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I'm amused that every article about golf in the Olympics leads off like it's Tiger's for the taking.

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Oct 9 '09, 15:35

he's going to be 40 when it happens. Jack Nicklaus' miracle win at Augusta happened when he was 42.

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Nicklaus was 46 in that Masters..... -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 9, 17:21
If he starts his surgery/recovery cycle right now, he might be ready in time. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Oct 9, 15:42
Yeah. On that note, I always wonder if he'll retire early to go out on top and because he doesn't want to not be the best, or if he plays for many - Don Homer Oct 9, 15:37 5
- golf is the one sport a player can still be on top of their game into their 50s. the only reason he'd have to retire is if he gets bored. -- nm - Guy (The Hammer) Oct 9, 15:50 2
  - This really isn't true. There's a reason why then invented the senior tour, and why Tom Watson's run was regarded as so amazing. - Reagen Oct 9, 16:04 1
    - Kenny Perry..... -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 9, 17:20
- He's going to be so far beyond what used to be considered "the top", he might as well keep playing. -- nm - TFox Oct 9, 15:39
- Hard to say. I don't think he's a guy that can handle not being the very best. -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 15:39
it is -- nm - TFox Oct 9, 15:35 17
- So was the PGA tour championship. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 9, 15:46
- I think it's more likely that the gold is won by someone we haven't heard of than by Tiger. -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 15:39 15
  - in a Tiger vs the field scenario, sure. but even if Tiger is only winning half as much as he is now, he'll still be the most likely individual. -- nm - TFox Oct 9, 15:41 8
    - That's a large if. Yes, golfers have a long tail to the careers, but even the very best struggle to win a lot after 35. -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 15:44 5
      - Vijay Singh was #1 in his 40's....Kenny Perry is 48....experience matters more than youthful talent. - Will Hunting Oct 9, 17:18
      - And yet, since we're watching the a) most talented and b) best athlete golfer of all time... who knows what his tail is. - TFox Oct 9, 15:47 3
        
        To me it's a bit like predicting Kobe Bryant to be MVP in 2016. - Reagen Oct 9, 15:49 2
        
        I see that, but Kobe isn't anywhere near as far above his competition as Tiger is. - TFox Oct 9, 15:51 1
        
        Yes, but it's less than 7. :) -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 16:05
    - Has to qualify for the US team first - I wonder how they'll select? -- nm - Roger More Oct 9, 15:44 1
      - I'd imagine any players in the top 100 worldwide rankings (limited to say 5 per nation) -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 9, 17:23
  - do you think there are golfers out there who don't want to be millionaires on the PGA Tour? -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 15:40 5
    - I think it's pretty safe to say that sometime in the next 7 years, new golfers will enter the PGA. - Reagen Oct 9, 15:43 4
      - I think it's even safer to say that none of those new dudes will be Tiger. Or even close. -- nm - TFox Oct 9, 15:44 3
        
        to bad competitions like that are mainly based on the form of the day - Danedukenuuk Oct 9, 15:45 1
        
        exactly, I was just going to say that there are tounaments every weekend and he wins maybe 25% of the time so it's not his to lose. -- nm - zork Oct 9, 16:48
        
        I didn't say they would. But they won't need to be. -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 15:45

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