Their is an old saying absence makes the heart grow fonder, however you wish to word it the PGA tour weeps for its king. While Tiger Woods did win a major while battling a torn ACL generating one of the great sports stories of 2008, the aftermath has left golf looking for a hero while they yearn for Tiger.
With the PGA Championship coming soon golf fans have been searching for the story line that will bring their sport back to the fore front of sportscenter and sports pages nationwide. Unfortunately for golf the biggest headline associated with its fourth and final major is "Greg Norman says 'no thanks' to PGA Championship." Going into this tournament who will people watch? While Phil Mickelson is the world's second ranked player can we really say he is currently the best player in without Tiger in confidence?
The lack of Tiger in the Major Championship will cause the casual viewer and even some die hard fans to give the winner an asterisk next to their title. The point of golf is no longer to win tournaments on the professional level, it is to beat Tiger Woods, and without the greatest of all time in event your title is just a nice centerpiece to go above your fireplace.
It really is the Tiger Golf Association and without the Mr. Woods the tour can is on the same level as Arena Football.
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