogey, you could make a birdie and get two shots real quick," he said.

Woods reached 7 under and took a two-stroke lead with a 12-foot birdie putt on No. 15. Furyk was inside Woods, but two-putted from 6 feet.

Woods made his move early, sinking short putts on Nos. 2 and 3 for birdie, pulling within a stroke of Furyk.

"I thought that was probably the most ideal start I could have had, is to able to pick up two shots that fast," Woods said.

The Americans both birdied the 573-yard sixth to pull away from Ogilvy and Weir.

Unlike previous events where Woods was relaxed and chatty, Woods appeared more serious to start the round but loosened up before the turn.

Conditions at the oceanside layout were sunny and much windier than the opening round. The players were soaked by a sudden shower on the par-4 13th. They hid under umbrellas held by their caddies for a few minutes until the rains passed.

Ogilvy began the day a stroke behind Furyk but couldn't get a grasp of the tricky greens. The 29-year-old Australian bogeyed three of the first seven holes, falling five strokes behind the pace.

Weir, who was followed by about a dozen friends from his native Canada, never was able to challenge for the lead with two birdies, two bogeys and a triple bogey on the 179-yard seventh that dropped him to 2 over on the day.

His 9-iron tee shot fell short of the green and plunged into the water. He then missed a 3-foot putt for double bogey after stepping away because of the gusty wind.

Weir and Furyk were selected as alternates based on their performances in the four majors. Two spots were open because Woods claimed two majors and Masters winner Phil Mickelson declined to play.

Furyk won the 2003 Grand Slam, beating Weir by eight strokes.

The tournament concludes Woods' dominant year, which saw eight wins on tour but marred by the death of his father, Earl, who died of cancer May 3

Damn....he's unstoppable

golf is closer to hockey than it is to chess, i think it is a sport...it just requires different skills (like intense muscle memory instead of conditioning)...plus, those dudes are walking like 400-600 yards every whole...times that by 18...times that by 4...

idk, bobby fischer was a king, tiger was a king, MJ did just enough to out-do Sam Bowie in career-comparison...they are all legends to me...

Tiger Expecting His First Child

Tiger and Elin Woods will become first-time parents this summer, the world's top-ranked golfer announced Saturday.

The couple did not disclose the month of birth or whether the child is a boy or girl.

"Obviously, we couldn't be happier and our families are thrilled," said Woods, who turned 31 Saturday. "I have always wanted to be a dad. I just wish my father could be around to share the experience."

Woods was introduced to his future wife by fellow tour player Jesper Parnevik. The former Elin Nordegren, who turns 27 on Jan. 1, was a successful model in Sweden. They began dating and became engaged in November 2003 in South Africa, where Tiger was competing in the Presidents Cup. The couple was married on Oct. 5, 2004 during a private ceremony of family and close friends in Barbados.

"I'm going to stick close to home for the next few week," Woods said. "As I said on my Web site Friday, I'm going to start my 2007 PGA Tour season at the Buick Invitational in late January, which will allow Elin and I to spend more time with our families during this very special time in our lives."

Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2714817